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911 Outage Felt Across the State of Ohio
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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A 911 outage issue affecting much of Ohio includes Scioto County, according to information released Monday night by the Sheriff's Office. In the meantime, people will need to call 740-354-7566 for the Sheriff's Office. People who live in Portsmouth and New Boston will need to call their local police or ambulance service. There is no… Read More

Dixon Named OAC Player Of The Week
By: Clay Benjamin
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Marietta senior guard Tori Dixon was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week Monday afternoon. “It’s a great honor,” Dixon said. “I believe it has everything to do with the team and coaching staff always giving me the green light and trusting that I have enough confidence to put shots in."… Read More

Even Colder Temperatures Force Second Day of School Closings
Many schools throughout Ohio closed Tuesday morning as the second day of frigid temperatures forced residents to hunker down inside. Athens City Schools was among the first to make the call the parents Monday night anticipating sub zero temperatures Tuesday morning. Wind chills in Athens were as low as minus 25 degrees in Athens early… Read More

Warming Station Opened in Athens During Cold Snap
Those seeking shelter from the extreme cold temperatures can warm themselves at the Athens Community Center. Rich Campitelli, Director of Athens Community Arts, Parks, and Recreation said the Center will be open for people to warm up as temperatures have dropped from unseasonable to brutally cold and windy. Plans call for the warming station to… Read More

Men’s Basketball: Mid-American Conference Preview
By: Michael Drapcho
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Common logic points to most good teams playing a difficult out-of-conference schedule to prepare for the rigors of conference play. This is exactly what Ohio did with a road game against No. 3 Ohio State and home matchups with No. 19 Massachusetts, Valparaiso and Mercer. Ohio currently sits atop the Mid-American Conference East Division with… Read More

Basham Earns FWAA All-American Honors
By: Seth Austin
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Football Writers Association of America named Ohio defensive end Tarell Basham to their Freshman All-America team. Basham started five games in his first season with the Green and White finishing the year with 32 tackles and 7.5 sacks, which is fifth best in school history for a single season. Ohio's stud defensive end joins Western… Read More

Suspended Ohio CB Fisher Charged With Disorderly Conduct
By: Seth Austin
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The Athens Messanger reported Monday that suspended Ohio cornerback Larenzo Fisher was arrested on Dec. 28 and charged with disorderly conduct and was allegedly in possession of property reported stolen. Fisher was arrested with teammate Greg Windham in August for drug trafficking and was suspended before the 2013 season. With his recent arrest, the Athens… Read More

Elderly Woman Found Dead In The Snow
By: Associated Press
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Police in northwestern Ohio say a 90-year-old woman was found dead in the snow near her stranded car. The woman's body was found Monday morning in drifting snow in the city of Wauseon, roughly 35 miles west of Toledo. Police say it appears that the woman's car had gotten stuck in the snow and she… Read More

Woman Found Dead In The Snow
By: Susan Tebben | The Athens Messenger
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Monday's frigid temperatures apparently played a role in the death of an Athens woman after she was found frozen in the snow by a passerby. Emergency dispatchers received a call at around 9 a.m. from a male who said he was driving through Knollwood Court in the Knollwood Trailer Park near Route 50 when he… Read More

Millfield Woman Jailed For Selling Heroin
By: Tom Hodson
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Kayla Estep, 22, of Millfield, entered pleas of guilty to two charges of trafficking in heroin and will spend the next two years in prison. Tuesday Estep entered guilty pleas to a bill of information charging her with two counts of drug trafficking. Athens Common Pleas Court Judge L. Alan Goldsberry sentenced her to a… Read More