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Instant Reaction: Ohio 74, W. Michigan 63
Final: Ohio 74, Western Michigan 63 No. 2 Ohio D.J. Cooper: 21 points, 10 assists, 3 steals Walter Offutt: 14 points, 11 rebounds No. 3 Western Michigan Darius Paul: 16 points, 6-7 field goals Shayne Whittington: 6 points, 12 rebounds, 2-7 field goals First Half Ohio 41, Western Michigan 24 On the Run: Western… Read More

Akron Advances To Seventh Straight MAC Final
Final: Akron 62, Kent State 59 No. 1 Akron Zeke Marshall: 18 points, 10 rebounds, 7 blocks Demetrius Treadwell: 14 points, 12 rebounds, 3 steals No. 4 Kent State Randall Holt: 19 points, 5 assists, 3 steals Chris Evans: 6 points, 9 rebounds, 1-11 field goals Inside Out: Without point guard Alex Abreu… Read More

Deliberations Will Continue Monday In Shifflet Trial
By: Megan Moseley
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Jurors in the trial of a Glouster man accused of sexually molesting five young girls failed to reach a verdict Friday. Thomas Shifflet,76, is being charged with one count of rape, three counts of gross sexual imposition, and one count of sexual imposition. Shifflet will face 26 years and 45 days in prison if convicted… Read More

Accessibility And Inclusion At Ohio University
On this edition of Conversations from Studio B, host Joan Butcher talks with Laura Myers and Darrell Purdy of the Office for Institutional Equity at Ohio University, and Lacey Hawk, the assistant to Ohio University’s chief information officer. Butcher, Myers, Purdy, and Hawk discuss issues of accessibility and inclusion at Ohio University, the Presidential Advisory… Read More

Podcast: Ohio Takes On Western Michigan
Ohio Men's Basketball takes on No. 3 Western Michigan in the MAC Tournament semifinals Friday. Bradley Parks, Avery Jennings and Matthew Doyle preview the matchup in a special MAC Tourney edition of the Weekly Dish podcast. Talking points include Western Michigan's win over Eastern Michigan in the MAC quarterfinals, the Bronco duo of Shayne Whittington… Read More

Lil’ Bit O Irish…Lotta Green!
By: Ann Kyle
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Whether being Irish is part of your heritage or not, the St. Patrick’s Day holiday instills a spirit in many of us! I am proud to say that part of my heritage is Irish and stems from my maternal grandmother’s side. The Love family migrated from Dublin, Ireland, to Pennsylvania in the late 1800s. Most… Read More

Jon Smith, Stevie Taylor: The Energizers
The final buzzer sounded on March 2 in the Alumni Arena in Buffalo, NY. The scoreboard read, “Buffalo 81, Akron 67.” The Bulls had upset the No. 24 team in the country in their own building, giving the Zips their first Mid-American Conference loss of the season, something the Ohio Bobcats weren’t able to do… Read More

West Virginia Senate Holding Off Vote On Education Bill
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The West Virginia Senate is revisiting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s proposed changes to the school calendar and teacher hiring and transfers. Senators held off voting on the governor’s bill Friday while seeking to address concerns about those changes from groups representing teachers and school workers. A vote could come Monday as lawmakers, Tomblin administration officials… Read More

Deputies Searching For Wheelersburg Bank Robber
Scioto County Sheriff deputies are looking for the man who held up a bank in broad daylight. Sheriff Marty Donini says that dispatchers got call from a teller at the Wheelersburg U.S. Bank around 3:44 Thursday afternoon saying the bank had been robbed. The bank teller described the robber as a white male wearing a… Read More

D.I.Y. Personal Care Products
On this edition of Conversations from Studio B, host Kim Valentour talks with Maghan Lunsford, fitness center coordinator at Wellworks, about D.I.Y. (Do It Yourself) personal care products. Valentour and Lunsford discuss “recipes” for making your own toothpaste, deodorant and cough syrup, as well as some precautions to take when mixing essential oils and the… Read More

Acting Ohio Schools Superintendent Leaving Job
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The state's acting schools chief is moving on after failing to secure the job as Ohio's permanent superintendent. Acting Superintendent Michael Sawyers informed state Board of Education President Debe Terhar in an email late Thursday that he is taking a job as chief of operations and strategic development for the New Albany-Plain Local Schools outside… Read More

Portsmouth Man Arrested on Methamphetamine Charges
A Portsmouth man has been arrested on charges relating to the manufacturing of methamphetamine. Gregory Baker, 35, was arrested for methamphetamine related offences including the manufacturing of methamphetamine within 100 feet of a juvenile and possession of chemicals for the manufacture of methamphetamine. Baker already had an outstanding warrant for his arrest for previous methamphetamine… Read More

WV Legislature To Pass Affordable Day Care Bill
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West Virginia will avoid cutting off low-income parents from help affording child day care through the first bill to pass the Legislature this session. A unanimous House of Delegates sent Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin a $29 million funding measure. It's also the first bill from Tomblin's agenda to pass. The measure includes $17.4 million to… Read More

Pellet Guns Cause Gun Scare
By: Tori Knueven
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Three Muskingum County high school students are in custody at the Juvenile Detention Center after allegedly bringing pellet guns to Maysville High School. The incident started Thursday morning when a neighbor reported seeing a group of men with guns surrounding a trailer in the 2800 block of Maysville Pike. Five units from the Muskingum County… Read More

Late Night Amber Alerts To Cell Phones Temporarily Cease In Ohio
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The Ohio Amber Alert Steering Committee has decided for now to stop sending alerts about abducted children to Ohioans' cellphones between midnight and 6 a.m. after an overnight alert prompted complaints. A State Highway Patrol spokeswoman tells The Columbus Dispatch there was "considerable grumbling" in complaints to troopers and the attorney general about… Read More

Benoit Withdraws Name From Chancellor Search
By: Atish Baidya
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Ohio University Provost Pam Benoit has withdrawn as a finalist for the position of chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire according to information posted on the school’s website. Dr. Benoit was one of five finalists selected by the UW-Eau Claire search committee. Phone calls to Dr. Benoit and Ohio University Communications and Marketing seeking… Read More

The 1900: Voices From The Athens Asylum
By: Kelly Martin
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Monday, August 25 • 8 p.m. and Saturday, August 30 • 7 p.m. The Athens Lunatic Asylum, now known as “The Ridges,” is a place of mystery. The Victorian-style buildings loom large on a ridge overlooking Athens, Ohio, and were home to mental patients in southeast Ohio for more than 100 years. Produced by WOUB Public… Read More

It’s All In The Jeans: George Segal Exhibit Opens At Kennedy Museum
By: Philip Barnes
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The artist George Segal was probably best known for his white life-size sculptures, idling endlessly at bus stops or sitting frozen on public benches. However, the Kennedy Museum of Art's new Segal exhibit is all about prints, not plaster. Starting today, prints from Segal's 1975 Blue Jean Series are on display at the museum, each… Read More

Ohio Finishes Day One Of NCAA Zone Diving Competition
Ohio sent four divers to participate in a pool of 55 in the NCAA Zone C competition at Purdue University on Firday, but none had high enough scores to advance to the final round. Haleigh Bartlett, Kristin Capcik, MaryRose Hillstrom and Morgan Srail all competed in the three-meter diving competition. Only the top 18 scores… Read More

Ohio Judge Holds Hearing For State Workers’ Compensation Restitution Request
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A judge in northeast Ohio is weighing arguments over a request by Ohio employers for $860 million in restitution they say they're owed by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation for overcharges. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Richard McMonagle held a hearing on the matter Thursday. Attorneys for employers want the sum to compensate as… Read More

Key Witnesses To Testify In Rape Trial
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Ohio prosecutors are readying to call a trio of key eyewitnesses in the trial of two high school football players charged with raping a 16-year-old girl. Much of the state's case rests on the testimony of three teenage boys who witnessed the alleged attacks, including two who took video and photographic images which were later… Read More

Arraignment Scheduled For Men Accused Of Violating Clean Water Act
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A northeast Ohio businessman and one of his employees are set to be arraigned on charges alleging they violated the Clean Water Act by repeatedly dumping gas-drilling wastewater into a storm sewer. Arraignments were scheduled Friday in federal court in Youngstown for Ben Lupo of nearby Poland and employee Michael Guesman. Lupo is the owner… Read More

Telephone Wire Theft Results In Arrests
By: Megan Moseley
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Two men from Lawrence County have been arrested and charged with multiple thefts of copper telephone wire. Investigators say the thefts accounted for dozens of outages of phone and internet service since last June. The Lawrence County Ohio Sheriff charged Pedro residents Brian Bloomfield,34, and Randy Depriest,30, with 15 counts of disrupting public service and… Read More

Morning Update for March 15
An Oak Hill man is being charged with burglary. Two men from Lawrence County were arrested for theft of copper wire. The Ohio EPA is holding a public hearing about mine discharge. More details in this morning update.

Navy Honors Death Of Caldwell Man
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The Navy is honoring two divers who died mysteriously during underwater operations at Aberdeen Proving Ground near Baltimore. Their unit held a memorial service Thursday in Virginia Beach for Navy Diver 1st Class James Reyher of Caldwell, Ohio, and Navy Diver 2nd Class Ryan Harris of Gladstone, Mo. A spokesman says more than 400 people… Read More