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Sen. Portman Calls For Clear Message From U.S. To Stem Flood Of Child Migrants
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Republican Senator Rob Portman wants the United States to send a clear message to Central American countries as the federal government struggles to respond to the flood of children trying to enter the U.S. from the region. Portman calls the flood of child migrants a humanitarian crisis. He said violence and poverty in Central America… Read More
Sharon Van Etten: Afraid of Nothing
By: Josh Antonuccio
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With the release of Are We There, Sharon Van Etten has won critical acclaim with one of her best albums to date. She’s currently on tour in the U.S., Canada and Europe, landing this weekend at both the Pitchfork Festival in Chicago and then later at The Forecastle Festival in Louisville, Ky. WOUB contributor Josh… Read More
Ohio University To Offer New Energy Engineering Degree
By: Atish Baidya
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Ohio University is expanding its degree offering in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology beginning this fall. The new four-year Bachelor of Science degree in energy engineering will be the third such program in the country. “Energy is considered one of the grand challenges for engineering and touches each of our lives, so we… Read More
Same-Sex Weddings Prohibited At Ohio Statehouse
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A board has maintained a policy preventing same-sex couples and others without valid Ohio wedding licenses from renting the Ohio Statehouse and its grounds for weddings and receptions. A spokesman for the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board, which oversees the Statehouse building and grounds, said a committee reviewed the policy and recommended no changes,… Read More
Ohio Lottery Reports $940 Million In Profits
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The Ohio Lottery is reporting another year of record-high sales and profits, boosted partly by revenue from new video lottery terminals at three racino sites. Lottery officials say preliminary data show traditional sales and the VLT revenue totaled $3.2 billion for the 2014 fiscal year. That's $314 million more than the previous year. It generated… Read More
Echo My Sentiments For All Eternity: A Talk With Sun Kil Moon’s Mark Kozelek
By: Josh Antonuccio
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Mark Kozelek (who performs under the moniker Sun Kil Moon) will steer his current tour to Louisville, Ky., this weekend, with a highly anticipated set at this year’s Forecastle Festival. Formerly the bandleader of the widely acclaimed band Red House Painters, Kozelek and his band mates initially developed the first Sun Kil Moon song set… Read More
Close To 2,2000 Tanks Registered Under New Law
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About 2,200 aboveground storage tanks have already been registered in compliance with a new West Virginia law to safeguard against harmful spills. The state Department of Environmental Protection on Thursday urged tank owners to come forward with any questions so they can register on time. Most aboveground tanks must be registered in a new law… Read More
Uranium Site Cleanup May Lay Off Workers
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The contractor leading decontamination and decommissioning work at a Cold War-era uranium plant in southern Ohio anticipates up to 675 layoffs beginning in October because of problems related to funding for the project. Fluor-B&W Portsmouth on Thursday notified employees and the state about the potential layoffs for workers cleaning up the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion… Read More
State Says Ohio Measles Outbreak Could Be Winding Down
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The Health Department says Ohio's measles epidemic appears to be winding down while cases of mumps, while slowing, continue to infect people. The last confirmed case of measles was in Holmes County on June 30, which epidemiologist Brian Fowler says puts the unofficial end at July 21 and the official end at Aug. 11, or… Read More
Ohio Unemployment Rate Unchanged At 5.5 Percent
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The unemployment rate in Ohio for June remained unchanged at 5.5 percent, staying at the lowest level since before the Great Recession. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported Friday on the seasonally adjusted rate for June, the same as May and down from 5.7 percent in April and 6.1 percent in March…. Read More
Another Drug Ring Player Pleads Guilty
By: Susan Tebben | The Athens Messenger
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Another member of a drug ring out of Glouster has pleaded guilty to charges of trafficking and racketeering. Bert Sharrer Jr., 18, of McConnelsville, entered into the plea agreement last week that saw him admit guilt to charges of aggravated trafficking in drugs and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity. Sharrer Jr., along with… Read More
Kelly Trial Moved To 2015
By: Susan Tebben | The Athens Messenger
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The trial of suspended Sheriff Patrick Kelly will likely be moved to next year, but the judge overseeing the case said it is unlikely to move out of Athens County. Defense attorney Scott Wood is expected to file a motion requesting a continuance in the the trial due to the “voluminous” amount of discovery involved… Read More