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Logan Downs Jackson On Late Score, Takes Over First Place
The #restoreorder campaign in Logan is picking up steam. Nick Kost capped a last-minute drive with a 7-yard touchdown run to lead Logan over the Jackson Ironmen at home Friday, 28-21. After Jackson completed a touchdown pass on a broken play and tied the game on a successful 2-point conversion with under a minute to… Read More
Athens Scores 77 in First Half, Throttles Alexander
Athens put up 77 points before halftime on its way to sending cross-town rival Alexander home Friday night, 83-14. With the win, the Bulldogs moved to 7-0 on the season. By the time the teams went to the locker room for the half, the outcome was out of question. At 7-0, Athens has proven to… Read More
Ohio Football: Homecoming
By: Seth Austin
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The Bobcat Sports Showcase football reporter Seth Austin finds out what Homecoming means to players from the area and those who are from far from Athens.
MAC Announces New Boca Raton Bowl Bid
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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The Mid-American Conference announced the creation of a new ESPN-owned bowl game to be played in Boca Raton, Fla., beginning next season. The new Boca Raton Bowl will be played at FAU Stadium. It features a partnership between Conference-USA and the American Athletic Conference. However, the Christmas Eve bowl game also includes the MAC with… Read More
Man Arrested in Huntington Shooting
By: WSAZ News
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A man was arrested Friday in a shooting that happened Thursday in the 2000 block of 11th Avenue, Huntington Police say. Cantrell D. Foreman, 21, of Huntington, was arraigned in Cabell County Magistrate Court and charged with one count of attempted murder in the shooting of 25-year-old Christopher Jones. Police say the shooting happened as… Read More
Six ‘Shake and Bake’ Meth Labs Found in House in Boyd County, Ky.
By: WSAZ News
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Neighbors say they aren’t surprised to hear that police found six “shake and bake” meth labs in a house on their block in Summit, Ky. Boyd County Sheriff’s deputies and Kentucky State Police troopers got a tip Thursday night about possible drug activity at a house in the 5300 block of Pine Hill Drive. On… Read More
N-Y schools sees slight increase in state funding, accepts $10,000 donation
By: Arian Smedley | Athens Messenger
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NELSONVILLE — A slight increase in state funding means good news for Nelsonville-York City School District’s finances. The school board approved the latest five-year forecast during Wednesday’s school board meeting. The district received around 3 percent more in unrestricted funds — $8.8 million, up from $8.6 million. “Right now, the way I’m forecasting it, we’re… Read More
Ohio Volleyball: Cooking With The ‘Cats
The 18th ranked Ohio Volleyball team is sizzling hot, so Bobcat Sports Showcase reporter Colin Brown tested the heat in the kitchen with Mollie Geske and Liis Kullerkann. The players demonstrated how they eat healthy by cooking a quinoa salad and chocolate chip peanut butter energy bites. And of course, no tour of a kitchen… Read More
‘To Inspire And Liberate The Human Spirit Through The Arts’
By: Caitlin Ryan | Highland County Press Staff Reporter
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As Highco adjusts to the addition of a newly implemented fine arts program, a documentary crew will look closely at the impact of art on their workshop and its individuals throughout the coming months. Highco, Inc., the Adult Services department of Hills and Dales Training Center, works to employ adults with disabilities. This includes both… Read More
Vinton Co. Man Indicted In 2012 Homicide
By: Susan Tebben | The Athens Messenger
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A Vinton County man who has been the main person of interest for more than a year in and investigation into the murder of a Hamden woman was indicted on Thursday. Richard "Moose" Puckett, 46, of McArthur, was indicted by a Vinton County grand jury on first-degree felony charges of aggravated murder with a gun… Read More
OU-L Production Brings New Meaning To Classic Novel
By: Cheri Russo
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Two students who are part of OUL Theatre’s production of To Kill a Mockingbird say the play has deepened the meaning of the classic novel for them. “There’s so much to this story,” said Shannon Webb, who plays the part of Jean Louise Finch. “Harper Lee does such an amazing job telling such a deep, meaningful story.”
Marietta Faces Third Consecutive Top-25 Opponent
By: Justin Holbrock
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Normally after playing back-to-back football games against teams both ranked nationally in the top ten, there tends to be an easier game thrown in the next week to help balance a team’s schedule. The team being referred to here is the Marietta Pioneers, and unfortunately for them it doesn’t get any easier this week. The… Read More
Germany And The Revolution
On this episode of Conversations from Studio B, host Tom Hodson speaks with Professor Dr. Gunther Heydemann, who is also the director of the Hannah Ardendt Institute in Dresden, Germany. Heydemann has been involved with the 20-year partnership program between Ohio University and the University of Leipzig, which offers an exchange program for second and… Read More
Rio Upends Brescia 3-0
By: Anna Vassalotti
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Rio Grande clinched its seventh victory of the season as it held down the Brescia University with a 3-0 victory Wednesday. After 20 minutes of constant back-and-forth playing, the match was scoreless until sophomore Kasey Crow stepped up and scored twice in the span of two minutes for the RedStorm. Crow netted an unassisted marker… Read More
Federal Judge Rules For OU In Lawsuit Filed By Former Student
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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A federal judge has granted summary judgment in favor of Ohio University and dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former student who claimed his rights were violated when OU took disciplinary actions against him. Gregory Richards of the Bronx, N.Y., filed the federal lawsuit against President Roderick McDavis and other OU officials. Richards was suspended… Read More
Athens Police And Fire Departments Don Pink For Breast Cancer Charity
<P>Officer A.J. Spear hears the whispers about his uniform, the double-takes of people on the street. Sometimes it even comes from the criminals themselves. <P>“Did you see that? He’s got a pink badge.” <P>For the Athens Police Department, donning bright pink badges is a show of honor, a recognition of courage for those suffering from… Read More
October Is Anti-Bullying Month: Webisode No. 2
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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As part of October being "Bullying Awareness Month," WOUB will post features and videos related to the issue, which isn't only found in our schools, but online and at sporting events and more. Here's the second of 12 webisodes, produced by StopBullying.gov, which bring some of the causes and effects of bullying to light. Have… Read More
Sheriff’s Office And Nelsonville York School District Seek Grant For School Resource
By: Arian Smedley | Athens Messenger
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Officials with the Nelsonville-York City School District have decided to abandon plans to employ in-house the county’s first school resource officer. Instead, school officials are working with the Athens County Sheriff’s Office to apply for a grant to support the position. The three-year grant proposal for $227,419 was submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice’s… Read More
Chauncey Woman Fights Back, Confronts Bullies
By: Gretchen Gregory | The Logan Daily News Editor
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A photograph of a Chauncey woman wearing a costume of Lara Croft from Tomb Raider for Halloween went viral on social media sites like Twitter and Facebook, but the sentiment turned into depression and sadness when the woman in the photo — 24-year-old Caitlin Seida — realized people weren’t just lightly poking fun at her anymore… Read More
Clean Fuels Ohio hosts natural gas vehicle learning event
A group of local business owners, Hocking County employees and residents attended the Natural Gas Vehicle Lunch, Learn and Do on Thursday to learn about the benefits and possibilities of using natural gas in the area. Hocking College President Ron Erickson started the event by talking about Hocking College’s history of working with natural gas,… Read More
Sheriff’s office and N-Y schools seek grant for resource officer
By: Arian Smedley | Athens Messenger
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Officials with the Nelsonville-York City School District have decided to abandon plans to employ in-house the county’s first school resource officer. Instead, school officials are working with the Athens County Sheriff’s Office to apply for a grant to support the position. The three-year grant proposal for $227,419 was submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice’s… Read More
Federal judge rules for OU in lawsuit filed by former student
By: Steve Robb | Athens Messenger
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A federal judge has granted summary judgment in favor of Ohio University and dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former student who claimed his rights were violated when OU took disciplinary actions against him. Gregory Richards of the Bronx, N.Y., filed the federal lawsuit against President Roderick McDavis and other OU officials. Richards was… Read More
Risky Sex Act Possible In Ohio Kidnapper’s Death
By: Associated Press
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A state patrol investigation may shed more light on the possibility that Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro died after an ill-fated attempt to choke himself for a sexual thrill. The probe into the Sept. 3 death of Castro includes evidence that he may have died from autoerotic asphyxiation. An Ohio prisons report on Castro's death released… Read More