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Ohio Soccer: All Access With Aaron Rodgers
The Ohio Women’s Soccer team agreed to pull back the curtains and let the Bobcat Sports Showcase crew behind the scenes. From sun up to the last whistle here’s what it’s like for Ohio Soccer on game day.
School Employee Indicted By Grand Jury Pleads Not Guilty
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An eastern Ohio school employee has pleaded not guilty to tampering with evidence and other charges brought by a grand jury investigating whether other laws were broken in the rape of a 16-year-old girl last year. Steubenville schools technology director William Rhinaman entered the plea during Wednesday's court hearing in Jefferson County. He also asked… Read More
Man Armed With Assault Rifle Shoots At Federal Courthouse
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The U.S. Marshals Service says a man with an assault-type rifle fired 15-20 shots at the federal courthouse in Wheeling before security officers returned fire, critically injuring the man. Chief deputy Mike Claxton of the Marshals Service in northern West Virginia said one officer was injured by shattered glass inside the courthouse but no other… Read More
Global Perspectives: Danish Journalist Talks About His Work In Russia
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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Danish journalist Simon Kruse Rasmussen talks about his time as a foreign correspondent in Russia and the country's anti-gay laws that could impact its Olympic experience in Sochi in 2014. Rasmussen works for Berlingske, a newspaper in Denmark, and he's in the country studying American media and covering energy issues in the country. He's in… Read More
Business Group Urging Adoption Of Common Core Curriculum Standards
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An influential business group is asking the Ohio House education chairman to kill or sideline a proposal to block implementation of multi-state learning standards known as the Common Core. The appeal from Ohio Business Roundtable CEO Richard Stoff to Education Chairman Gerald Stebelton came in a letter Wednesday. Stoff said the standards are "common sense… Read More
SEOAL Forecast: Week 7
By: Brad Friedman
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Four of the five Southeastern Ohio Athletic League teams have opened up conference play, and all signs are pointing towards a tight race down the stretch. While Gallia Academy fell in week 6 to a third-ranked Belfry (Ky.) squad, 41-19, the Jackson Ironmen traveled to Warren to top the Warriors, 35-20, while the Logan Chieftains… Read More
TVC-Hocking Power Rankings: Week 7
By: Kaleb Carter
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Well week 7 is here, and some questions still need answering in the TVC-Hocking. Trimble and Wahama still reign supreme – no surprises there. But some schools are in much better shape than they found themselves in 2012. Three teams have already eclipsed their win total from a season ago, while a couple programs with… Read More
New Lawsuit Challenges Abortion Provisions In State Budget
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A new lawsuit challenges three contentious abortion-related provisions of Ohio's two-year budget on grounds that they violate a constitutional rule holding bills to a single subject. The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio filed the litigation Wednesday in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. The suit says three amendments to the operating budget passed by lawmakers… Read More
Logan Elm School Board Approves Five-Year Financial Plan
By: Trish Bennett | Circleville Herald
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The Logan Elm school board approved its five-year financial forecast and honored several students for their academic achievement during Monday’s board meeting. The forecast projects the district’s finances, including end-of-the-year and end-of-term balances. “If the projections on the governor’s proposal come through, then we would increase in funds of about $350,000 this fiscal year,” said… Read More
New Grant Announced During Domestic Violence Awareness Month
By: Stephanie Beougher
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More than 18,000 domestic violence civil protection orders were filed in Ohio’s courts last year, according to statistics compiled by the Ohio Supreme Court. Wednesday, the Supreme Court announced funding for a new project to assist courts when it comes to dealing with parental rights in domestic violence cases. A $50,000 grant from the Office… Read More
Logan Man Charged With Several Area Break-Ins
By: Debra Tobin | Logan Daily News
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Charges have been filed against a 23-year-old man who allegedly admitted to Logan Police that he broke into several area businesses. Kenneth E. Linscott Jr., of High Street, Logan, has been charged with two counts of breaking and entering and possession of criminal tools, both fifth-degree felonies; and tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony. Shane… Read More
Wildlife Enthusiast Discusses Apes
In this episode of Conversations from Studio B, Tom Hodson sits down with Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Uganda's first female wildlife officer, and founder of the Conservation Through Public Health. The Conservation Through Public Health aims to promote conservation and public health by giving healthcare to people and animals in Africa. Hodson and Kalema-Zikusoka go on to… Read More
Dr. Carolyn Lewis Reflects On Challenged By Choice Event
By: Dr. Carolyn Lewis
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If you are “able-bodied” or without impairments, how would you like to roll a mile or for a while in my wheel chair? Wear a blind fold to perform regular routines? Use plugs to deafen or eliminate sounds in your ears? Hear sounds in your head that others do not hear? Endure “invisible” disabilities which… Read More
How Low Can You Go? Big Brass Spotlighted During OU’s “Octubafest”
By: Bryan Gibson
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In traditional orchestra and concert band settings, the tuba and euphonium players are relegated to the back of the stage, sometimes overlooked by audience members. OU professor Jason Smith hopes to change all that. The big brass moves front and center during the 15th annual "Octubafest," a month-long celebration of the tuba and euphonium.
Rio Falls In Straight Sets
By: Cody Linn
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The Rio Grande RedStorm (7-12, 2-9) suffered another straight-sets loss as they were downed by the 19th-ranked Georgetown College Tigers, 30-28, 25-23, 25-16. The first and second sets were heartbreaking for the RedStorm. They held a four-point lead in the first game and a three-point lead in the second, but Rio Grande was unable to… Read More
Motion To Suppress Evidence In Athens County LSD Case Overruled
By: Susan Tebben | The Athens Messenger
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A claim that illegal search and seizure was used during the arrest of a Cutler man charged with having 794 doses of LSD has been overruled by a judge. Jeremy Cutshaw, 41, will have to face the evidence against him in court, based on a ruling by Judge L. Alan Goldsberry, filed Sept. 27. Cutshaw… Read More
Sheriff’s Office gets grant for high visibility enforcement
By: Susan Tebben | The Athens Messenger
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Patrols will be watching with added vigilance for drunk drivers and speeders now that the Athens County Sheriff’s Office received a $30,000 overtime grant. On Monday, the sheriff’s office announced that it had received a grant through the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Office of Criminal Justice Services for a “high visibility enforcement campaign” during… Read More
Motion to suppress evidence in LSD case overruled
By: Susan Tebben | The Athens Messenger
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A claim that illegal search and seizure was used during the arrest of a Cutler man charged with having 794 doses of LSD has been overruled by a judge. Jeremy Cutshaw, 41, will have to face the evidence against him in court, based on a ruling by Judge L. Alan Goldsberry, filed Sept. 27. Cutshaw… Read More