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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