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Police Search For Person Of Interest In People’s Bank Robbery
By: Atish Baidya
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UPDATE 7/9/13 Authorities have identified the man they are calling a person of interest in connection with the robbery of the Peoples Bank on Monday. Police are looking for Emmanuel Arocho…. Read More
Experts Say Storms Frequency Unusual
By: Susan Tebben | The Athens Messenger
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Although the amount of storms the Athens area has received has been far from normal, storms like the ones that occurred Sunday night are relatively common for this time of… Read More
VIDEO: WOUB NewsWrap 7/8/13
An eastern Ohio school district will allow some employees to carry guns on school property beginning this fall. Plus, the mayor of a city in Marshall County, West Virginia says… Read More
Dragons Spotted At Dow Lake, But It’s All Ship-Shape
By: Steve Robb-Athens Messenger staff journalist
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A fisherman stood in his boat Saturday, watching intently as a canoe maneuvered around the boat launch at Dow Lake near Athens. Normally not a sight worth noticing, but this was not… Read More
The California Guitar Trio At The Fur Peace Ranch
The California Guitar Trio recorded in performance at the Fur Peace Ranch June 8, 2013.
County Road 48 In Athens County Closed
By: Megan Moseley
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The Athens County Engineer’s Office announced Monday that County Road 48, in between New England Road between County Road 38, Sand Rock Road and County Road 18 Potter Road in… Read More
Afternoon Audio Update for July 8
A prominent Ohio Republican says he supports an effort to overturn Ohio's ban on same-sex marriage. A panel in Steubenville, Ohio, is meeting today to renew investigations into whether other… Read More
Prominent Ohio Republican Supporting Effort To Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Ban
By: Associated Press
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A prominent Ohio Republican says he is supporting an effort to overturn Ohio's ban on same-sex marriage. Jim Petro is a former Ohio auditor, attorney general and state chancellor of… Read More
Blankenship Named To Maxwell Watch List
By: Seth Austin
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The Maxwell Football Club announced its 2013 Maxwell Award Watch List with Ohio senior tailback Beau Blankenship earning recognition. The Maxwell Award, like the Heisman Trophy, is awarded to college… Read More
Coal Group Expresses Concern Over Impact Of Burr Oak Lawsuit
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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A coal industry group is asking a federal judge to allow it to get involved in a lawsuit related to the mining of coal beneath Burr Oak State Park. The… Read More
Teachers Say New Education Standards Challenge Students
By: Arian Smedley | Athens Messenger
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A new set of curriculum standards for math and English called the Common Core State Standards will be in place in all Ohio schools by the start of the next… Read More
Movie Review: “Much Ado About Nothing”
By: Scott Pfeiffer
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Director Joss Whedon (The Avengers, Buffy The Vampire Slayer) has reunited with several actors from his previous films and TV shows for a modern-day version of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. WOUB contributor Scott Pfeiffer has a review.
Ohio School Will Allow Employees To Carry Guns
By: Associated Press
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An eastern Ohio school district will allow some employees to carry guns on school property beginning this fall. The Newcomerstown Exempted Village School District board recently approved a policy authorizing… Read More
Officials Concerned About Drilling Trucks On Roads
By: Associated Press
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Cameron, WV Mayor Julie Beresford says roads around her city are taking a pounding from natural gas drilling-related truck traffic. Both Beresford and Marshall County Delegate David Evans say they… Read More
Power Restored To Counties Impacted By Storms
By: Megan Moseley
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UPDATE 10:23 a.m. Power crews have restored power to an estimated 441 Athens county customers left in the dark overnight after storms moved thought the area. According to a spokesperson for… Read More
Steubenville Rape Panel Continues Investigation
By: Associated Press
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An eastern Ohio grand jury is ready to renew its investigation into whether other laws were broken in the rape of a 16-year-old girl. One of the key issues before… Read More