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Ohio Signee D.J. Wingfield Loses In State Semis
Ohio Basketball 2013 signee D.J. Wingfield lost in the Ohio Division I State semifinals Friday night in Columbus. Wingfield played for Walnut Hills High School (27-2), which fell to Toledo Rogers High School (21-7), 58-51, in the Ohio State Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center. Wingfield, one of four members of Ohio Basketball… Read More
Ohio Drops MAC Opener
By: Eric Singer
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The Ohio Bobcats dropped their eighth straight game of the season, an 8-5 loss in the series opener with the Toledo Rockets at Bob Wren Stadium. “We were competitive tonight,” Ohio coach Rob Smith said. “But unfortunately we had some plays that led to some runs for them, which was something we couldn’t overcome.” Freshman… Read More
Ohio Baseball Drops Their Eighth Straight
By: Eric Singer
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The Ohio Bobcats dropped their eighth straight game of the season, after an 8-5 loss in the series opener to the Toledo Rockets at Bob Wren Stadium. “We were competitive tonight,” Ohio coach Rob Smith said. “But unfortunately we had some plays that led to some runs for them, which was something we couldn’t overcome.”… Read More
Pride Week
[Anchor:ANGELA] {***ANGELA***} [ReadRate:15] It's pride week here at Ohio University. Add to that Ohio Senator Rob Portman's recent support for same-sex marriage and the plight of the gay and lesbian community is gaining traction. W-O-U-B's Morgan Lentes tells us how local Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender…or L-G-B-T…students feel about how open our area… Read More
Major Mobile Carrier Upgrades Network Speed
A major mobile carrier is promising to improve data accessibility speeds in Athens. New infrastructure is giving AT&T subscribers faster wireless and data access on their mobile devices. The company turned on its 4G LTE network earlier this week. Athens is the first rural area in Ohio to receive the wireless upgrade. AT&T made the… Read More
Ohio Schools To Vote On New OHSAA Proposal
By: Associated Press
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The sanctioning body for prep sports in Ohio is proposing a new way to classify schools. The Ohio High School Athletic Association's proposal would count students on a team's roster who are from outside that school's district in football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball. If adopted by a vote of the schools, the new… Read More
Guy Code: The Making Of Hit Television
On this edition of Conversations from Studio B, WOUB’s Director and General Manager Tom Hodson talks with Ryan Ling and Paul Schneider of MTV2’s breakout hit, Guy Code. The Creator and Executive Producer of Guy Code, Ryan Ling, initially broke into the business as a video documentarian. In 2012, Ling was nominated for an Emmy… Read More
Athens Board Votes for New Security System and New Principal
The Athens School Board voted to install a new security system for the upcoming year. The board met Wednesday night and voted 5-0 to put the plan into action. The district will work with Johnson Controls to install a heightened security system for the schools in the district. "We determined a few months back… Read More
Is It Spring Yet?
By: Kelly Martin
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Easter brings thoughts of happy things. Budding plants and trees and the promise that winter is gone – and summer is not too far away. It hasn’t felt like spring in Southeast Ohio. In fact, it still feels a little like winter. With only one or two days that have allowed the possibility of flip-flops,… Read More
Veto Decision Looming For Kentucky Religious Freedom Bill
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Gov. Steve Beshear will have to decide Friday whether to veto a bill intended to protect religious freedom in Kentucky. The second-term Democrat is being pressured by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky and other groups to veto the measure that they contend could allow people claiming religious freedom to discriminate against gays and… Read More