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Fears Expressed Over Kasich Plan To Move State Offices
Lost jobs, increased fuel costs and reduced family time were just some of the fears discussed at a meeting aimed at preventing the relocation of some state offices outside Athens County. Employees of the Payment Analysis and Account Reconciliation Office (PAAR) in The Plains and area residents voiced their concern about a plan to move… Read More
Ohio Football Recruiting Podcast With WR Cedric Brown
By: Pat Chiesa
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Martinsburg (W. Va.) Bulldog receiver and Ohio commit Cedric Brown chats with the Showcase crew in the latest recruiting podcast. Brown was the third-ranked recruit from West Virginia according to 24/7 Sports.
Athens Co. Sheriff Wants Firearms Instructors Monitored
Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly says he is pursuing a plan to require concealed carry firearms instructors in Ohio to be monitored by local sheriff's offices in the state. He said he's already written a Democratic state representative about his proposal. "I have contacted State Representative Debbie Phillips [D-Athens] about legislation that would require those… Read More
Ohio Picked to Finish Second in MAC East
The Mid-American Conference announced the softball preseason poll and the Ohio Bobcats were selected second in the MAC East after receiving three first place votes. Ohio finished last season second behind Bowling Green. The 'Cats went just under .500 in 2012 and finished the season 28-29 and 14-8 in conference play. The Falcons were selected… Read More
Ohio University Board Of Trustees Meet In Chillicothe
By: Atish Baidya
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The Ohio University Board of Trustees will vote on a resolution Friday that would allow the university to move forward with the $7.5 million design and site preparation phase of a resident housing rennovation and construction project on South Green of the Athens campus. Trustees met at OU's Chillicothe campus Thursday and continued their discussion… Read More
Police Officer Pleads Not Guilty To Felony Charge
A Nelsonville police officer will appear in Hocking County Municipal Court Wednesday after pleading not guilty to a felony charge. Joshua Braglin, 35, appeared before a Hocking County judge Wednesday for an arraignment hearing. Braglin is accused of tampering with evidence after sheriff's deputies were called to his girlfriend's home on a domestic disturbance call…. Read More
Glouster Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison
By: Lindsey Zimmerman
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A Glouster man who pleaded guilty to seven separate charges was sentenced Thursday to 16 years in prison. Timothy Orsborne, 34, previously changed his plea in Athens County Common Pleas Court to guilty for all charges. The charges included breaking and entering, receiving stolen property, burglary and aggravated robbery. Athens County Prosecutor Keller Blackburn says… Read More
ACLU Of Ohio Files Lawsuit Over Jesus Portrait
By: Taylor Mirfendereski
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UPDATE 6:17 PM A Southeast Ohio school district is now facing a lawsuit over the district's refusal to remove a portrait of Jesus hanging in the city's middle school. The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio and the Freedom from Religion Foundation filed the suit in US District Court against the Jackson City School District… Read More
OHIO’s First Female Graduate: Maggie Boyd
On this edition of Conversations from Studio B, Doug McCabe talks with Janet Carleton, the Digital Initiatives coordinator at Ohio University’s Alden Library. McCabe and Carleton discuss the life and times of Maggie Boyd, Ohio University’s first female undergraduate. Having graduated in 1873, Boyd kept a detailed diary of her day-to-day life in Athens and… Read More
Black History Month Celebrated At OU-Lancaster
By: Cheri Russo
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Ohio University Lancaster will mark Black History Month with an evening of music and historical reflection. On Thursday, Feb. 28, jazz flautist Galen Abdur-Razzaq and Civil War historian Dr. Leonne Hudson will bring African American history to life on the Wagner Theatre stage. The event is being put on by Ohio University Lancaster’s Diversity Committee… Read More