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Biggest Games of 2014: West Virginia
By: Michael Drapcho
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Editor's Note: With practices beginning in a matter of days, our writers have scanned the schedules to find the biggest games for the upcoming season. We continue with West Virginia. … Read More
Biggest Games of 2014: SEOAL
By: Nick Komjati
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Editor's Note: With fall practices beginning in a matter of days, our writers have scanned the schedules to find the biggest games of the 2014 season. We continue with the… Read More
Biggest Games of 2014: MVL
Editor's Note: With practices beginning in a matter of days, our writers have scanned the schedules to find the biggest games for the upcoming season. We begin in the MVL. … Read More
Ohio Athletics Releases 2013-14 Annual Report
Ohio Athletics released its 2013-14 Annual Report on Thursday. The 16-page document highlights the program’s athletic, academic and financial successes of the past year. For the fifth-straight season, both football… Read More
Logan’s Sunnyside Grocery Denied Variance To Reopen
By: Debra Tobin | Logan Daily News
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With more traffic, tourists and people coming into Hocking County and Downtown Logan, it would be beneficial for everyone to support small businesses and entrepreneurs wishing to open businesses. However,… Read More
Majority Of Top Healthcare Jobs In Cleveland Don’t Require Bachelor’s Degree
By: Brian Bull | Ohio Public Radio • WCPN
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Nationally, nearly half of the total healthcare workforce in the 100 largest American metropolitan areas are employed as nurses, support technicians, psychiatric and home health aides. For many of those… Read More
World Breastfeeding Week 2014
Jackie Wolf welcomes guest Michele Biddlestone, Lactation Consultant at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital, to talk about World Breastfeeding Week. Taking place every year during the first week of August, this years… Read More
Strickland Doesn’t Regret The Way He Handled Ohio’s Economy
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Many economic indicators show Ohio’s economy has recovered significantly since the nation’s recession in 2008 and 2009. One controversial measure passed by congress gave states billions of dollars to prop… Read More
Ohio State Fires Band Director For Ignoring ‘Sexualized’ Culture
By: Associated Press
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Ohio State University has fired the director of its celebrated marching band amid allegations he knew about and ignored "serious cultural issues" including sexual harassment. Jonathan Waters had led the… Read More
Biden Talks Infrastructure At National Urban League Conference
By: Tana Weingartner | Ohio Public Radio • WVXU
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Vice President Joe Biden told the National Urban League Conference Thursday morning that the Obama administration is committed to job training and infrastructure repair. Biden said that will go far… Read More
Kasich Stands By State’s Top Education Leader Despite Controversy
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Gov. John Kasich is standing by his top education leader in the wake of controversy surrounding a charter school investigation. The probe was launched after a group of teachers alleged… Read More
Did Someone Say Treat? Make Dog Biscuits And Ice Cream At Home
By: Kelly Martin
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You know you love them like they’re your children. Our furry four-legged friends love a good treat every now and then. That’s why recent news that dogs have died… Read More
Herbs, Spices And Flavorings – A Guide To Simplifying Seasonings
By: Ann Kyle
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Great food should be judged by the company it keeps! When I read this quote I knew it would be appropriate for a future blog and here we are…Food Blog… Read More
Athens Officials Tout Benefits Of Electrical Aggregation
By: Atish Baidya
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City and county officials are hoping electrical aggregation will bring benefits to consumers, the environment and local economy. On Tuesday the Southeast Ohio Public Energy Council (SOPEC), the organization formed… Read More
Freedom School Operating Thoughout Ohio
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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It’s been 50 years since Freedom Summer, the civil rights movement that focused on getting African Americans, particularly those in the South, to register to vote and become politically active…. Read More
Ohio’s Powell, Kristoff Dish About Music, Baseball, Movies
By: Lucas Widman
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Before the season takes off, we asked Bobcat defensive back Josh Kristoff and center Lucas Powell a couple of lighter questions about what they are like off the field. Q:… Read More
Health Insurers Owe More Than $1.2 Million In Refunds In Ohio
By: Associated Press
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Federal officials say around 35,000 Ohioans will benefit from more than $1.2 million in refunds from insurance companies because of a provision in President Barack Obama's health care law. The… Read More
Akron’s Bowden, NIU’s Stingly Surprised By Preseason Placing
By: Nick Komjati
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The Mid-American Conference released its annual preseason football rankings before the start of the 2014 MAC Media Day on Wednesday and showed that the balance of power may be shifting… Read More
ACBDD Approves Employees’ One-Year Contracts
By: Sarah Hawley | Athens Messenger staff reporter
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New one-year contracts have been approved for two administrative employees with the Athens County Board of Developmental Disabilities. The Board approved contracts with Butch Withem and Steve Kramer. Withem is… Read More
MAC Commissioner: We Don’t Support Paying Student-Athletes
By: Eric Singer
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The media day festivities officially began around noon Wednesday as Mid-American Conference commissioner Dr. Jon Steinbrecher opened with his ‘State of the MAC” address. Here were some of the most… Read More
Commissioners Place ACDBB Levy On Ballot
By: Sarah Hawley | Athens Messenger staff reporter
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The Athens County Board of Developmental Disabilities will have a 1.5 mill levy on the November ballot following approval by the Athens County Commissioners on Tuesday. ACBDD Supt. Eric Young… Read More
Free Concert At Zanesville Museum Of Art
The Zanesville Museum of Art’s 2014 free summer concert series, Musical Color II, continues on Saturday, July 26 with the "Good Earth Concert," to be performed by the Schubach Big… Read More
Fur Peace Ranch to Host “Arts & Minds Fest”
For decades, Jorma Kaukonen’s Fur Peace Ranch has provided guitar instruction to countless visiting students and top-notch live entertainment to local residents. This weekend, the educational camp and concert venue… Read More