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Athens EMS Adding A Full-Time Position
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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Athens County EMS will add another fulltime squad member, the county commissioners decided Tuesday. The move is an effort to reduce overtime costs and add more stability to scheduling. Athens… Read More
State Launches Office To Coordinate Public Assistance Programs
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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A new state office aims to connect Ohioans on public assistance with paths to employment and financial independence. Plans to create the Office of Human Services Innovation have been in… Read More
FitzGerald Asks High Court To Dismiss GOP Lawsuit
By: Associated Press
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The Democratic candidate for governor has asked the Ohio Supreme Court to toss out a Republican lawsuit trying to force him to release key-card data showing when he enters and… Read More
Steubenville Rape Convict Returns To School Football Team
By: Associated Press
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A former eastern Ohio high school football player is back on the field for the first time since serving time in a juvenile detention center for raping a 16-year-old girl… Read More
Ohio University Professor Emeritus Robert Winters Dies
Ohio University College of Fine Arts Professor Emeritus Robert Winters died Tuesday morning in Athens. He was 77 years old. Winters was a big name in Athens community, especially in… Read More
OU-Lancaster To Host Edith Head Film Festival
By: Cheri Russo
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An Edith Head Film Festival will be held in the Ohio University Lancaster Wagner Theatre on Saturday, Aug. 16. The event, which is free and open to the public, is… Read More
“Farm Fest” Making Its Debut Saturday
By: Jeremiah Shaver | Jackson County Times-Journal
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Food, fun and agriculture will the atmosphere for the Jackson-Vinton Farm Bureau's first-ever "Farm Fest," set to debut on Saturday, Aug. 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Jackson's… Read More
More Firearms Being Confiscated At Ohio Airports
By: Associated Press
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Federal transportation officials say more firearms are showing up at airport checkpoints in Ohio and around the country – and most have been loaded. Most recently in Ohio, Transportation Security… Read More
Comedian Robin Williams Dead At 63
By: Eric Deggans | NPR
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For many years, Robin Williams seemed like a talent who had no off switch. From his standup comedy work to TV roles to talk show appearances to Oscar-caliber movies and… Read More
Judge Extends Temporary Halt To Ohio’s Executions
By: Associated Press
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A federal judge has extended a months-long moratorium on executions in Ohio as debate over the state's new two-drug combination continues. The moratorium was to end this week. The new… Read More
Hocking College Moving Forward With Construction Projects
By: Sarah Hawley | Athens Messenger staff reporter
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There are several active construction projects in the works at the Hocking College campus, according to a report given last week by Hocking College Vice President of Administrative Services Myriah… Read More
Ohio Abortion Clinic Can Stay Open During Appeal
By: Associated Press
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A judge has issued a stay allowing Toledo's last abortion clinic to remain open while it appeals an order from the Ohio Department of Health to shut down. The stay… Read More
Romney To Stump For GOP Hopefuls In West Virginia
By: Associated Press
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Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will campaign in West Virginia for U.S. Senate and House hopefuls. On Aug. 19, the former Massachusetts governor will attend a Charleston fundraiser and… Read More
Ohio Officials Fix Roadside Wall
By: Associated Press
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Transportation officials are spending $1.5 million to scrape the rock face of a cliff along a state highway in Muskingum County to keep rocks from falling onto the roadway. The… Read More