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Ohio Wrestling NCAA 2014 Highlight Video
The Ohio Wrestling team went to OKC for the 2014 NCAA Tournament. Of six Ohio wrestlers competing, senior HWT Jeremy Johnson earned All-American honors for the second time in his… Read More
RedStorm Look To Extend Streak Against Conference Rival St. Catherine
By: Corbin Bagford
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The Rio Grande RedStorm (13-17, 3-9 Mid-South Conference) look to extend their three-game winning streak this weekend when they host their conference rival St. Catherine College Patriots (13-14, 7-5 MSC)…. Read More
Michalski Lights Up Marietta Pitchers, Pioneers Fall In Home Opener
By: Cody Linn
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Despite holding two different leads of three or more runs, the Marietta Pioneers dropped their home opener in extra innings to Washington and Jefferson College by a score of 12-10…. Read More
Hrynewich Sets School Record As Ohio Finishes Tenth
By: Luke Torrance
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Freshman Hailey Hrynewich set a school record on Tuesday, but it wasn’t enough to stop the women’s golf team from sliding back to finish tenth at the Ocala Invitational. Hyrnewich… Read More
Hermanek Claims Ohio Is MAC’s Top Team Before Conference Opener
By: Kaleb Carter
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After playing just three times in the past 14 days, the Ohio Bobcats softball team hits the road to play four road games over the coming weekend at Eastern Michigan… Read More
Thomas Named NAIA All-American Honorable Mention
By: Justin Holbrock
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Rio Grande RedStorm junior guard Brianna Thomas has been named to the Division I NAIA Women’s Basketball All-American Honorable Mention team, the All-American Committee officials announced Wednesday evening. Thomas was… Read More
Ohio Looks For First Conference Win Against Broncos
By: Eric Singer
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Not much is going right for the Ohio Bobcats this season. The Bobcats (4-17, 0-3 MAC) are currently on a nine-game losing streak, have struggled to get any sort of… Read More
Nelsonville Man Heading To Prison For 14 Years For Burglary And More
By: Tom Hodson
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Shane Benson, 33, of Nelsonville was found guilty in Athens Co. Common Pleas court of 18 counts of burglary, two counts of grand theft of a firearm or dangerous ordnance,… Read More
Track And Field Travels To Wake Forest Open
Coming off a solid showing at the Wake Forest Open, the Ohio University track and field team will travel to Nashville, Tenn., on Friday to compete in the two-day Vanderbilt… Read More
Mumps Cases In Ohio Outbreak Reach Beyond Columbus
By: Associated Press
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Health officials monitoring a central Ohio mumps outbreak say the viral illness has affected people from five counties. Seventy of the 87 confirmed cases reported Thursday are linked to Ohio… Read More
Police Have Reason To Believe Missing Man May Have Been Suicidal
By: Joe Higgins | Athens Messenger
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It's been two weeks since Samuel Wiater was reported missing. There has still been no sign of Wiater and police suspect that he may have left with the intention of… Read More
Northeast Ohio Municipal Court Live Streams Proceedings
By: Court News Ohio
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While the audience in the South Euclid Municipal Court courtroom is limited to mostly defendants and attorneys – a larger audience could be watching on the Internet. “Our court is… Read More
Hailey Hrynewich Named Mid-American Conference Women’s Golfer Of The Week
By: Nathan Wiseman
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Ohio freshman Hailey Hrynewich was named the Mid-American Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week on Thursday. Hrynewich’s 218 (+2) three round score in the 2014 Morehead State University Ocala Spring… Read More
Athens County Named Certified Local Government for Historic Preservation
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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The city of Athens has been designated as a Certified Local Government for Historic Preservation. The recognition, jointly administered by the National Park Service and the Ohio Historic Society's Historic… Read More
ITS Day Teaches Students Financial and Computer Information
By: Kaitlyn Roman
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Ohio University's School of Information and Telecommunication Systems presented information about security on Thursday. The school's annual ITS day was held in Baker Center Conference Rooms. The series titled, "Security… Read More
Changes & Innovations Being Made From Athens City Arts, Parks And Recreation Department
Host Joan Butcher gets the latest in what's going on from the Arts, Parks, and Recreation director Rich Campitelli and assistant director Andrew Chiki. There are lots of events and… Read More
Little Hocking Man Pleads Guilty To Rape Charges
By: Joe Higgins | Athens Messenger
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A Little Hocking man charged in 2012 with six counts of rape has changed his innocent plea to that of guilty and could face up to 33 years in prison…. Read More
New Financial Advisor Wants To Move Industry In New Direction
By: Tim Sharp
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Phil Ratcliff is doing something many financial advisors left behind long ago: putting the client’s interest first. With a combined decade of experience with American Express Financial Advisors and then… Read More
OU To Host Eclectic String Quintet
Ohio University will welcome Sybarite5 to the Baker Center Theater on Tuesday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. As the first string quintet ever selected as a winner of the Concert… Read More
Lt. Rodney Smith Sworn In As Interim Athens County Sheriff
There’s a new sheriff in town. Well, almost. The Athens County Commissioners have appointed Rodney Smith to the position of acting interim sheriff of Athens County during Pat Kelly’s suspension. “I’m… Read More
Worker Injured In WV Explosion Sues Airgas
By: Associated Press
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A worker at Airgas USA's former facility in Putnam County is suing the company over a 2013 explosion that he says left him permanently injured. William Lee Parrigan's lawsuit alleges… Read More
Region Reflects On 50 Anniversary Of LBJ’s ‘War On Poverty’
By: Athens Messenger staff reports
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President Lyndon B. Johnson’s visit to Athens in May of 1964 marked the beginning of his revolutionary War on Poverty and Great Society campaigns that changed America forever. Fifty years… Read More
Nationally Renowned Elvis Tribute Artist Returns To Stuart’s
Nationally recognized Elvis tribute artist Dwight Icenhower will return to Stuart’s Opera House in Nelsonville on Saturday, March 29 at 8 p.m. Raised in Pomeroy, Ohio, Icenhower began his Elvis… Read More
Jail Commission Able To Move Forward With Roof Project
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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State legislation approved this week makes it possible for Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail in Nelsonville to move forward with a much-needed roof repair. The legislation allows Ohio’s regional jail commissions… Read More
West Virginia Man Convicted In Federal Child Pornography Case
By: Associated Press
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A Huntington man has been convicted in federal court on a child pornography charge. U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin says 66-year-old John D. Hayes was found guilty following a three-day… Read More