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Ohio Women Fall At Miami
By: Colin Hanner
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A distraught Bobcat team, plagued by injuries, could not pull out a victory in the Battle of the Bricks on Thursday night, as Ohio (5-10) dropped its third-straight conference game to Miami (10-6), 78-56. Kiyanna Black’s career-high 26 points on 11-of-24 from the field was not enough for a desperate Green and White squad. Injuries… Read More
Athens County State Employees Impacted By JFS Consolidation
By: Taylor Mirfendereski
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Nearly 50 state employees in Athens County will have to make a longer commute to work later this year. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services announced Thursday that it will relocate the child support payment processing center and unemployment call center in The Plains to Columbus, and will consolidate 12 other administrative processing… Read More
Bobcat Hockey Looks to Rebound
By: Nick Hart
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At one point this season, the Ohio University club hockey team was the No. 1 ranked team in the nation. No hockey team can expect to go undefeated in a season, especially at the collegiate level of competition, and naturally a few losses appeared on the Bobcats’ record. Unfortunately for the ‘Cats, the losses have… Read More
The Scripps Innovation Challenge Kicks Off
Ohio University students can compete for $20,000 in cash prizes by entering the Scripps Innovation Challenge, a unique contest to come up with creative solutions to problems posed by media companies. The competition opened Jan. 17. Students are able to access an interactive Website listing an array of innovation problems – or "challenges" – submitted… Read More
The Jesse Colin Young Band At The Fur Peace Ranch Set 2
Part two of the Jesse Colin Young Band featured in performance at the Fur Peace Station concert hall at the ranch recorded August 25, 2012. Jesse Colin Young set 2 pt 1 Jesse Colin Young set 2 pt 2 Jesse Colin Young set 2 pt 3
Feds Charge Dublin Attorney In Ohio Pain Pill Case
By: Associated Press
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A Dublin attorney will appear in court later this month on charges he conspired with a pain clinic operator and helped launder the clinic's proceeds. A federal grand jury indicted Steven Hillman, 67, of Dublin, on Wednesday alleging that he and partner Tracy Bias, 47, of West Portsmouth, conspired to open Physicians Pharmacy in Piketon… Read More
Feds Charge Dublin Attorney In Ohio Pain Pill Case
A Dublin attorney will appear in court later this month on charges he conspired with a pain clinic operator and helped launder the clinic's proceeds. A federal grand jury indicted Steven Hillman, 67, of Dublin, on Wednesday alleging that he and partner Tracy Bias, 47, of West Portsmouth, conspired to open a pharmacy to illegally… Read More
Labor Sec’y: New Mine Safety Rules Will Hold Operators Accountable
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The U.S. Department of Labor has approved new rules it says will improve safety at the nation's most dangerous mines by revising the way operators are designated pattern violators. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said Thursday they improve the Mine Safety and Health Administration's ability to hold mine operators accountable for disregarding life-saving safety measures. MSHA… Read More
Judge Denies Public Defender For OU Student
An Athens municipal court judge has decided an Ohio University student does not qualify for a public defender in her case, possibly setting the tone for other students' future legal battles. In a decision released Thursday from Judge William Grim, 21-year-old Kelly Kasler does not qualify as being eligible for a public defender based on… Read More
Scripps Alum Breaks Te’o Story
2012 was a huge year for Notre Dame football; it was an even bigger year for its star linebacker, senior Manti Te’o. Te’o’s story of perseverance in the face of tragic loss had been widely reported all season. As the story went, Te’o lost his grandmother to cancer Sep. 12, 2012, only to find out… Read More