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Four Bobcat Wrestlers Survive Day One Of NCAA Championships
By: Kyle Bratke
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Day one of the NCAA championships is in the books. Six Bobcats were eliminated from the championship bracket, but four still remain in the wrestle backs. Jeremy Johnson, 285, Phil Wellington, 197, Cody Walters, 174, and Tywan Claxton, 149, lived to wrestle another day. Johnson and Wellington were the only Ohio wrestlers to grab a… Read More
Freshman Bachman Picks Up First Career Win, 4-2 Over Dayton
By: Kaleb Carter
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After falling in game one of the afternoon at UD Softball Stadium, Ohio bounced back for a solid 4-2 win in six innings over Dayton. The game was cut short due to darkness in the top of the seventh with the Bobcats at the plate. Ohio scored its first three runs on a sharp, bases-clearing… Read More
Pios Split Doubleheader With La Roche
By: Cody Linn
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Game One: After a change in location, the No. 11 Marietta College Pioneers split a doubleheader against the La Roche College Redhawks. The games were originally scheduled to be played at Don Schaly Stadium for Marietta’s home opener, but the two teams ended up playing at La Roche’s home turf in Pittsburgh. Along with scoring… Read More
After Allowing 63 Runs In Five Games, Ohio Looks To Slow Central Michigan
By: Eric Singer
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The Bobcats finished the bulk of non-conference play with a disappointing 4-13 record, and currently sit on a five-game losing streak. However, when Mid-American Conference play begins on Friday, the current records go out the door, and all that matters from this point forward for the ‘Cats is their conference record. Ohio will begin the… Read More
Dayton Homers Thrice In 6-1 Win Over Ohio
By: Kellen Becoats
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A pair of three-run innings late in the game sunk Ohio’s chances of continuing its winning streak Thursday as the Bobcats dropped the first game of their doubleheader 6-1 against Dayton. Savannah Jo Dorsey had pitched well for Ohio (14-13) all afternoon, but things began to fall apart in the fifth inning. The sophomore from… Read More
Rio Seeks Recovery On The Mound In Doubleheader With Pikeville
By: Ryan Lewis
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The Rio RedStorm (10-7) take to the road to face their Mid-South Conference foe, the Pikeville Bears (4-7), after splitting both doubleheaders with the Bears during the 2013 season, The RedStorm are coming off of a doubleheader on Wednesday with St. Catharine, which they split. Rio’s pitching was its weak point. In the two games… Read More
Convicted Murderer Appeals Case To Ohio Supreme Court
By: Susan Tebben | The Athens Messenger
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A 22-year-old man convicted of murder and aggravated robbery is asking that the Ohio Supreme Court consider his argument that he deserves a lesser sentence than life without parole until 28 years have been served. In a notice filed March 7 in the Supreme Court and March 11 in Athens County Common Pleas Court, Mahat… Read More
Trimble Schools To Offer Students On-Campus Clinic
By: Agnes Hapka | Athens Messenger staff reporter
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A planned project with the purpose of making healthcare more readily available to Trimble Local School District students should be a reality by the end of summer break. The school district hired Athens architecture firm Reiser, Valentour, and Callahan earlier in the year to draw up designs for converting a room in the middle school… Read More
Ohio Libertarians File Appeal To Get On May Ballot
By: Associated Press
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The Libertarian Party of Ohio is appealing a federal judge's order in an effort to get its gubernatorial candidate on the May primary ballot. The party had asked a federal judge to order that Charlie Earl be included on the ballot, but the request was denied Wednesday. Ohio's elections chief had disqualified Earl along with… Read More
Schuneman Symposium Focuses On Data Visualization In Storytelling
By: Tom Hodson
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The E. W. Scripps School of Journalism and the School of Visual Communication in the Scripps College of Communication are sponsoring the annual Schuneman Symposium on Tuesday, March 25 at the Baker Center Theater. The topic this year is “Data Reportage: Seeing Stories in Numbers” and it features five top speakers from national news organizations… Read More
Logan Teenager Gets “Fab” Gift From Beatles Recording Engineer
By: Debra Tobin | Logan Daily News
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It was 50 years ago that a British rock band made its first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show and became an overnight sensation. The introduction of the Beatles to America that night in 1964 kicked off a worldwide phenomenon that to this day has never really ended. Beatlemania, as it was called in the… Read More
West Virginia Juvenile Commission Gets New Name, Chairman
By: Associated Press
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A state juvenile commission has a new name, a new chairman and an expanded mission. The West Virginia Supreme Court says the Adjudicated Juvenile Rehabilitation Review Commission made the changes this week during its quarterly meeting. Its new name is the Juvenile Justice Commission. Supreme Court Justice Margaret Workman established the commission in 2011 to… Read More
WV Governor Signs Budget That Taps Reserve Funds
By: Associated Press
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West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has signed a budget that dips into millions of dollars in state reserves. Tomblin approved next year's budget Wednesday but vetoed nearly $67 million in spending. Details weren't immediately available. Tomblin also limited use of the state's Rainy Day Fund to cover a projected shortfall to $100 million in… Read More
Athena Cinema To Host Film Industry Vet, Free Screening
The Division of Film in the Ohio University School of Dance, Film and Theater will host Nancy Gerstman, co-owner of Zeitgeist Films, for a special screening of Child’s Pose (shown left) with a Q&A session afterwards. The free public screening will be held at the Athena Cinema on Tuesday, March 25 at 7 p.m.
Indiana Man Plans Plea In Ohio Explosives Case
By: Associated Press
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Court records say an Indiana Guardsman plans to plead guilty to charges that he had bombs in his car when he was pulled over by police in Ohio. Documents filed in federal court said 44-year-old Andrew Boguslawski will plead guilty April 1 to possessing unregistered destructive devices. He'll face a maximum penalty of 10 years… Read More
Public Housing In West Virginia Receives Grant
By: Associated Press
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Public housing projects across West Virginia are sharing more than $7.9 million in federal funding. Sens. Joe Manchin and Jay Rockefeller, as well as Rep. Nick Rahall say the money comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The funds are used to help develop, finance and modernize public housing developments and for… Read More
West Virginia Tax Payers May Be Refunded
By: Associated Press
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The Internal Revenue Service says more than $3 million in federal income tax refunds for 2010 haven't been claimed in West Virginia. The IRS estimates 4,100 taxpayers in the state could be owed refunds. Half of the potential refunds are estimated at $626. The IRS says in a news release that some people might not… Read More
Jacksonville Mayor Has Positive Outlook For Village
By: Sara Brumfield | Athens Messenger
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After years of hardship, Jacksonville’s new mayor says it’s going to take a community effort to get the village back on track financially and boost morale. The former village fiscal officer and mayor were both charged with using village funds for personal use in years past. The village’s financial woes also led to the disbandment… Read More
Athens Bando & Kickboxing Club Support Athens County Children’s Services
Athens County Children's Services has teamed up with Athens County Bando & Kickboxing Club to raise money to support the "Lace Up For Kids" Project and Athens Bando facility improvements. Club teacher Pat Gryszka and event coordinator Robin Webb talk with host/kickboxing student Ann Kyle about the importance of Project that allows for children to… Read More
Acting Like An Artist: Dr. Harry Greene Talks Reptiles
Dr. Harry W. Greene is a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Cornell University, where he is the leading expert in snakes and reptiles. He came to Ohio University to speak in the Kennedy Lecture Series under the topic, "Natural history and aesthetics: why should we care about nature?" He has multiple books published,… Read More
Marshall University Gets Grant For Student Outreach
By: Associated Press
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Marshall University is using a grant from Alpha Natural Resources to support an energy and power outreach program for high school students. Engineering professor Richard Begley says the funds will be used to develop classes focused on energy and power in cooperation with the state Department of Education and the Southern Regional Education Board. The… Read More
Mumps Outbreak At Ohio State University Grows To 32 Cases
By: Associated Press
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The number of mumps cases in the Ohio State University outbreak has climbed to 32 as officials try to trace how the people involved acquired the viral infection. Columbus Public Health reports the four cases added to the count Wednesday involve three students and one staff member. Of the 32 people infected, 26 are students,… Read More
Ohio Democrats Propose Public Record Changes In Budget
By: Associated Press
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Democratic state lawmakers are seeking to put their own touch on Republican Gov. John Kasich's midterm budget. House Democrats on Wednesday proposed requiring the Legislature to broadcast its committee hearings. Currently, recording is left up to the committee chair. Among other changes, the Democrats want to require public records to be turned over in 20… Read More
Judge Won’t Order Libertarian Back On Ohio Ballot
By: Associated Press
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A federal judge has denied an effort by the Libertarian Party of Ohio to get its gubernatorial candidate back on the ballot for the May primary. Ohio's elections chief disqualified that candidate, Charlie Earl, and the Libertarian candidate for attorney general after their nominating petitions were challenged. The party asked a judge to order that… Read More
WV Gets Snapshot Of Agriculture Feds
By: Associated Press
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New federal data show that the value of West Virginia's agricultural products increased 37 percent over the past five years to a total of $809 million. The West Virginia Department of Agriculture says officials recently met with federal officials to review preliminary results from the Census of Agriculture. The findings are produced every five years… Read More