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Bill Introduced To Force Businesses To Pay For Contraception For Employees
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Democrats in the Ohio Legislature are introducing a bill that they say would require employer provided health care insurance plans that cover prescription drugs to cover contraceptives under the same… Read More
Athens Council Opposes Meigs Barge Facility Proposal
By: Sara Brumfield | Athens Messenger
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Athens City Council unanimously voted on Monday to oppose the construction of a barge facility on the Ohio River which would accept fracking waste in neighboring Meigs County. GreenHunter Water,… Read More
Obama Administration Plans To Appeal Federal Court Ruling On Subsidized Health Coverage
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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A Washington, D.C.-based appeals court ruled that – according to the Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare – people can only receive the subsidies if they bought their insurance… Read More
Report: Crute Not With Ohio Men’s Basketball Team
By: Michael Drapcho
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Ohio guard Kendall Crute is currently away from the Ohio men’s basketball team, according to a report from Jason Arkley of the Athens Messenger. The Georgia native has returned home… Read More
Athens County Gets Grants For Road Projects
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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Athens County has been successful in its first attempt to get grant funding through the newly formed Athens County Transportation Improvement District. County Engineer Jeff Maiden told the county commissioners… Read More
Athens-Belpre Rail Trail
John Knouse and John Lohse of the Athens Conservancy talk with guest Bob Eichenberg about the new Athens-Belpre Rail Trail. The three discuss the struggles they are working to overcome… Read More
Ohio Base Workers Offered Buyouts Ahead Of Layoffs
By: Associated Press
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Civilian employees at Ohio's largest military base will have until Aug. 1 to notify officials if they plan to retire or leave with incentives ahead of hundreds of layoffs this… Read More
Forecastle Chat: Q&A with Sharon Van Etten
By: Josh Antonuccio
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Sharon Van Etten was one of the standout artists at this year’s Forecastle Music Festival in Louisville, Ky. WOUB contributor Josh Antonuccio caught up with Van Etten on the banks… Read More
Teen Dies In Monday Night Crash
By: Associated Press
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A Stewart teen died after the vehicle he was driving went off State Route 329 on Monday night. Michael Allen Rood, 18, was pronounced dead at the scene of the… Read More
Lawsuit Involving Injured Toddler Is Settled
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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A federal lawsuit filed after a 2-year-old boy was burned while riding a toy tractor has been settled. The lawsuit, filed by Marlon and Heather Buckley of Setty Road, was… Read More
Trimble, Federal Hocking Approved For Free Lunch Program
By: Sarah Hawley | Athens Messenger staff reporter
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Two Athens County school districts will be providing free lunch to students for the upcoming school year. When students return to school at Trimble and Federal Hocking in a few… Read More
OU Contests Recommendation In Broken-Thumb Case
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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Ohio University is contesting a magistrate's recommendation that $22,554 be awarded to a student who claimed her thumb was broken when an OU police officer handcuffed her. On Monday, the… Read More
Second Trimble Grievance Could Go To Arbitration
By: Sarah Hawley | Athens Messenger staff reporter
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A Trimble Local Teachers Association’s grievance with regard to the former boys basketball coach has been denied for a second time. In the second grievance filed concerning Curt Moore, the… Read More