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Senior Send-off
By: Pat Chiesa
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D.J. Cooper, Walter Offutt, Reggie Keely, David McKinley, Ivo Baltic and Nick Goff will leave Ohio's program, after making a mark that will never be forgotten. The group will go… Read More
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Proposal To Boost Speed Limits Clears Ohio Senate
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A proposal to increase Ohio's speed limit to 70 mph on rural interstate highways has cleared the state Senate. Wednesday's 27-6 vote comes after a legislative panel worked out differences… Read More
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Juli Accurso Awarded MAC Track Athlete Of The Week
The Mid-American Conference announced its Women’s Track Athlete of the Week on Tuesday, and Ohio runner Juli Accurso took home the hardware for the second time this season. On Friday,… Read More
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Ohio Softball To Host Doubleheader Against IPFW Thursday
Ohio Bobcat Softball (13-10) announced Wednesday that it will host a doubleheader on Thursday against the IPFW Mastodons. The first game of the two is scheduled to start at 2… Read More
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New ‘Safe Place’ Locations Added In Three Ohio Counties
By: Olivia Bevan
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Troubled youth in southeast Ohio now have new places to go for help. Sojourners Care Network has expanded its Safe Place locations by eleven. Director of Communications Shelly Horvath says… Read More
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Second Suspect In Case Of Woman Burned To Death Pleads Guilty
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The second of three suspects has pleaded guilty in the killing of a woman found covered in burns and wailing on a rural Ohio roadside. Monica Washington, 25, of Canton… Read More
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Chardon Shooter Sentencing Brings Closure To Community
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School officials from a northeast Ohio district say they're relieved that the case is over against a teen convicted of shooting and killing three students in a high school cafeteria… Read More
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Zanesville Museum Of Art Launches Concert Series
By: Susan Talbot-Stanaway
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The first public performances in the Zanesville Museum of Art’s 2013 Musical Color program series will be on Saturday, April 6, and Saturday, May 4. The April 6 concerts will… Read More
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Man Facing Murder Charge Returned to WV
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A man from Washington state accused of mailing LSD to a Roane County couple has been extradited to West Virginia. Chad Renzelman, 32, was booked into the Central Regional Jail… Read More
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WV Senate Approve Online Voter Registration
By: Associated Press
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The West Virginia Senate voted unanimously to allow online voting registration. Under the bill passed Wednesday, online registration would require the same information of prospective voters as in-person registration currently… Read More
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Grant Money Will Expand Services To Sexual Assault Victims
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Ohio's attorney general says he'll provide grant money for new regional sexual assault coordinators to oversee direct and comprehensive services for victims of sexual assault. Attorney General Mike DeWine said… Read More
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SCAM ALERT: Telephone Scammers Target Ohioans
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Telephone scammers are preying on the unemployed in Ohio. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services wants Ohioans to be aware of two telephone identity theft scams. One scam… Read More
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Band Director Receives Community Service For Inappropriate Texts
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A former Gallia Academy Middle School band director will not spend time in jail for sending inappropriate pictures to a student. Last month, John Seals, 26, pleaded guilty to disseminating… Read More
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The Power Of A Frozen Moment: A Talk With Brian Smith
On this edition of Conversations from Studio B, WOUB’s Director and General Manager Tom Hodson talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Brian Smith. Smith has been shooting portraits of celebrities, athletes… Read More
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Science On Screen: OU Prof’s Film Featured at Athena Cinema
By: Philip Barnes
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Technology plays a huge role in our daily lives. Whether it's texting, running groceries through the checkout line or simply channel surfing while sitting on the couch, we're all tech-heads to some extent.
Our dependence–or infatuation–with technology will be examined this Thursday during a free screening of Small, Beautifully Moving Parts, the next film in the Athena Cinema's "Science on Screen" series.
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Athens County Plans To Make Offer On Property For New Sheriff’s Office
By: Atish Baidya
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The Athens County Board of Commissioners plans on making an offer in the next few weeks to purchase a piece of property that will be the new home of the… Read More
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Man Charged With Theft Of Lincoln County Marching Band Equipment
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Police have charged a Hurricane man with a string of thefts at motels in Cabell County. The stolen items include $21,000 worth of instruments belonging to the Lincoln… Read More
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Beverly Toddler Dies In Bathtub
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A Beverly toddler is dead after a household member left the boy unattended in a bathtub. The household member told police the toddler was taking a bath when he left… Read More
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Marietta Marine Killed In Nevada Training Exercise
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A 21-year-old Marine from Ohio was among the seven who died after a mortar shell explosion during mountain warfare training in Nevada's high desert. Marine Lance Cpl. Josh… Read More
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WV Unemployment Rate Drops Last Month
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West Virginia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point in February to 7.3 percent. WorkForce West Virginia said Tuesday that the number of unemployed state residents decreased… Read More
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Rules For Health ‘Navigators’ Clear Ohio Senate
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The Ohio Senate has passed a bill to require training and certification for a new group of professionals who will be available to guide consumers through the new health insurance… Read More
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Morning Update For March 20
A Washington County fugitive has been arrested in West Virginia. A Washington County toddler died in a bathtub after being left unattended. Details in your morning update.
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WV Highway Clean-Up A Month Away
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It's time to sign up for an annual trash pickup along West Virginia's roads. The state Department of Environmental Protection is accepting registrations for the April 27 Adopt-A-Highway Spring Statewide… Read More
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Gas Industry Conference In Charleston This Week
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The head of a Texas company planning a $500 million plastics plant near Wheeling is the keynote speaker at a gas industry conference in Charleston. The West Virginia Methane to… Read More
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An End To An Era: Ohio’s Season Finishes In Denver, 61-57
The winningest class in Ohio men’s basketball history saw their careers come to an end Tuesday night, as the Bobcats lost in the first round of the NIT, 61-57, on… Read More