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White Hired As Assistant Athletic Director For Development
Ohio Athletics announced the hiring of Ryan White as its new Senior Associate Athletic Director for Development Thursday, as announced by Athletic Director Jim Schaus. White has spent the past… Read More

Workers Discover Burning Body In Union Township
By: Atish Baidya
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Sheriff's deputies in Morgan County are waiting on autopsy results to try and identify a body found burning discovered by workers. In a news release, the Sheriff's Office says the… Read More

Sheriff Seeks Explanation On Prosecutor’s Opinion Regarding Use Of Funds
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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Sheriff Patrick Kelly wants the county prosecutor's office to explain the basis behind its opinion that he can't use funds generated by the Athens County Sheriff's Academy for other purposes…. Read More

West Virginia Treasurer’s Office Returns Millions In Unclaimed Property
By: Associated Press
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The West Virginia State Treasurer's Office returned $6.2 million in unclaimed assets to owners in the 2013 fiscal year. Treasurer John Perdue says Kanawha County, the state's most populous county… Read More

Ohio Gun Group Raises $12K For George Zimmerman
By: Associated Press
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An Ohio firearms group has raised more than $12,000 to buy guns or a security system for George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer who was recently acquitted of all… Read More

PBS NewsHour Weekend To Premiere This Fall
PBS will launch PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND, an addition to its influential and trusted lineup of news and public affairs shows and an extension of one of America’s most iconic news… Read More

Morning Audio Update for July 25
By: Megan Moseley
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Athens residents will vote on a fracking ban this November. The director of a pediatric cancer radiation unit at Ohio State University downloaded sexually explicit child pornography videos and photos.

Ohio Pediatric Doctor Faces Child Porn Charge
By: Associated Press
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Federal prosecutors are alleging the director of a pediatric cancer radiation unit at Ohio State University downloaded sexually explicit child pornography videos and photos. A criminal complaint filed Wednesday in… Read More

Alleged Rape Victim’s Friend Gives Graphic Testimony
By: Susan Tebben | The Athens Messenger
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In the third day of testimony in a trial for a Gallipolis man facing allegations that he raped an Ohio University student, witnesses who saw the woman on the night… Read More

Athens Fracking Ban Set For Nov. 5 Ballot
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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The Athens County Board of Elections has certified signatures needed to place a hydraulic fracturing ban on the Nov. 5 general election ballot in the city of Athens. According to… Read More