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Greenlee Adds Former All-American Alum Lindsey To Wrestling Staff
By: Kyle Bratke
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Ohio University wrestling coach Joel Greenlee announced Wednesday that former Bobcat All-American Germane Lindsey would join the coaching staff for 2013-14 campaign. During his time as a Bobcat Lindsey was voted team captain three years in a row. His career in the green and white culminated in 2010 at the NCAA Wrestling Championships, when he… Read More
Working Towards The Right Fit
On this edition of Conversations from Studio B, host Joan Butcher talks with Darrell Purdy and John J. Perry about the Job-Person-Environment-Assessment (JPEA). “The JPEA is an energy map. It tells you how you are using your energy at work, and it answers two questions for the individual – am I at the right job?… Read More
Canterbury Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison
By: Athens Messenger staff reports
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A National Guardsmen from Gallipolis has been sentenced to 7 years in jail for raping an intoxicated Ohio University student in September 2011. Last week, an Athens County jury found Levi Canterbury, 23, guilty of one count of rape in which he knowingly engaged in sexual conduct with a person who was “substantially impaired” at… Read More
Kentucky Emergency Management Chief Resigns
By: Associated Press
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Kentucky's emergency management chief has resigned after a team of auditors found misuse of taxpayer money, intimidation of employees and an overtly hostile workplace within his agency. Gov. Steve Beshear said he accepted John Heltzel's resignation Thursday morning, two days after state Auditor Adam Edelen released findings from a review that found some $5.6 million… Read More
Baltic To Play Professionally In Croatia
Former Ohio men’s basketball forward Ivo Baltic announced via Twitter on Thursday that he has officially signed a four-year contract to play for KK Cedevita Zagreb in Croatia. “Well, it's official! I'm heading to Croatia this Sunday to play for Cedivita for a 4 year contract!” Baltic tweeted. Baltic joins Reggie Keely as the second… Read More
State Patrol Urges Drivers To Be Aware Of School Buses
By: Atish Baidya
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As the start of school approaches the Ohio State Highway Patrol wants drivers to remember to watch out for stopped school buses. Drivers are required to stop at least 10 feet back from busses displaying red flashing lights and an extended stop arm. From 2010 to 2012, 4,176 drivers were cited for failing to stop… Read More
Afternoon Audio Update for August 8
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for parts of the WOUB coverage area. West Virginia Radio Corporation wants to stop West Virginia University from finalizing a media rights contract for sports events. A school board in West Virginia agreed to not implement single-sex classes in Wood County's schools until after the… Read More
Afternoon Audio Update for August 8
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for parts of the WOUB coverage area. West Virginia Radio Corporation wants to stop West Virginia University from finalizing a media rights contract for sports events. A school board in West Virginia agreed to not implement single-sex classes in Wood County's schools until after the… Read More
Ariel Castro Moved To Other State Prison
By: Associated Press
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The man who held three women captive in his Cleveland home for a decade has been moved to another state prison. A prison spokeswoman said Thursday that 53-year-old Ariel Castro was moved out of the Lorain Correctional Institution southwest of Cleveland. He was transferred Monday to the Correctional Reception Center in Orient south of Columbus…. Read More
Ohio University Welcomes Back Smith As Assistant AD For Multimedia Marketing
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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Ohio Athletics announced Wednesday the addition of Tanner Smith as the department's Assistant Athletic Director for Multimedia Marketing. Smith graduated from Ohio's Scripps School of Journalism in 2012 after working for four years at WOUB. Smith joins the Ohio athletic department after working with 20/20 Media in Philadelphia during the 2012-13 season. He served as… Read More
Preview: Marietta Women’s Soccer Looks To Start Anew
By: Brad Friedman
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For even the most futile sports teams, the beginning of a new season brings optimism and a newfound cause for excitement. Every team starts 0-0-0 with an equal playing field for all. The Marietta women’s soccer team is no different with a new head coach in Tracy Blasius, a skilled bunch of seniors and a… Read More
Three-Point Stance: Parkersburg South Ushers In A New Regime
By: Michael Drapcho
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Editor’s Note: Three-Point Stance is Gridiron Glory’s written preview series leading up to its 15th season on WOUB. Gridiron is visiting training camps for all 32 teams in the coverage area as they prepare for the 2013 football season. We begin in West Virginia, where crosstown rivals endure change and a senior-laden team looks to… Read More
Tettleton Named To Award Watch List for Nation’s Best Quarterbacks
Ohio redshirt senior quarterback Tyler Tettleton has been named to the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List, the award’s foundation announced last week. The four-year starter, and Ohio’s career leader in passing yards and touchdowns, is one of 30 senior quarterbacks named to the watch list. Northern Illinois’ Jordan Lynch and Ball State’s Keith… Read More
Three-Point Stance: Full-Scale Changes for Parkersburg
By: Justin McCauley
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Editor’s Note: Three-Point Stance is Gridiron Glory’s written preview series leading up to its 15th season on WOUB. Gridiron is visiting training camps for all 32 teams in the coverage area as they prepare for the 2013 football season. We begin in West Virginia, where crosstown rivals endure change and a senior-laden team looks to… Read More
Three-Point Stance: Williamstown Relies on Experience
By: David Holman
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Editor’s Note: Three-Point Stance is Gridiron Glory’s written preview series leading up to its 15th season on WOUB. Gridiron is visiting training camps for all 32 teams in the coverage area as they prepare for the 2013 football season. We begin in West Virginia, where crosstown rivals endure change and a senior-laden team looks to… Read More
ARTS/West To Host Reception For Emily Beveridge’s “Monstrology”
ARTS/West will host a reception for Monstrology, a new exhibit of paintings by Athens artist Emily Beveridge, Friday, Aug. 9 from 6-9 p.m. Beveridge, an alumna of Ohio University, received her BFA in Painting in 2006. That same summer, she married her husband, Michael Bart, and began a two-year Americorps VISTA term at Federal Valley… Read More
OSU Implements Campus-Wide Tobacco Ban
By: Associated Press
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An Ohio State University spokesman says the all-campus tobacco ban will begin when classes resume later this month – but officials want to give it time to sink in. Ohio State spokesman Gary Lewis Jr. says officials are still fine-tuning the ban and figuring out what the penalties will be. The ban will be in… Read More
Portions Of The Region Under A Flash Flood Watch
By: Atish Baidya
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A flash flood watch is in effect until 5 a.m Saturday morning for portions of the WOUB coverage area. The National Weather Service (NWS) says rounds of showers and thunderstorms Thursday through Friday night increase the risk of flash flooding. The NWS says most areas can handle between 2 to 2.5 inches of rain without… Read More
Grand Jury To Continue Reported Investigation Into Sheriff Pat Kelly
By: Athens Messenger staff reports
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A grand jury empaneled by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office to hear testimony in Athens County is expected to resume its work next month. The grand jury, which met on three days in June, is scheduled to meet again on Sept. 20, according to a Courthouse source. The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has not disclosed… Read More
Food Bank Theft Trial Rescheduled For September
By: Debra Tobin | Logan Daily News
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A jury trial scheduled to begin in Hocking County Common Pleas Court for a local woman accused of internal theft at the Southeastern Ohio Food Bank has been postponed until Sept. 18. Marilyn Sloan, who was employed as the food bank manager in Logan, is charged with tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony; grand theft,… Read More
Jury Convicts McArthur Woman For Gas Station Robberies
By: Kristi Murphy | Circleville Herald
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A McArthur woman was found guilty for her involvement in three gas stations robberies last summer following a two-day trial in Pickaway County Common Pleas Court last week. Brittany N. Collins, 23, was found guilty of two counts of aggravated robbery, one count of theft, one count of grand theft, one count of complicity to… Read More
Ohio University Settles Lawsuit
By: Steve Robb | Athens Messenger
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Ohio University has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle a medical malpractice lawsuit that was filed after a student afflicted with flesh-eating bacteria underwent an amputation. University spokeswoman Katie Quaranta said most of the settlement will be covered by insurance, but she did not have details late Wednesday afternoon. The settlement was approved Friday by… Read More
Kentucky Drivers Could Lose Licenses For Texting
By: Associated Press
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Motorist in Kentucky could lose their licenses for repeated offenses of the state's law against texting while driving. Gov. Steve Beshear announced a change Wednesday under which the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will assess "penalty points" against the licenses of drivers convicted of texting behind the wheel. Each violation would mean the… Read More