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SportsBeat: Interview With Gridiron Glory Host Keith Turner
SportsBeat host Pat Moore talks with Gridiron Glory host Keith Turner on Week 8 in high school football and what to expect for the rest of the season. Tune into WOUB 1340 AM and www.woub.org/listenlive every Thursday from 6-7 p.m., as Moore prepare you for the week ahead in all Ohio sports. Follow us on… Read More

Jackie O’s Seasonal Ale Expected To Be Ready For Sale Next Week
By: Atish Baidya
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With the reopening of the federal government Jackie O’s Brewery says it expects to start shipping new product held in limbo next week. Eighty kegs of the brewery’s seasonal Barking Pumpkin ale were waiting on a certificate of label approval (COLA) by the U.S. Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) before the product could be… Read More

RedStorm Own St. Catharine 7-0, Allow No Shots
By: Kaleb Carter
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48 to zero was the margin by which the Rio Grande RedStorm outshot the visiting St. Catharine College Patriots (Ky.) en route to a dominating 7-0 victory on Wednesday night. In what was the most dominant match of the season for the RedStorm, Luiz Filho paced Rio with yet another hat trick. Filho now has… Read More

Obama’s Chief Health Official Makes Stop in Columbus
Just hours after federal employees returned to work, President Obama’s top healthcare official made a stop in Columbus to promote the healthcare law that was at the center of the 16-day shutdown. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, joined a panel at the Columbus Metropolitan Library to discuss the Affordable Care Act, often… Read More

Journalism Education And The Future Of Media
Tom Hodson, director and general manager of WOUB, talks with president and CEO of the Scripps-Howard Foundation Mike Philipps. Celebrating the 7th Annual Scripps Day at Ohio University, Philipps as well as many others involved with the Scripps company, spoke with many of the current Scripps School of Journalism students about journalism. Hodson and Philipps… Read More

Pios Hope To Spoil Ohio Northern Homecoming
By: Justin Holbrock
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The Marietta Pioneers are halfway through the 2013 football season and are still searching for their first win of the year. The Pioneers hope to change their fortune this week as they take on the 2-3 Ohio Northern Polar Bears at Dial-Roberson Stadium this Saturday at 1:30 p.m. In the past three weeks, Marietta has… Read More

Ohio University’s President Calls For Care and Education In Light Of Alleged Rape
By: Tom Hodson
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Ohio University President Roderick McDavis issued a letter to the university community late Thursday afternoon asking that the unfortunate sexual incident of last weekend strengthen “our community by inspiring an unprecedented level of care within our university family.” McDavis “strongly condemns” the alleged sexual behaviors that were captured on social media and distributed globally. He… Read More

Crow’s Record-Setting Goal Not Enough, Rio Loses 2-1
By: Anna Vassalotti
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St. Catharine (10-4, 4-3) inched its way closer to a better spot in the Mid-South Conference Tournament with a 2-1 victory over the RedStorm Wednesday night at Evan E. Davis Field. Sophomore Kasey Crow scored the loner goal for the RedStorm in the second half with an unassisted marker that gave Rio a 1-0 lead…. Read More

Wayne National Forest Starting To Reopen
By: Bill Rockwell | Perry County Tribune staff reporter
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The Wayne National Forest in southeastern Ohio announced it has notified its employees to return to work and to start the process of safely reopening its facilities to the public. As of 9 a.m., Thursday morning the Wayne National Forest Headquarters and Athens Ranger District office in Athens County was reopened to the public. The… Read More

OU Conducting Own Investigation Into Alleged Rape On Court Street
By: Associated Press
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Ohio University says it is conducting its own investigation into an alleged rape near campus that gained international attention when photos taken by witnesses exploded on the Internet. The university said in a statement Thursday that its investigation is "supportive" of the probe being conducted by the city police department. Police say they are examining… Read More

GOTW: Sheridan Faces Off With Tri-Valley
The top team in the MVL standings will take on the Sheridan Generals in Thornville Friday night. This seems familiar. Maysville was an undefeated 5-0 on its way to Sheridan two weeks ago. The Panthers left with their first MVL loss. This week, Tri-Valley comes to town. The Scotties aren’t quite undefeated at 5-2, but… Read More

Six Bobcats Highlight Mid-Season MAC Teams
By: Seth Austin
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Football guru Phil Steele released his mid-season All-Mid-American Conference Team's Thursday with six Bobcats being represented. The only first-teamer on Steele's list is offensive lineman John Prior. The Portsmouth, Ohio, native had been a stalwart in the trenches until being carted off the field with a leg injury in Saturday's loss to Central Michigan. Ty… Read More

All 4 Ohio Casinos Scammed By New York Group
By: Associated Press
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Authorities say all four Ohio casinos have been hit by a New York crime ring that operates a roulette scam. The director of enforcement for the Ohio Casino Control Commission says the organized group of about 70 people travels the country pulling off the scam. They've hit the casinos in Cleveland, Toledo, Columbus and Cincinnati…. Read More

The Evolving Role Of Newspapers
Mizell Stewart joins host Tom Hodson in the studio during Scripps Day, Ohio University's 7th annual meeting of Scripps executives, faculty and students in the Scripps College of Communication. Stewart serves as Vice President of Content for the Scripps newspaper group. Stewart and host Tom Hodson discuss Stewart's experience in the newspaper industry, the evolving… Read More

Two Zanesville Men In Prison for Pharmacy Healthcare Fraud
Two former associates of a Coshocton pharmacist are in prison for health care fraud. Douglas Bolden and James Ireland of Zanesville worked at Three Rivers Infusion and Pharmacy Specialist owned by Barbara Elise Miller. Miller led a scheme to defraud health care benefit programs like Ohio Medicad and Medicare. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine's office… Read More

Man Found Guilty In Murder Of Canton Woman
By: Associated Press, Atish Baidya
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Jurors in Zanesville have reached a guilty verdict in the trial of a Canton man for his role in the murder of a woman found burned and beaten in the middle of a road. The Zanesville Times Recorder reports LaFonse Dixon now faces the possibility of the death penalty after jurors found him guilty of… Read More

Trimble Receives $25,000 Grant For School-Based Wellness Center
By: Arian Smedley | Athens Messenger
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Trimble Local School District is one step closer to getting its school-based health center, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Sisters of St. Joseph Charitable Fund. The bulk of the funds ($20,000) will go toward medical supplies, furniture and other equipment, said Barry Oches, of Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs…. Read More

Belpre Could Be A Trap For The Tomcats
The Trimble Tomcats look to continue their TVC-Hocking dominance as they travel to Belpre on Friday. The Tomcats sit at a perfect 7-0, while the Golden Eagles come in having won two straight games. The Golden Eagles’ offense has woken up in those two victories, averaging over 28 points per contest. On paper this looks to… Read More

Parkersburg Welcomes Class AAA No. 1 Huntington
By: Todd Ward
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Being the underdog isn’t something the Parkersburg Big Reds are used to. A school with 797 wins, good for seventh most all-time nationally, is too proud to give in to a team ranked first in the state of West Virginia. That team, the Huntington Highlanders, comes into this game with by far the top defense… Read More

18-Year-Old Columbus Girl Reported Missing
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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Sharon Polanski, an 18-year-old girl from Columbus, Ohio, is missing, according to the Ohio Attorney General's Facebook page. Polanski went missing from Columbus on Oct. 13, 2013, according to the same post. She was last seen wearing rolled up blue jeans, a black zip-up hoodie with the words "All You Need Is Love" on the… Read More

Southeast Ohio Dulcimer Festival Scheduled For This Weekend
By: Mark Hellenberg
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The Southeast Ohio Dulcimer Festival returns to the Federal Valley Resource Center in Stewart, Ohio, Oct. 18-20, featuring workshops and performances by recording artist Esther Golton (pictured left) and festival founder and dulcimer-builder Jerry Rockwell.

Ohio Eyes The Road Ahead After CMU Loss
By: Nick Komjati
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As the clock’s final seconds ticked away from the Bobcats on homecoming weekend, Ohio was faced with the harsh reality that, in the Mid-American Conference, any team is able to topple a favored team on any given Saturday[BP1] . The Bobcats are not unfamiliar with losing in shocking fashion and must learn from their previous experience… Read More

October Is ‘Anti-Bullying Month’: Webisode No. 5
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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As part of October being "Anti-Bullying 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 fifth of 12 webisodes, produced by StopBullying.gov, which bring some of the causes and effects of bullying to light. Have you… Read More

Refuge: Stories Of The Selfhelp Home
By: Megan Valentine
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Saturday, November 9 • 8 p.m. Reaching back more than 75 years, the new documentary “Refuge: Stories of the Selfhelp Home” gives a voice to the final generation Holocaust survivors from Central Europe. Refuge explores the lives of six survivors and refugees against the context of the Nazi cataclysm and how a small group of… Read More

Ohioans With Chronic Illness Hoping For Financial Aid From Obamacare
For those suffering from chronic illnesses, sometimes getting healthy takes a backseat to paying the bills. With the Affordable Care Act's full implementation on the horizon, many Southeastern Ohioans wonder whether changes to the health insurance market will make an impact on the financial strain caused by getting sick. But as WOUB's Ben Postlethwait and… Read More