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Ohio Volleyball Europe Trip 2013
The Ohio volleyball team traveled to Europe for a series of exhibition games against European club and professional teams. Along the way, the team stopped in Italy, Slovenia and Austria… Read More
Three Bobcats Earn NSCA All-America Strength & Conditioning Honors
Three Ohio student athletes earned NSCA All-America Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year honors. Ohio football player Beau Blankenship, field hockey player Cathryn Altdoerffer and softball player Alyssa Wolfe… Read More
West Virginia Seat Belt Bill One Step Closer To Passing
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A bill making the failure to buckle-up a primary offense in West Virginia is moving toward passage. The bill would let police pull drivers over and fine them $25 for… Read More
Local Program Teaches Kids Cooking And Nutrition Skills
Second grader Claire Ingram and her classmates at Morrison Elementary in Athens are enjoying their first taste of sweet potato curry. "I can't wait to share it with my parents,"… Read More
WV House Votes to Abolish Turnpike Tolls by ’20
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Lawmakers are again seeking to remove pay tolls from the West Virginia Turnpike. The House of Delegates voted 97-1 Wednesday to a measure that aims to abolish them by mid-2020…. Read More
Award-Winning Biographer To Speak At Marietta College
By: Tom Perry
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Marietta College’s Esbenshade Series returns with author Penelope Niven, who will discuss her latest work on the playwright Thornton Wilder, at 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 8. Niven’s lecture, which will… Read More
Person Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash
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The Ohio State Highway Patrol said one person has been killed in a single-vehicle crash near Ironton Thursday morning. Dispatchers say the accident happened about one mile out of Ohio… Read More
Kennedy Museum to Host Q&A with Athens Comics Artist
By: Jessica Law
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In conjunction with the exhibit FANTASTIC! The Comic Art of Sandy Plunkett, the Kennedy Museum of Art will host "A Conversation with Sandy Plunkett" on April 11. In this Studio B interview, the Athens-based artist describes what it's like to draw iconic superheroes such as Spider Man and Black Panther.
WV Senate Votes To Cut $28M From Current Budget
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The West Virginia Senate has heeded Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's call to cut $28 million from the current state budget. A bill passed unanimously to the House on Wednesday responds… Read More
WV Sheriff Murder Suspect Charged
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UPDATE 5:11 p.m. Police say witnesses told investigators that a West Virginia man was alone when he fatally shot a sheriff eating lunch in his patrol car. Mingo… Read More
Craigslist Killer Sentenced To Death
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UPDATE 10:42 a.m. A self-styled street preacher who teamed up with a high school student in a deadly plot to lure men with bogus Craigslist job offers has been sentenced to… Read More
Firefighter Injured During Chillicothe Warehouse Fire
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Authorities say one firefighter has been injured battling a blaze at a central Ohio warehouse, which is expected to continue burning overnight. About 60 firefighters from as many as 13… Read More
Morning Update For April 4
A man is charged with arson for setting multiple fires in an Ohio University residence hall. There is a limit now imposed on camper and trailer sites in Moundsville, West… Read More