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Athens Farmers Market Now Offers Evening Hours
By: Sara Brumfield | Athens Messenger
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The Athens Farmers Market will offer evening hours for the first time starting June 19, offering three markets a week throughout the summer and fall. According to Athens Farmers Market… Read More
Columbus Submits Bid For 2016 Democratic National Convention
By: Associated Press
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Columbus has submitted its bid to host the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Ohio's capital city touted its convenient transportation, walkable neighborhoods, restaurants and major convention center in an application submitted… Read More
Federal Judge Rules Coal Company Polluted Streams In West Virginia
By: Associated Press
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A federal judge has ruled that two Alpha Natural Resources mountaintop removal mines in southern West Virginia illegally polluted streams. U.S. District Judge Robert Chambers in Huntington ruled Wednesday that… Read More
Southern Ohio WWII Veteran Recalls D-Day
By: Steve Brown | Ohio Public Radio • WOSU
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It’s been 70 years since Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France for what many historians call the most important event of the 20th century. Wendell Ellenwood grew up… Read More
Bill In Ohio Legislature Would Ban Some Popular Birth Control Options
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Republican State Representative John Becker wants to eliminate all coverage for abortion in state health care plans, even in cases of rape and incest or when the life of the… Read More
FitzGerald: Sports Teams Should Compete For Local Tax Dollars
By: Nick Castele | Ohio Public Radio • WCPN
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Last month, local voters extended a tax on alcohol and cigarettes for 20 more years. There’s been talk about splitting the $13 million generated annually evenly between the Indians, Cavaliers… Read More
Storm-Damaged Counties Can Get Federal Aid
By: Associated Press
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The U.S. Small Business Administration has granted Ohio's request to issue disaster declarations for two regions of Ohio battered by storms last month. The agency's declaration means residents and businesses… Read More
Ohio State Trustees To Vote On In-State Tuition Freeze
By: Associated Press
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An Ohio State University Board of Trustees committee has proposed freezing tuition for instate undergraduate students for the second straight year. The Columbus Dispatch reports that the full board is… Read More
Lowell Drug Sweep Nets 7 Arrests
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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More than one percent of the population of the town of Lowell, Ohio is behind bars following drug arrests by the Major Crime's task force Wednesday. Washington County Sheriff Larry… Read More