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Fired OSU Band Director Asks For Job Back
By: Associated Press
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The fired director of Ohio State's marching band is formally requesting his job back, citing alleged flaws in a university investigation and a positive performance review issued weeks before he… Read More
New Roundabout On West Union To Help Improve Safety
A roundabout is being built at the intersection of West Union and Smith Streets to improve pedestrian safety in the area. Athens City engineer Andy Stone said that the roundabout… Read More
Improvement In HIV/AIDS Treatment Comes With Costs
By: David C. Barnett | Ohio Public Radio • WCPN
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The International Gay Games continue this week in venues across Northeast Ohio. One issue that hangs over this, and all sporting events, is concern over HIV-AIDS. Its presence prompted sweeping… Read More
$1 Billion In Workers’ Compensation Rebates Could Come To Employers As Early As October
By: Associated Press
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State officials have announced a plan to send Ohio businesses and public employers rebate checks from the state's insurance fund for injured workers. Under the proposal, about 184,000 private employers… Read More
Washington Post Reporter And OU Alum Detained By Police In Ferguson
Police in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson used helicopters, armored vehicles and the threat of arrests Wednesday to try to control an area that's been torn by racial tension… Read More
Hocking County Chorus Director Set To Retire After 35 Years
By: Teresa Salizzoni | Logan Daily News
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Being part of the arts provides a unique cultural experience, opening the doors to the world outside of Hocking County. For the past 35 years Judie Henniger has kept a… Read More
Former Assistant For Sheriff Pat Kelly Resigns
By: Susan Tebben | The Athens Messenger
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An employee of the Athens County Sheriff’s Office who was Pat Kelly’s administrative assistant until he was suspended has resigned under scrutiny. “I am voluntarily resigning and I take responsibility… Read More
OU-Chillicothe Presents “Love, Loss And What I Wore” Aug. 30
By: Jack Jeffery
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Love, Loss, and What I Wore, Nora and Delia Ephron’s award-winning play about women, relationships and clothes, will be presented Aug. 30 at 8 p.m. at Ohio University-Chillicothe.
This intimate collection of stories, based on Ilene Beckerman’s best-seller, uses clothing, accessories and the memories they trigger to tell funny and often poignant stories.
Union to Host Acclaimed Jazz Drummer
Since the mid-1970s, experimental jazz drummer William Hooker has released more than 60 albums and performed for audiences at Lincoln Center, Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Montreal Jazz Festival.
This Friday, Athens audiences will have the opportunity to see a legend up-close when Hooker's trio performs a special show at The Union Bar & Grill.