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Ohio Makes Local 10-Year-Old Girl An Honorary Recruit
By: Brad Friedman
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The youth of Ohio women’s basketball has been a big story through 20 games, but the ‘Cats just got a whole lot younger. Bob Boldon officially introduced 10-year-old Adyn Bucher… Read More
Athens County Auditor Files For Re-election
By: Athens Messenger staff reports
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Athens County Auditor Jill Thompson announced her re-election Tuesday as she filed her nominating petitions with the Athens County Board of Elections. Thompson, who grew up on an Athens County… Read More
Commissioners Borrow Money For New X-Ray Unit
By: Athens Messenger staff reports
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A loan of $21,000 from Hocking Valley Bank is being obtained by the Athens County Commissioners to purchase a new x-ray unit for Courthouse security. Common Pleas Court Judge George… Read More
Chief Justice To Appoint Commission To Consider Athens County Sheriff Suspension
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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After a request today by the Ohio Attorney General, Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor will have 14 days to appoint a special three-judge commission to consider the suspension of… Read More
Chief Justice to Appoint Commission to Consider Athens County Sheriff Suspension
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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After a request today by the Ohio Attorney General, Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor will have 14 days to appoint a special three-judge commission to consider the suspension of… Read More
Ohio Rides Big Win Over Toledo Into Kalamazoo
By: Michael Drapcho, Pat Moore
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Ohio finally put together a complete 40-minute game in its last game, a thrilling 95-90 overtime win over Toledo. The question is no longer, “Can this team compete for a… Read More
West Virginia Water Cleanup Act
By: Associated Press
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West Virginia residents and small businesses affected by a water-use ban will receive credits for clearing out their water systems. West Virginia American Water will give small businesses a 2,000-gallon… Read More
Grand Jury Returns No Bill Decision in Coal Grove Shooting
By: Emma Perrin
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Lawrence County Grand Jury returned a "no bill" decision against Richard Blackshire, a Coal Grove, Ohio man, according to the Portsmouth Daily Times. A no bill decision inidicates that the charges… Read More
Cabell County Prosecuter Appointed
By: Emma Perrin
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Cabell County Prosecutor Chris Chiles has been appointed by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin to replace David Pancake as 6th Judicial Circuit Court Judge in Cabell County. According to WSAZ, the… Read More
Chillicothe Residents Arrested
By: Tori Knueven
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Two Chillicothe residents are now under arrest after police obtained a search warrant for a home on Adams Avenue Police arrested 34-year-old Jahmol Cruse and 26-year-old Heather Jones. Inside the… Read More
Finding Balance In Life Without Cooper
Few gave as much credence to the possibility of success for this season’s Ohio Bobcats when compared to seasons past. It wasn’t for tepidness toward head coach Jim Christian’s first… Read More
Auditor Announces Candidacy
By: Tori Knueven
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Athens County Auditor Jill Thompson is officially running for re-election. Thompson pledged to continue to protect the taxpayers when she filed her nominating petitions with the county Board of Elections…. Read More
PHOTOS: 2014 OU World Music and Dance Concert
Ohio University's fourth annual World Music and Dance Festival wrapped up on Saturday, Feb. 1 with a concert held in Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium. The festival, co-founded and directed by Associate Professor of Multicultural Music Education Paschal Yao Younge and his wife Zelma Badu-Younge, associate professor in the Division of Dance, "introduces different ways of conceptualizing the arts and potentially opens up new avenues of creativity, expression and aesthetic appreciation for students," according to Yao Younge. We hope you enjoy these concert photos, courtesy of WOUB student photographer Brooke Herbert Hayes.
Film Study A Crucial Part To Wellington’s Success
Phil Wellington, mechanical engineering major, studied hard to prepare for this test. He took notes and studied the material over and over. He read the information and watched the videos…. Read More
Bill Nye, Ken Ham Set To Debate Evolution, Creation Tuesday In Kentucky
Kentucky's "Creation Museum" will play host Tuesday night to a debate between Answers In Genesis CEO Ken Ham and scientist Bill Nye, known from his days as a PBS television… Read More
Ice Storm Warning Issued For Area Counties
A winter storm warning has been replaced with a rarely issued ice storm warning for some counties in Southeast Ohio. Hocking, Pike, Ross and Scioto Counties as well as Adams,… Read More
Fire Destroys Ohio Business
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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A massive fire has destroyed a carpet business. The fire broke out at Spaulding Carpet about 1:15 Tuesday morning. Flames were showing outside the building when fire crews arrived. The… Read More