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RedStorm Ride Seven-Game Win Streak Into The Cumberlands
By: McKennah Robinson
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After six consecutive non-conference games, the ladies from Rio Grande are now gearing up for a different type of battle – the Mid-South Conference battle. Rio Grande will face the… Read More

Rio Grande Seeks Back-To-Back Wins
By: Nathan Wiseman
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Rio Grande (8-5) will ring in a new year of Mid-South Conference action on Thursday evening when it travels to Williamsburg, Ky., to face the Cumberlands (8-3). The RedStorm look… Read More

Swimming And Diving Trains In Florida
By: Abbey Carnivale
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The Ohio swimming and diving team is starting off the new year by soaking up all the Vitamin D they can as the Bobcats travel to Fort Lauderdale, Fla. This… Read More

Summit County Leads State For Meth Labs
By: Associated Press
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Authorities say northeast Ohio's Summit County is a hotbed of methamphetamine production. The Akron Beacon Journal reports that the county sheriff's drug unit found another 85 meth lab sites in… Read More

Ohio Energy Production Rising As Wells Increase
By: Associated Press
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A new report says Ohio energy companies extracted more than twice as much oil and gas from the Utica shale during three months last year than all of 2012. The… Read More

Athens Elementary Schools Develop Plans For Struggling Readers
By: Arian Smedley | Athens Messenger
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With the fall Ohio Achievement Assessment results in, officials at the Athens City School District have identified 60 third graders who failed to hit the cut-off score for the reading… Read More

Ohio Has Record Low Traffic Deaths In 2013
By: Associated Press
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Ohio had a record low number of traffic deaths in 2013, according to preliminary data released Wednesday by the State Highway Patrol. At least 923 people died on Ohio roads… Read More

Cambridge Man Charged With Killing Pizza Delivery Driver To Appear In Court
By: Associated Press
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A Cambridge man accused of killing a pizza delivery driver has requested and received a court-appointed attorney. Adam Charles Burris is charged with murder in the slaying of 26-year-old Kayla… Read More

Winter Storm Kicks Off 2014
By: Atish Baidya
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The entire state of Ohio is under either a winter weather advisory or winter storm watch as the second day of 2014 promises to bring with it snow and bitterly… Read More

Major Construction Projects In Athens Slated For 2014
By: Sara Brumfield | Athens Messenger
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This will be the year for probably the most anticipated construction project in the city of Athens in recent history — the rehabilitation of Richland Avenue. According to Andy Stone,… Read More

Ohio Minimum Wage To Rise A Bit
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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Ten cents an hour. That’s the raise most of Ohio’s minimum-wage workers started getting Wednesday. The minimum wage for nontipped employees has gone from $7.85 an hour to $7.95 an… Read More