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RedStorm Softball Adds Crawford
Tuesday marked another addition to the 2014 recruiting class for the University of Rio Grande softball team. The university announced the signing of Jenna Crawford of Green High School in… Read More
Public Asked For Help In Hit And Skip Deaths
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is searching for Paul R. Riggs Jr., 30, of Waverly, Ohio in connection with a fatal traffic crash that occurred yesterday evening in Pike County…. Read More
Details About Fatal Shooting In Glouster Released
By: Susan Tebben | The Athens Messenger
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More details have been released about the June 20 shooting death of a man who allegedly burglarized a home on Taylor Ridge Road. According to Athens County Sheriff Patrick Kelly,… Read More
VIDEO: WOUB NewsWrap 6/25/13
A Zanesville mother has pleaded guily to child endangering and is sentenced to three years in prison. Plus, a python is released in a Trailer Park in Athens County. These… Read More
Lawmakers Putting Final Touches On State Budget
By: Associated Press
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An Ohio legislative panel is working to put the finishing touches on the state budget. A six-member conference committee planned to vote Tuesday on proposed changes to the bill. Majority… Read More
Portions Of The Region Under Severe Thunderstorm Watch
By: Atish Baidya
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The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for parts of the region until midnight on Tuesday. Portions of West Virginia are also under a severe thunderstorm watch… Read More
Retirement on the Road – Biker Style
By: Tim Sharp
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It’s a breakfast of eggs and home fries for Tad Leasure at Bob Evans in Athens. This is one of countless stops on his motorcycle trek across the lower 48… Read More
Four Bobcats Earn Athlon Preseason All-MAC Honors
By: Seth Austin
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Athlon Sports Magazine named four Bobcat football players to its 2013 Preseason All-Mid-American Conference Team. Offensive lineman Ryan McGrath pulled in first-team honors with Beau Blankenship, Keith Moore and John… Read More
Artist, 93, To Publicly Show Work For First Time
By: Tyler Buchanan | The Athens Messenger
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How fitting that George Williams built his home near one of The Plains’ largest burial mounds, where Native Americans sculpted the land, their ground an expansive, never-ending world of art…. Read More
Cooper Gets Final Workout With Cleveland
D.J. Cooper confirmed Tuesday that he will be working out with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday, June 26, one day before the 2013 NBA Draft. This will be the fifth… Read More
RedStorm Sign Goalkeeper Stephenson
The University of Rio Grande men’s soccer team announced the signing of Jaz Stephenson, a goalkeeper, to its 2013 class Monday, according to RioRedStorm.com Stephenson, who stands at 6-foot-2 and weighs… Read More
Athens County To Create Wild Animal Response Team
By: Joe Higgins | Athens Messenger
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Following legislation drafted by Gov. John Kasich after the wild animal escape in Zanesville in 2011, each county in Ohio will be required to create a Dangerous Wild Animal Response… Read More
Morning Update For June 25
By: Megan Moseley
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Two people are dead after a head-on collision in Pike County. Ohio Gov. John Kasich is seeing support, according to a recent poll. More in your morning update.
Teen Unresponsive After Smoking Synthetic Marijuana
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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An 18-year-old man became unresponsive last night in Albany after smoking what is believed to be synthetic marijuana. A witness told Athens County Sherriff's deputies that for $20, the 18-year-old… Read More
Staff At Putnam Health Laid Off
By: Associated Press
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The entire staff at the Putnam County Health Department has been laid off because of budget problems. Media outlets report that the Putnam County Board of Health unanimously approved the… Read More
Former Ohio Judges Shouldn’t Be Using The Title
By: Associated Press
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Former Ohio judges shouldn't still be using the title of judge. That's the opinion of the disciplinary arm of the Ohio Supreme Court. The Columbus Dispatch reports that an advisory… Read More
Album Review: Sam Amidon’s “Bright Sunny South”
By: Mark Hellenberg
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Over the past few years, there have been a number of 30-something artists emerging into solo careers after the breakup of the successful string bands of their youth. The Watson… Read More
Mother Of Missing Girl Released From Custody
By: Associated Press
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The mother of a missing West Virginia girl is out of jail. U.S. Magistrate Judge James Seibert ordered Lena Lunsford's release on Monday. Seibert ruled that Lunsford isn't a flight… Read More
Ohio Governor’s Approval Rating Is High
By: Associated Press
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A recent poll finds Gov. John Kasich's job approval has hit its highest rating since he took office in 2011. The poll released Tuesday by Quinnipiac University in Connecticut shows… Read More
Mother Pleads Guilty In Boys’ Camping Deaths
By: Associated Press
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A mother has pleaded guilty to child endangering and sentenced to three years in prison in the drowning of her 3-year-old stepson and disappearance of the boy's 2-year-old brother during… Read More
Mother Pleads Guilty In Boys’ Camping Deaths
By: Associated Press
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A mother has pleaded guilty to child endangering and sentenced to three years in prison in the drowning of her 3-year-old stepson and disappearance of the boy's 2-year-old brother during… Read More
Two Dead After Head-On Collision
By: Megan Moseley
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Two people are dead after a fatal crash last night in Pike County. The State Highway Patrol says it is investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash that occurred around 7:30 p.m…. Read More