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Ferguson Suits Up For NCAA Championships
By: Abigail Carnivale
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An Ohio swimmer has only one more chance to suit up for competition this season, coming against the highest caliber of athletes in the NCAA Championships. After enduring a season plagued by a shoulder injury, sophomore Addy Ferguson was invited to swim at the NCAA Championships, starting March 20, in the 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard… Read More
Ohio Hosts Cleveland State In CIT First Round
By: Michael Drapcho
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Despite falling short of the NCAA Tournament and missing out on an NIT bid, Ohio is still playing in the postseason, as the Bobcats will host Cleveland State in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament Wednesday. Cleveland State stumbled out of the gate this season, finishing nonconference play with an 8-6 record with losses… Read More
Ohio Pitching Woes Continue At Xavier
By: Eric Singer
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Before the season began, Ohio coach Rob Smith said that he was optimistic that the increased pitching depth would lead to better results from pitching staff in the 2013-14 season. However, through the first 17 games, the optimism from preseason has turned to disappointment and concern, as the staff, mainly the bullpen, has struggled to… Read More
Athens County Commissioners Approve Lieutenants’ Labor Contract
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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A labor contract for lieutenants and the captain at the Athens County Sheriff's Office was approved Tuesday by the county commissioners, with a change. There is still disagreement over whether the original version of the proposed contract had automatically gone into effect because the commissioners did not take action within 30 days of the contract… Read More
Changes Possible in Addiction Recovery Process
A Gallipolis lawmaker wants behavioral counseling to become a requirement for recovering opiate addicts. Rep. Ryan Smith (R) drafted House Bill 378, now moving through committee, which would force addicts who are using recovery medication to also receive counseling. No recovering addicts could receive any of three drugs commonly used to treat heroin addictions, including Methadone, without… Read More
“New Queen of Bluegrass” Returns to Stuart’s Opera House
Stuart’s Opera House is hosting a special matinee with the most awarded band in bluegrass, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, on Sunday, March 23. Vincent is currently touring in support of her new album, Only Me, which debuted at #1 on Billboard's Bluegrass Album Chart just two days after its release.
Pendy Joins Ohio’s Women’s Golf
By: Nathan Wiseman
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Michigan High School Division I Individual State champion, Lily Pendy,will join the Ohio University women’s golf program in 2014-15, sixth-year head coach Kelly Ovington announced on Tuesday. Pendy won the 2013 Michigan state crown as a senior at Grosse Point South High School by six shots with scores of 74 and 76 after earning medalist… Read More
Lamberti Named To U.S. Collegiate Team
By: Nathan Wiseman
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Kelly Lamberti has been named to the U.S. Collegiate National Team. The elite squad will compete during a tour of Europe from July 8-9. The junior outside hitter is one of 12 student-athletes that will compete with the national team this summer. Lamberti played six matches in China in 2011 as part of the Bring… Read More
Ohio Students Encouraged To Sign Up For Health Care
By: Associated Press
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A colorful bus is rolling through Ohio encouraging college students to sign up for health plans through the new insurance marketplace by a March 31 deadline. Get Covered America's bus tour includes stops in Dayton, Columbus and Cleveland. Free in-person enrollment assistance and one-on-one educational help is being provided. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown planned to… Read More
March Madness: Book Tournament at Athens County Public Libraries
By: Agnes Hapka | Athens Messenger staff reporter
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There was “shock in the staff room” on Friday when J.R.R. Tolkien made it into the third bracket, and J.K. Rowling didn’t. The Hobbit beat out Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets at the conclusion of the second week of Athens County Public Libraries’ March Madness Tournament, said James Hill. Hill, assistant director of the Nelsonville Library,… Read More
Fluff Bakery And Catering Can Move Forward To Obtain Liquor Permit
By: Sara Brumfield | Athens Messenger
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After hearing public support for the transfer of a liquor permit to Fluff Bakery on Monday evening, Athens City Council voted 4-2 to not request a public hearing from the state board of liquor control. Earlier this month, some members of Council stated that they'd heard concerns from some in the community regarding the proposed… Read More
Power Board Approves Western Ohio Wind Farm
By: Associated Press
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The state has approved a wind farm with 176 turbines and associated electric transmission facilities to be located in western Ohio. The Scioto Ridge Wind Farm in Hardin and Logan counties will be capable of generating 300 megawatts of electricity and will include up to 60 miles of access roads, 83 miles of underground electric… Read More
Fatal Head-On Car Crash In Vinton County Leaves 2 Dead
By: WSAZ News
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Two people were killed in a head-on crash in Vinton County Monday morning. The Ohio Highway Patrol tells WSAZ 55-year-old Robert Johnson, Jr. of McArthur and 23-year-old Kyle Garrison of Tiffin died in the accident on SR 93. Troopers say Johnson was traveling north and Garrison traveling south at the time of the accident. After… Read More
Ohio Officials Seek More Kids For Meals Programs
By: Associated Press
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Lawmakers, food bank and school representatives and other stakeholders are getting together in central Ohio to discuss ways to increase participation in a program that provides meals for children from low-income families. They say only a fraction of eligible Ohio children who get free or reduced-price lunches during the school year participate in the federally… Read More
More Than 700 People From 11 States Ban Themselves From Ohio’s Casinos
By: Associated Press
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The lists of people banning themselves from Ohio's casinos and racinos have grown as the state's gambling industry expands. Nearly 750 gamblers from 11 states and Ontario excluded themselves from Ohio's four casinos by last month through a voluntary program. That's up from less than 550 in September. A similar program exists for the racinos,… Read More
WV Spill Company Could Have $3 Million Left By June
By: Associated Press
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UPDATE 2:50 p.m. The company that spilled chemicals into 300,000 West Virginians' water supply could have about $3 million left this summer before paying hundreds of creditors. Freedom Industries Chief Restructuring Officer Mark Welch estimated in bankruptcy court Tuesday that $2.5 million to $3 million would remain in mid-June. He said the 51-employee company will… Read More
Funding Offered To Clean Up Brownfields In Kentucky
By: Associated Press
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A Kentucky agency is offering $140,000 in grant funding for projects that clean up brownfield properties. The Energy and Environment Cabinet says the funding is available for local governments, nonprofits and quasi-governmental agencies. It says projects can be at old factories, former gas stations and other properties that are abandoned or underutilized due to environmental… Read More
Study: Smell Of Chemical In West Virginia Spill Is Detectable In Low Doses
By: Associated Press
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A taxpayer-funded, independent research group says West Virginians can smell a chemical that spilled into their water even at low concentrations deemed safe to drink. California-based researcher Michael McGuire found a panel of smell testers could detect crude MCHM at an "extraordinarily low concentration." State officials said the chemical could be smelled at 1 part… Read More