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Ohio Men’s Golf Finishes 11th At Pinehurst Invitational
By: Rusty Brumbaugh
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Ohio men's golf finished the Pinehurst Invitational Tuesday with 295 that left them in 11th for the tournament and 39 strokes off the leader. Ball State finished first with a combined 885 and was led by Tyler Merkel with a 214 over three rounds. Ohio's Byron Firestone did not finish best for the Bobcats for… Read More
Ohio Baseball Drops Road Game To Kentucky, 6-3
The Ohio baseball team (3-11) traveled to Lexington, Ky. on Tuesday, looking to upset No. 9 Kentucky (14-2), but came up short. Despite holding the Wildcats scoreless after the third inning, the Bobcats couldn’t put together a late game rally, losing 6-3. Kentucky jumped on Ohio pitcher Sean Kennedy early with four runs in the… Read More
Info On Held Exotic Animals In Ohio To Be Public
By: Associated Press
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The state says officials won't voluntarily publicize the types of animals at Ohio's new holding facility for exotic creatures but will release that public information if it is requested. Ohio Department of Agriculture Director David Daniels had said during a media preview that the information wouldn't be released to the public, mainly to deter anyone… Read More
Proposed W.Va. Bill Looks To Study Prescription Drug Abuse
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A proposal to set up a special team to study prescription drug overdoses is working its way through the West Virginia Senate. The bill was approved unanimously by the Government Organization Committee on Tuesday. It would establish a team of public health officials, law enforcement officers, doctors, nurses, counselors and pharmacists that would study every… Read More
Kasich Adviser Selected As New Ohio Schools Chief
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Ohio's state school board has picked a top education adviser to Republican Gov. John Kasich as the new superintendent of public instruction. Richard Ross was selected over Acting Superintendent Michael Sawyers on Tuesday by a 10-6 vote of the State Board of Education. The two finalists arose from a list of 30 applicants from 14… Read More
Steve James And Del Rey At The Fur Peace Ranch
The blues duo of Del Rey and Steve James captured in performance in 2006. Plus solo performances from Del Rey in 2001 and Steve James in 2002.
Ohio Softball Player Earns MAC East Player of the Week
Ohio softball catcher Lauren Gellerman earns her second conference award of the season as she is named MAC East Player of the Week. It is the fifth award for the team so far this season. Last week, Gellerman was the most productive player for the 'Cats on offense, hitting .571 in five games. She had… Read More
Prosecution Rests Case In Shifflet Trial
By: Megan Moseley
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The State rested its case in the trial of a 76-year-old Glouster man accused of sexually molesting five girls. The defense will put on its case Wednesday morning after a week and a half of prosecutors calling witnesses to testify against Thomas E. Shifflet. Shifflet is facing three counts of gross sexual imposition, one count… Read More
Ohio Softball Doubleheader Against Dayton Postponed To Friday
By: Brad Friedman
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Unplayable field conditions at the University of Dayton Softball Stadium have forced officials to postpone Wednesday’s doubleheader between the Bobcats and the Flyers. The first game of the doubleheader will now be played at 2 p.m. this Friday, March 15. The 13-6 Bobcats look to continue their offensive success against a struggling Dayton squad. Led… Read More
US Senate Panel To Question Former Ohio AG
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Former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray is expected to field questions from a U.S. Senate panel considering his re-nomination to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Whether Cordray will be confirmed is uncertain. Wall Street interests and Republicans in Congress fiercely opposed the agency created to defend consumer rights as part of the 2010 overhaul… Read More
Podcast: Ohio Prepares For MAC Tournament
The first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament showed just how crazy this year will be up in the Quicken Loans Arena. No. 11 Miami went into the Stroh Center Monday night and upset the No. 6 Falcons to advance to the second round where they will be facing No. 7 Eastern Michigan, who nearly… Read More
National Youth Fitness Campaign Coming To WV
By: Associated Press
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A national youth fitness campaign is coming to West Virginia's public elementary and middle schools. The National Foundation for Governors' Fitness Councils will provide $100,000 fitness centers to three schools that promote student physical activity and wellness with innovative methods. These schools will be named National Champion Schools. Gov. Earl Ray Tomlin and the foundation's… Read More
Suspected ‘Pill Mill’ Raid In Ironton
Investigators seized patient files at an Ironton medical facility Tuesday morning. Pinnacle Wellness and Longevity Center on Third Street in Ironton has been under investigation by officials from the Ohio Attorney General's Office, Lawrence County Sheriff's Office, DEA and Ironton Police for over a year. No one has been charged in connection with the ongoing… Read More
County Commissioners Association Announces Support For Medicaid Expansion
By: Lindsey Zimmerman
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The County Commissioners Association of Ohio (CCAO) has decided to support the Kasich administration's efforts to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Larry Long, executive director of the CCAO, made the announcement at the Athens County Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning. Long said that the decision is controversial but since the Affordable Care Act is… Read More
Inman Seeking New Trial
By: Associated Press
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Prosecutors won't be allowed to make oral arguments in the appeal of an Ohio man convicted of murdering his estranged wife, who was found strangled in a septic tank. An Ohio appeals court magistrate made the ruling after the prosecution missed a court deadline for filing a brief in the appeal of William Inman II…. Read More
Ohio Swimming And Diving Qualifies Four Divers To NCAA Zone Championships
The Ohio Swimming and Diving team will be sending four divers to the NCAA Zone Championships in West Lafayette, In., after the Bobcats finished 6-3 and second in the Mid-American Conference Championships. Ohio will be represented by MaryRose Hillstrom, Kristin Capcik, Haleigh Bartlett and Morgan Srail in the Championships. The four have broken several records… Read More
Jurors Continue To Deliberate In Craigslist Killer Trial
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Jurors will continue their delibrations in the Ohio murder case of a self-styled street preacher accused of killing three men he lured with phony Craigslist job offers in Noble County. Jurors in Akron got the case Monday afternoon and worked into the evening at the judge's suggestion. They will be sequestered in a hotel nightly until… Read More
School Building Fund Requests In West Virginia Top $159 Million
By: Associated Press
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The West Virginia School Building Authority is being asked to fund more than $159 million worth of school construction and repair projects in 20 counties. The requests include more than $15 million for a new middle school in Jackson County and about $11 million for a new elementary school in Gilmer County. 11 county school… Read More
Morning Update For March 12
ODOT has not set a date yet for a public meeting regarding the closure of the Johnson Road intersection at U.S. 33. Twenty counties in West Virginia could see funding for school construction and repair projects. Details in your morning update.