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Cooper To Suit Up For Bosnian National Team
By: Michael Drapcho
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Former Ohio basketball standout D.J. Cooper will spend his summer in Europe. The point guard was granted Bosnian citizenship, allowing him to compete with the Bosnian National Team. Cooper will be only the fourth American ever to play for the Bosnian National Team. The other Americans that have represented Bosnia are Zach Wright, who Cooper… Read More
Consultants Say Main Portion Of The Ridges Structurally Sound
By: Sara Brumfield | Athens Messenger
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Those in attendance at Wednesday’s public meeting with the architecture firm selected to aid Ohio University in The Ridges master plan appeared to be relieved as the firm announced that the main portion of the former Athens Mental Health Center is structurally sound. Last month, OU announced that it had selected Schooley Caldwell Associates, a… Read More
Kasich Signs Bill Ohio-Kentucky Bridge Tolls
By: Associated Press
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich has signed legislation to allow tolls on a new bridge over the Ohio River that will replace an overpass deemed "functionally obsolete." Kasich signed the bill Wednesday at Cincinnati's Paul Brown Stadium. That's adjacent to the 51-year-old Brent Spence Bridge, which spans the river to northern Kentucky. The bridge carries about… Read More
Judge Orders 3 Early Voting Days Restored
By: M.L. Schultze | Ohio Public Radio • WKSU
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Earlier this year, Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted had directed the 88 county boards of elections to hold uniform voting hours – and they did not include the Saturday, Sunday and Monday before November’s gubernatorial election. Democrats challenged that, saying it disproportionately affects their voters, who dominate early-in person voting on those days. In… Read More
Ohio Leading Group Of Drilling States Exploring Human-Made Earthquakes
By: Associated Press
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Ohio is leading a group of drilling states working with seismology experts at energy companies, government agencies and universities across the U.S. on how best to detect and regulate human-induced earthquakes. The initiative follows Ohio's discovery in April of a probable link between the drilling practice called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and five small tremors… Read More
2014 Gladden House Sessions: Ben Davis, Jr.
On this episode of The Gladden House Sessions, Josh Antonuccio talks with Pomeroy, Ohio, singer-songwriter Ben Davis, Jr., who performs two original compositions: "Fine" and "The Day Before Payday."
New episodes will be posted on woub.org/arts every Monday and Tuesday through July.
Washboard Music Festival Celebrates Culture of Logan, Ohio
By: Rachel Martindale | Logan Daily News
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Local residents and tourists from across the nation will converge on Logan to celebrate all things washboard in the 14th Annual Washboard Music Festival this week, June 12–14. Streets will close and laundry will be strung between light posts. Artisans and food vendors will set up shop along Main and Market streets. Children will hop… Read More
Southwest Ohio City Is Trying To Push Out Its Poor Citizens
By: Associated Press
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A southwest Ohio city has been trying for several years to push out poor residents, threatening tenants with losing assistance if they have delinquent water bills and discussing putting some landlords of low-income housing through extra bureaucracy in hopes they’ll leave, according to an investigation by The Cincinnati Enquirer. Officials in Middletown, about halfway between… Read More
Boil Order Issued In Marietta Due To Repairs
By: Associated Press
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A boil water advisory is in effect for Marietta for customers from the intersection of Seventh Street and Greene Street going south on Route 7 to Wayne Street. WTAP reports, businesses affected include Bar-B-Cutie, Captain D's, Wendy's, East of Chicago Pizza and many other customers in that area who are experiencing loss of water or… Read More
Gallia County Boil Order Lifted
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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A boil water advisory was lifted late Tuesday night for the nearly 3,000 customers impacted by a water outage since Monday, June 2. According to WSAZ, a news release from the city of Gallipolis says it is no longer necessary to boil your water. Samples have been taken, analyzed and are safe. The boil advisory… Read More
Judge Questions West Virginia Spill Company’s Fees
By: Associated Press
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A federal judge is questioning whether highly paid lawyers are helping keep money in a bankrupt company that spilled chemicals into West Virginia's largest water supply. Bankruptcy Judge Ronald Pearson in Charleston on Tuesday questioned Freedom Industries' almost $2 million in consulting and legal bills from January through March. Specifically, Pearson expressed concerns that two… Read More
Cousin: Ohio Soldier Is 1 Of 5 Killed In Afghanistan
By: Associated Press
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A cousin says a 25-year-old soldier from southern Ohio was one of five American troops killed this week during an airstrike in southern Afghanistan. Mindy Helton says military representatives visited Justin Helton's parents' home in Beaver early Tuesday to inform them of his death. A Pentagon spokesman says five troops were killed Monday during "a… Read More
Commissioners Asked To Weigh In On Injection Well Complaint
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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The Athens County Commissioners were asked Tuesday to lend their support to a complaint filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding two injection wells near Torch. Andrea Reik and Heather Cantino of the Athens County Fracking Action Network asked the commissioners to write a letter of support for the complaint filed June 4 by… Read More
Audit: Some Athens County Officials Are More Compliant Than Others In Following Law
By: Associated Press, Athens Messenger staff reports
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Public employees asked to provide common records during a statewide test of Ohio's open records laws in April followed the law in nine of every 10 requests, according to audit results that found much higher compliance than a similar survey a decade ago. In Athens County, like most others, compliance among officials in following the… Read More
‘Wee Cats’ Former Coach Is Suspended From Another Position
By: Susan Tebben | The Athens Messenger
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A former Trimble cheerleading coach now facing a felony theft charge has been suspended from another post within the township. Christa Shutts was suspended indefinitely as secretary/treasurer of the Trimble Township Wastewater Treatment District at an emergency special meeting of the district's board of trustees on Monday. "The board decided … to suspend Christa Shutts… Read More
Food Conference Being Held In Athens County For 3rd Year
By: Sara Brumfield | Athens Messenger
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The third annual Real Food, Real Local food conference will be held at Kiser’s Barbeque at Eclipse this week – sharing success stories from Athens County’s local food movement and teaching locals and guests how they can get involved. The Real Food, Real Local Institute supports the development of local food systems through education, mentoring,… Read More
Lieutenant Sues Ohio University, PD Over Wage Dispute
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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An Ohio University police lieutenant has filed a federal lawsuit against OU asserting that he is due overtime pay for part of the time he spent on paid administrative leave. Christopher Johnson filed the lawsuit last week in U.S. District Court, naming the university and the Ohio University Police Department as defendants. Johnson was on… Read More
Despite Opposition, The Common Core Has A Firm Footing In Ohio
By: Bill Rice | WCPN
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Brad McQueen, a 5th grade public school teacher from Tucson, Arizona, has made a personal crusade of denouncing the Common Core. McQueen was a featured speaker at an anti-Common Core rally at the Ohio statehouse last week. The new standards are meant to raise the bar of student achievement to better prepare kids for the… Read More
The Woman Who Wants To Be Ohio’s Next Lieutenant Governor Wants Answers
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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The woman who’d like to be Ohio’s next Lieutenant Governor said she’s concerned about two resignations that took place recently in current Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor’s office. Sharen Neuhardt, the running mate of Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Ed FitzGerald, said she wants more information about why one of the women who resigned from Taylor’s office claimed… Read More
The Expansion Of The Pay-As-You-Earn Student Loan System
By: Amy Hansen | StateImpact Ohio
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Ohio’s college graduates carry an average of $29,000 in student loan debt, according to The Institute for College Access and Success. So President Obama’s recent call to expand the already existing Pay-As-You-Earn, or PAYE, plan by basing monthly payments on borrowers’ incomes could offer some breathing room to those struggling with that debt, said Randy… Read More