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Jackson Addiction Treatment Center Now Open
By: Associated Press
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A state-funded addiction treatment center has opened in southern Ohio as part of ongoing efforts to battle the region's prescription painkiller and heroin epidemic. The Health Recovery Services Southern Ohio… Read More
Ohio Says Prison Gang Numbers Decline Slightly
By: Associated Press
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The Ohio prisons system says the number of inmates in gangs is down slightly since the agency began efforts to reduce violence behind bars. Vinko Kucinic, director of anti-gang efforts… Read More
Ohio Volleyball Announces Fall Schedule
By: Sara Nealeigh
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The Bobcats officially announced their Fall 2013 schedule Tuesday afternoon. The team returns 11 of 15 athletes from the 2012 season and four of the five players who saw time… Read More
Ohio Tea Party Leader Wants To Be State Party Chair
By: Associated Press
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A leading figure in a conservative backlash against the Ohio Republican Party says he's running for chairman. Tom Zawistowski, a businessman, tea party and liberty group leader from Portage County,… Read More
Cooper to Play in Reese’s® Division I College All-Star Game
Chicago native D.J. Cooper has been selected to play in the 2013 Reese's® Division I College All-Star Game. The decision was announced by the National Association of Baskeball Coaches (NABC) Tuesday…. Read More
Ohio Wrestling’s Cody Walters Named Freshman of the Year
After a vote by the eight conference coaches, Ohio freshman Cody Walters is named Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year. The Macedonia, Ohio native finished his red-shirt freshman season in… Read More
WV Senate Eases Penalty For Not Paying Support
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Parents can't pay child support if they're in jail. That's the rationale behind a bill unanimously passed by the West Virginia Senate on Tuesday. The bill would ease the punishments… Read More
Newport Man Charged With Rape Of Teenage Girl
By: Emily Brockmeier
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A Newport man faces rape charges after allegedly having sex with a teenage girl he met at a party. Investigators said-old Shane Dye, 24, met the 15-year-old girl at a… Read More
Early Voting Begins In Ohio For May 7 Election
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Ohio voters can now start casting early ballots for local races and issues for the May 7 election. The state's top election official said Tuesday that voters in 74 counties… Read More
Substitute Teacher Arrested For Allegedly Having Sex With Teenage Girl
By: Emily Brockmeier
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A substitute high school teacher has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a teenage girl. According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, Devin Binegar, 24, had sex with a… Read More
The Southeastern Ohio Chapter Of The American Red Cross
On this edition of Conversations from Studio B, host Milena Miller talks with Jane Patton, executive director of the Southeastern Ohio Chapter of the American Red Cross, and Peggy Pruitt,… Read More
Meigs County Man Pleads Guilty To Killing Father
By: Atish Baidya
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A Meigs County man will spend the next 15 years in prison for murdering his father. According to a news release by Meigs County Prosecutor Colleen Williams, James E. Gardner,… Read More
Don’t Forget About AM Radio – Give It A Chance
By: Tom Hodson
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If you are looking for some variety in radio programming, don't forget about 1340 WOUB-AM. We launched a new schedule in January 2013. It is now about three months old… Read More
The Ridges At SXSW: A Pilgrimage
By: Victor Rasgaitis
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Last month, the Athens-based orchestral folk-rock group The Ridges visited Austin, Texas, for the 2013 South by Southwest Festival, performing seven shows in five days. Frontman Victor Rasgaitis reflects on a whirlwind week of showcases, roads to nowhere, visiting Willie Nelson's studio and hanging out with the owner of the Boston Celtics. (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Missing Gallia County Man Found
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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UPDATE: Family members say a missing 76-year-old man from Vinton in Gallia County has been found. Dispatchers at the Gallia County Sheriff's Office said Jimmy Alexander’s daughter contacted them a… Read More
New Arrests Made After Circleville Woman’s Beating Death
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Circleville police say additional charges have been filed in connection with the severe beating of a 21-year-old woman during a neighborhood brawl. Police Chief Wayne Gray says four family members… Read More
WV Senate Moves To Cut $28M From Current Budget
By: Associated Press
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Faltering West Virginia tax revenues are prompting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to seek immediate budget cuts totaling $28 million. The Senate Finance Committee drafted and advanced a bill Monday to… Read More
Morning Update For April 2
A Gallia County man has gone missing. A Chillicothe woman is charged with trafficking cocaine and child endangerment. Details in your morning update.
Groups Want Jackson Jesus Picture Removed
By: Associated Press
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Groups suing a southern Ohio school district over a Jesus portrait displayed in a middle school now want the portrait taken down from a high school wall where it was… Read More