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Ohio Grape Growers Recovering From Tough Winter
By: Brian Bull | Ohio Public Radio • WCPN
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This winter was a deadly one for vinifera vines, the kind that creates popular wines including Riesling, Shiraz, and chardonnay. It wasn’t just the brutally cold January, it was the… Read More
Cincinnati-Based Proctor & Gamble Downsizing
By: Tana Weingartner | Ohio Public Radio • WVXU
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The world’s largest maker of consumer products is preparing to downsize. Tide and Pampers stay but the smaller brands are going. Cincinnati based Procter and Gamble said it’s streamlining its… Read More
Ohio Highway Patrol Taking Part In Four State Freeway Safety Effort
By: Associated Press
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The Ohio State Highway Patrol is joining weekend efforts to reduce traffic deaths and injuries along interstates 90 and 94. Participating agencies in several states have set a goal of… Read More
West Virginia Receiving Federal Funding For Mental Health Services
By: Associated Press
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West Virginia is receiving nearly $1 million in federal funding for mental health services. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell said the money will help support four… Read More
Access Limited To Ohio Facial-Recognition System
By: Associated Press
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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine's office says fewer than 6,000 law-enforcement officers statewide now have access to facial-recognition technology. The controversial system rolled out last year allows police to take… Read More
Indicted Police Chief To Change Plea
By: Susan Tebben | The Athens Messenger
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An Athens County police chief has resigned from office and is scheduled to change his plea on charges that he harbored a wanted woman in his home. Lucas Mace, who… Read More
WOUB Students, Staff Help Produce Live Stream From Ohio Valley Emmy Award Ceremony
WOUB students and staff will help produce the live webstream from the Ohio Valley Emmy award ceremony Saturday night in Columbus. The ceremony will recognize professionals and student productions from… Read More
Bands, Artists Featured This Weekend In Chesterhill
By: Brian Koscho
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The second installment of TRAYSH ISLAND (titled BURNING MANG) comes to 8550 OHIO this weekend, just outside the little Appalachian town of Chesterhill, Ohio. It's one of the more interesting… Read More
Gathering Place Aims To Make World’s Largest Pom Pom
By: Sara Brumfield | Athens Messenger
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The Gathering Place — a drop-in center for adults focusing on mental health wellness in Athens — is asking for the community’s help in shattering a Guinness record to create… Read More
Multiple Meth Labs Found In Rutland
By: Susan Tebben | The Athens Messenger
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Six people were charged in relation to various methamphetamine labs found in Meigs County recently while another person is being sought by law enforcement in connection with labs. Deputies from… Read More