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Million-Dollar Suit Against Glouster To Return To Court
By: Joe Higgins | Athens Messenger
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A complex civil suit involving the village of Glouster and a tow company is headed back to Athens County Common Pleas Court after a district court denied several appeals in… Read More
Has Ukraine Fallen Out Of The National Spotlight?
By: Ann Jacob
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The issues in Ukraine were headline news for weeks as rallies overthrew a government, and even more as Russia began to move into Crimea. Now, it seems as if the… Read More
Ohio’s Elderly Greatly Abused And Neglected, Says Group
By: Brian Bull | Ohio Public Radio • WCPN
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Ohio’s elderly are vastly unprotected and underserved, according to a public policy group’s latest report. They want the state legislature to pass a bill that would help prevent elder abuse… Read More
Quinnipiac Poll Shows Most Ohioans Favor Gay Marriage
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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A new Quinnpiac Poll shows most Ohioans surveyed support allowing same sex couples to marry. But the details of this poll show which groups are most likely to support efforts… Read More
Fairfield County EMA Releases New Mobile App
By: Merle Tilk
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The Fairfield County Emergency Management Agency now offers a new mobile app. The applications allows the community to sign up for alert notifications and to access the NOAA weather radio… Read More
Accurso Sets 10000m Record At MAC Outdoor Championship
Ohio distance runner Juli Accurso added to her impressive resume Thrusday with a record-shattering performance on day one of her final MAC Outdoor Championship meet. The senior's 10000m time off… Read More
Ohio Softball Gears Up For Lexington Regional
By: Kellen Becoats
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When the Bobcats started the season 7-0 and progressed to 12-1 — their best start in program history — they knew that they could achieve their lofty championship goals through… Read More
OU Alumni Will Host First-Ever “On The Green Weekend”
The Ohio University Alumni Association will host the first-ever “On the Green Weekend,” May 30 through June 1. On the Green is a spring sister event to the annual Homecoming… Read More
Athens Named Finalist For Outside Magazine’s Best Town Contest
By: Sara Brumfield | Athens Messenger
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Athens has been selected as one of 64 finalists in Outside Magazine’s fourth annual Best Towns competition. The winner will be selected by public online votes, with the "Best Place… Read More
Tammy Faye Bakker Subject of Athens Playwright’s New Work
In her acting career, Shelley Delaney has portrayed Joan of Arc and Lady Macbeth. But there was always one person she wanted to tackle: Tammy Faye Bakker.
Now the Athens actress will get her chance, in Tammy Faye's Final Audition, penned by area playwright Merri Beichler.
Hocking County Will Create New Policy For Lodging Tax Enforcement
By: Rachel Martindale | Logan Daily News
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Discussion at the Hocking County Commissioners’ meeting on Thursday focused on preparations for a new lodging-tax enforcement policy. Hocking County Prosecutor Laina Fetherolf was present at the meeting to discuss… Read More
West Virginia Adopts Straightforward A-To-F Grading Scale
By: Associated Press
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West Virginia schools will start receiving report cards as well as issuing them in 2015. The West Virginia Board of Education has approved a new policy for accrediting the state's… Read More
Meteorite Shakes Homes In West Virginia
By: Associated Press
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NASA said a meteorite is likely to blame for a loud boom and ground shake felt across several West Virginia counties. According to WSAZ, 911 centers in Boone, Lincoln, and… Read More
Heroin Ring Dismantled In Portsmouth; 8 People Indicted
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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A heroin trafficking ring is being dismantled in Portsmouth with the indictment of eight people from Portsmouth and Dayton, according to Police Chief Robert Ware and Scioto County Sheriff Marty… Read More
Workers: Your Boss Can Impose Their Political Will Upon You
By: Brian Bull | Ohio Public Radio • WCPN
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In the final weeks leading up to the 2012 presidential election, Republican challenger Mitt Romney accused the Obama Administration of waging a “war on coal." Romney appeared in an attack… Read More
FestivALL Celebrates 10 Years Of Highlighting Charleston’s Arts Scene
photo: Greg Sava FestivALL Charleston 2014 will celebrate 10 years with a diverse schedule that includes past favorites and many new events. The popular fest returns June 20-29. "To celebrate… Read More
As Kasich Pushes Job Wins, Fitzgerald Campaign Pushes Back
By: Lewis Wallace | Ohio Public Radio • WYSO
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich is pushing two pieces of good job news: Procter and Gamble is opening a distribution warehouse near the Dayton airport, and the Fuyao auto glass company… Read More