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Two Witnesses Against Paul J. Roberts Charged With Crimes
By: Tom Hodson
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The chief of the Murray City Police Department is one of two people charged with crimes in relation to the murder of a Glouster man. Christopher Bishop, 37, pleaded guilty… Read More
Farmers Market Asks City Council For Help With Permanent Location
By: Sara Brumfield | Athens Messenger
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Athens City Council Chambers was filled to the brim on Monday evening with Athens Farmers Market board members, vendors and supporters who were asking for the city’s help in finding… Read More
Former Athens Resident To Perform Benefit Concert
Former Athens County resident Christopher L. Koon will accompany two soloists on the piano during a benefit concert on Friday, Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill in Alexandria,… Read More
OU Board of Trustees To Discuss Refinements To Guaranteed Tuition Model
By: Atish Baidya
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The Ohio University Board of Trustees will receive an update on the university’s efforts to implement a guaranteed tuition model at its upcoming meeting Thursday. Officials hope to implement the… Read More
Preseason Poll: Ohio Picked To Finish Third In MAC East
By: Michael Drapcho
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The Ohio Bobcats were selected to finish third in the Mid-American Conference East Division in the annual MAC men’s basketball preseason poll. Ohio received 94 votes in the poll, but… Read More
Gilleland, Pinson Sweep MAC East Weeklies
By: Patrick Gifford
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The Ohio University volleyball team swept MAC East Player of the Week honors for the second time this season Monday. Sophomore setter Abby Gilleland earned MAC East Offensive Player of… Read More
Women’s Hoops Picked Fifth In MAC East
By: Patrick Gifford
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The Ohio University women’s basketball team has been selected to finish fifth in the Mid-American Conference East Division, according to the conference’s coaches. Akron was picked to finish first in… Read More
Bobcat Basketball Picked Third In MAC East
By: Patrick Gifford
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The Ohio University Men’s Basketball team has been picked to finish third in the East Division in the Mid-American Conference preseason poll. A 25-member MAC News Media Panel determined the… Read More
Fire At Heating Plant On OU Campus Causes $300K In Damage
By: Atish Baidya
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UPDATE 3:40 p.m. Ohio University maintenance crews are working to determine the exact cause of a fire at the school’s heating plant that caused at least $300,000 worth of damage… Read More
Penn State Reaches Settlments With Sandusky Vicitms
By: Associated Press
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Penn State's president says the school "cannot undo what has been done" — but that the settlements announced today with 26 young men are a step forward. The school says… Read More
Lottery Says It WIll Provide Machines For Veterans
By: Statehouse News Bureau
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Some 1,200 so-called “next generation machines” will go out to those groups using raffle machines the Attorney General has ruled illegal. Danielle Frizzi Babb with the Ohio Lottery says the… Read More
U.S. Census: More Ohioans Living In Poverty
By: Associated Press
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A U.S. Census report shows that a greater share of Ohioans are living in poverty than before the Great Recession. The numbers show one in six Ohioans was living in… Read More
OU School Of Music Presents Sixth Annual “Hallowpalooza”
By: Erica Molfetto
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The Ohio University School of Music will present "Hallowpalooza VI: An Arm and Allegro" on Oct. 30 at Memorial Auditorium. The annual Halloween-themed concert will be held at 7 p.m. with a special morning concert for area schoolchildren.
Coal Miners Rally In Washington D.C.
Thousands of coal miners, their families and supporters have made the trip to Washington D.C. for a rally today around 11 a.m. at the National Mall. Known as the Rally… Read More
Group reworks fracking ban initiative for spring 2014 ballot
By: Sara Brumfield | Athens Messenger
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The Athens Bill of Rights Committee has begun collecting signatures in a second attempt to get a proposed fracking ban placed on the ballot in Athens. According to a news… Read More
Weekend traffic stops result in numerous charges
By: Marika Lee | The Logan Daily News
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Local law enforcement conducted numerous traffics stops on people headed to Athens for the Halloween Block Party, which resulted in almost 30 charges being filed. The Hocking County Sheriff’s Office,… Read More
Explosion knocks out heating building
By: Susan Tebben | The Athens Messenger
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A fire at a heating building on Factory Street caused power to be cut to campus buildings on the West Side of Ohio University. An electrical switch on the upper… Read More