You are viewing the March 20, 2013 daily archives
Senior Send-off
By: Pat Chiesa
Posted on:
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
Proposal To Boost Speed Limits Clears Ohio Senate
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
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
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
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
New ‘Safe Place’ Locations Added In Three Ohio Counties
By: Olivia Bevan
Posted on:
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
Second Suspect In Case Of Woman Burned To Death Pleads Guilty
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
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
Chardon Shooter Sentencing Brings Closure To Community
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
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
Zanesville Museum Of Art Launches Concert Series
By: Susan Talbot-Stanaway
Posted on:
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
Man Facing Murder Charge Returned to WV
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
Posted on:
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
WV Senate Approve Online Voter Registration
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
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
Grant Money Will Expand Services To Sexual Assault Victims
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
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
SCAM ALERT: Telephone Scammers Target Ohioans
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
Posted on:
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
Band Director Receives Community Service For Inappropriate Texts
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
Posted on:
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
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
Science On Screen: OU Prof’s Film Featured at Athena Cinema
By: Philip Barnes
Posted on:
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.
Athens County Plans To Make Offer On Property For New Sheriff’s Office
By: Atish Baidya
Posted on:
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
Man Charged With Theft Of Lincoln County Marching Band Equipment
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
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
Beverly Toddler Dies In Bathtub
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
Posted on:
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
Marietta Marine Killed In Nevada Training Exercise
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
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
WV Unemployment Rate Drops Last Month
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
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
Rules For Health ‘Navigators’ Clear Ohio Senate
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
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
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.
WV Highway Clean-Up A Month Away
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
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
Gas Industry Conference In Charleston This Week
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
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
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