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Classic Horror Story Comes “Alive” At ARTS/West
By: Bryan Gibson
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Scene One Theatre is kicking off its fourth season with a monster of a production.
Frankenstein: A New Musical, which opens Friday at ARTS/West, is the Athens theater troupe's most ambitious work to date, featuring a large cast, elaborate set designs and special effects.
PREVIEW: Logan Cheiftains Determined to Defend SEOAL Title
By: Abbey Carnivale
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Editor's Note: Over the next two weeks our reporters will be bringing you team previews for each team in the SEOAL, TVC-Ohio, TVC-Hocking, and our West Virginia teams. We begin in the SEOAL, where with only five teams in the conference, the competition is always tough. It’s 6 a.m. and alarm clocks in Logan are… Read More
Drug Ring Supplier Arraigned In Court
By: Rachel Bailey
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The alleged supplier of the drug ring in Glouster will have to pay $12 million to get out of jail on bond – four times the amount of profit prosecutors say he made from selling oxycodon in Athens County. Brandon Jorge Allen, of Detroit, was arraigned in court Monday on charges of engaging in a… Read More
PREVIEW: Gallia Academy Hopes Third Time is the Charm With Third Coach in Five Years
By: David Michael
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Editor's Note: Over the next two weeks our reporters will be bringing you team previews for each team in the SEOAL, TVC-Ohio, TVC-Hocking, and our West Virginia teams. We begin in the SEOAL, where with only five teams in the conference, the competition is always tough. Much like their SEOAL counterpart Warren, the Galia Academy… Read More
PREVIEW: Jackson Ironmen Poised for Playoff Push in 2014
By: Justin Holbrock
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Editor's Note: Over the next two weeks our reporters will be bringing you team previews for each team in the SEOAL, TVC-Ohio, TVC-Hocking, and our West Virginia teams. We go to the SEOAL, where with only five teams in the conference, the competition is always tough. With 20 returning starters from the 2013 season, the… Read More
Bounty Brings New Crop Of Funds
By: Susan Tebben | The Athens Messenger
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The locavore life was in full swing Saturday on the streets of downtown Athens. Table after cloth-covered table at the Bounty on the Bricks event was filled with hungry attendees who were waiting to see what Master Chef Alfonso Constriciani of Hocking College had cooked up. "It's the dinner of the century," Constriciani shouted to… Read More
Harsh Ohio Winters Delay School Report Cards
By: Associated Press
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Ohio school officials say the late release of district report cards due to winter weather is inconvenient as teachers and administrators prepare for the new school year. The Ohio Department of Education extended spring testing windows this year due to numerous weather-related school closings, which has caused delays in report card preparation. Marianne Mottley of… Read More
State Lawmakers To Hold Hearings On Drug Epidemic
By: Associated Press
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A legislative summer committee on Ohio's drug epidemic plans four meetings in August and September to hear testimony from state agencies, law enforcement and the public. It will focus on law enforcement officials' needs and experiences regarding drug problems, as well as drugs' effects on families. The committee of 10 Ohio lawmakers is led by… Read More
Ohio Turning Highway Median Into Bee Habitat
By: Associated Press
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A state agency is turning a southern Ohio highway median into a honeybee paradise in an effort to create habitats for a bee population that has been declining in recent years. The Ohio Department of Transportation planted wildflower seeds in two, 1-acre lots along Ohio 207 in Ross County in June to start a three-year… Read More
Ohio Judge To Hear Arguments In Early Voting Case
By: Associated Press
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A federal judge in Ohio plans to hear arguments on when voters can cast an early ballot in the presidential battleground state. The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, civil rights groups and others are challenging a directive from the state's elections chief that sets uniform voting times. They're also seeking to overturn a law… Read More
Marshall Hosting Forum On Public Education
By: Associated Press
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Marshall University is hosting a forum on creating a new vision for public education in West Virginia. The forum is scheduled for Monday. The forum was organized by Charleston attorney Charles R. McElwee, who has been researching and writing about the public school system for several years. Marshall President Stephen J. Kopp will welcome participants… Read More
Three Alleged Human Trafficking Victims Rescued In Marietta
By: Associated Press
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Ohio's attorney general says authorities have rescued three women believed to be human trafficking victims and arrested a man in southeastern Ohio on multiple charges. Attorney General Mike DeWine says in a release Friday that authorities arrested a man who identified himself as Xavier Freeman of New York after receiving information that the man allegedly… Read More
Storage Tank Registration Deadline Looming
By: Associated Press
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West Virginia officials are reminding tank owners to register their aboveground storage tanks with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. Tank registration is required by Oct. 1. Officials say information provided during the registration process will be used to help determine where the biggest threats to public health and the environment are. All storage… Read More
European Firm Signs Shale Gas Deal
By: Associated Press
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A European firm has signed a deal to buy a type of Marcellus Shale natural gas liquid from Antero Resources Corp. Austrian petrochemical company Borealis has signed a 10-year contract to buy ethane coming from the Marcellus and Utica Shale formations in Ohio and Pennsylvania. The liquid, a raw material in plastics production, would be… Read More
Police Adapt To New Technology
By: Joe Higgins | Athens Messenger
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Years ago, a police officer in the city of Athens would sit in a cruiser, virtually cut off from the rest of the police force thanks to the use of a minimal range radio. The officer may point a a large, megaphone-like device at your vehicle as you drove by to check your speed, then… Read More
Obama Helps Open Gay Games In Cleveland
By: Associated Press
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President Barack Obama helped start off the international Gay Games in northeastern Ohio in a surprise video message shown at the games' opening ceremonies. Obama welcomed athletes, coaches, families and spectators from around the world to Ohio and the United States as the event began Saturday evening with ceremonies at a Cleveland arena. The president… Read More