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VIDEO: WOUB NewsWrap – 5/29/13
Rather than disposing of county records containing personal information by burying them in a landfill, an Athens County commissioner is proposing that the documents be shredded and recycled. Plus, a Hocking County man will be spending the next seven years behind bars for an attack on his wife. These stories and more in your Wednesday… Read More
State Announces Funds To Improve Walkways and Bike Paths for School Children
By: Megan Moseley
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The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will be investing $7.2 million to 58 different Safe Routes to School projects throughout Ohio. According to a press release, the funding will assist communities by improving safety for school children. Safety enhancements include building or improving sidewalks and crosswalks, and will also provide more education and encouragement to… Read More
Southeast Ohio Locations Make List Of Most Endangered Historic Sites
By: Tom Hodson
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UPDATE 9:30 a.m. Yesterday, the Athens Asylum (The Ridges) was named as one of nine locations endangered on the 2013 Ohio’s Most Endangered Historic Sites list issued by Preservation Ohio. WOUB has received statements from two individuals who have been close to the preservation of The Ridges issue: Ron Luce, the Executive Director of the… Read More
Ohio Adds Southpaw Salisbury
Gerry Salisbury is the newest baseball recruit to land at Ohio University. Salisbury is a southpaw from Brunswick High School in Brunswick, Ohio. “I have decided to continue my baseball career at Ohio University,” Salisbury announced via his personal Twitter account Tuesday, May 28. Salisbury is a starting pitcher at Brunswick and was named to… Read More
Stolen Four Wheeler Report Leads Deputies To Find 66 Marijuana Plants And Other Drugs
By: Megan Moseley
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A call about a stolen four wheeler led to a drug bust Saturday in Pike County. The Pike County Sheriff Office says deputies were dispatched on May 25th to the 3000 block of Red Hollow Road in reference to a report of a stolen four wheeler. The investigation led deputies to the 200 Block of… Read More
Athens County Sheriff Asked To Redo Records Retention Policy
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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Sheriff Patrick Kelly was asked by the Athens County Records Commission to redo a records retention schedule he submitted for approval. The Athens Messenger reports County Auditor Jill Thompson, a member of the commission, questioned the validity of parts of the document, and also said she was offended by the sheriff’s conduct at the commission… Read More
Officials Investigate Vinton County Fire
By: Megan Moseley
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Authorities are seeking information regarding a fire in Vinton County. The fire occurred last Sunday at a commercial sawmill. Officials say the Jackson Pallet Company located at 71600 on State Route 124 in Vinton County was on fire and fully involved when first responders arrived. The damage caused the property to be a total loss…. Read More
Salaries of OU Graduates Should be Higher
By: Tim Sharp
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If the numbers hold there should be more highly-paid Ohio University graduates than those struggling to make ends meet. A report released Wednesday by the Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce entitled "Hard Times: College Majors, Unemployment and Earnings," and reported on in the Chronicle of Higher Education suggests the amount of money… Read More
Reward Offered For Information In Unsolved Ohio Homicide
By: Megan Moseley
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Anyone with information regarding the death of a Chillicothe businessman could receive a $5,000 reward. The Hocking County Sheriff's Office along with Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine's Unsolved Homicides Initiative announced Wednesday that a $5,000 reward will be offered to anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible… Read More
Sinkovitz Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison
By: Marika Lee | For The Athens Messenger
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Hocking County Common Pleas Court Judge John Wallace sentenced Paul Sinkovitz, 66, to seven years in prison on Tuesday after a jury found him guilty of felonious assault and domestic violence in late March. Wallace sentenced Sinkovitz to four years in prison for the felonious assault charge and gave him an additional three years for… Read More
Alternative to landfilling county records proposed
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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Rather than disposing of county records containing personal information by burying them in a landfill, an Athens County commissioner is proposing that the documents be shredded and recycled. Commissioner Chris Chmiel suggested at Tuesday’s commissioners’ meeting that such a policy be adopted. Landfilling of records has been in the news recently because County Prosecutor Keller… Read More
Morning Audio Update for Wednesday May 29, 2013
By: Tim Sharp
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Today's weather – sunny, highs in the 80s, lows in the 60s. The Ohio State Senate removes Gov. Kasich's income tax cut. Money for temporary workers to clean up from last summer's storms. The nationwide yardsale posts signs on the national road.
Senate Says Goodbye to Kasich’s Income Tax Cut
State senators in Ohio are pulling what's left of Republican Gov. John Kasich's proposed income-tax cut from the state budget for now in favor of tax relief targeted at small businesses. The Tuesday move by the GOP-led Ohio Senate's Finance Committee comes as a blow to Kasich, who pledged to reduce Ohio's statewide income tax… Read More