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Trimble Hopes To Make It Three-Straight over Nelsonville-York
It may surprise people when a Trimble fan is asked whether it dislikes TVC-Hocking rival Wahama or Nelsonville-York the most, and the fan picks the Buckeyes. The reason? "It's the proximity." Trimble coach Phil Faires said. "Our players grew up right down the road from Nelsonville and are friends with a lot of their players,… Read More
Logan Focused On Revenge In Final Battle With Rival Lancaster
By: Nick Komjati
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The road to a 6-4 record and an SEOAL title did not come paved in gold for the Logan Chieftains in 2013. In their annual season-opening rivalry game with the Lancaster Golden Gales last season, the Chieftains lost 57-7 in Lancaster, but also lost starting quarterback Lane Little to a season-ending injury. Logan head coach… Read More
PREVIEW: Barr Has Wahama Poised For Another Playoff Run In 1st Full Season As Coach
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 continue in the TVC-Hocking, where Trimble and Wahama are still the top teams. The Wahama White Falcons enter the 2014 season with several changes throughout the program…. Read More
Replacement Bridge To Be Built In Athens County
By: Taylor Petras
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The Rock Riffle Bridge located on County Road 25 in Athens County will be replaced by 2016. Athens County assistant engineer Donnie Stevens says bridge was selected by ODOT from a list of deficient bridges as part of a partnership program between the agency and county governments. The small bridge experiences a lot of local… Read More
Business Leaders Speak Out In Support of Common Core
Members of the Ohio business community urged lawmakers to vote against H.B. 597, which aims to repeal the Common Core Initiative. Both the Ohio business community and members of The Ohio Standard Coalition testified in front the Ohio House Rules and Reference Committee Wednesday. It was the fifth hearing on the Common Core learning standards…. Read More
Man Pleads Guilty In Glouster Drug Ring
A Glouster man will serve 10 years in jail for his part in an interstate prescription drug trafficking ring. Derrick Gyure pleaded guilty to sixteen count for his part in an interstate drug ring that traffick prescription pills between southeast Ohio and Detroit, Michigan. Gyure's sentence is part of a plea deal with the Athens… Read More
Harsh Winter Still Impacting Athens Farmers
Winter may be over, but many Athens County farmers are still feeling its wrath. January's sub-zero temperatures wiped out crops across the state. Athens farmer's were hit especially hard. Peach farmers report they've lost nearly all of their fruits. Blackberry farmers lost about 80% of their crop, and beekeepers say more than half of their… Read More
Alexander Determined To Keep SPACER Trophy in Albany on Thursday
Anticipation and excitement is running through every Ohio high school football team this week because the wait for the new season is finally over. Thursday night marks the start of the 2014 football season in Ohio, and the Alexander Spartans welcome in the Federal Hocking Lancers for another SPACER trophy rivalry game. This will be… Read More
Ohio University’s Ping Recreation Center To Hire High School Students
By: Kaitlyn Roman
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Starting this semester, Ohio University's Ping Recreation Center is employing high school students. Local high schoolers will not be given permanent working hours, but instead, will mainly pick up shifts to help cover college employees. "If college students want to go home for a weekend, study for finals, or just take time off, high school… Read More
Threats Records On Ohio Governor Not Public
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP Statehouse Correspondent
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The state of Ohio acted legally in withholding records documenting threats against Republican Gov. John Kasich from a political blogger who requested them, the Ohio Supreme Court decided Wednesday. In an unsigned opinion, the high court rejected the Democratic-leaning blog Plunderbund's arguments that the state Public Safety Department had improperly denied its request for public… Read More
Fall Brings Trio Of Major Music Events To Hocking Hills
Three distinctive music events taking place this fall in Ohio’s spectacular Hocking Hills region will help solidify the area as a major music destination. A brand new permanent music venue, Hocking Hills Music Park, opens in the Hills Sept. 20, featuring an inaugural concert by the renowned country-rock band, Pure Prairie League. Opening the show… Read More
Casa, Country-Style: River Rock Band Rolls Into Athens This Weekend
By: Bryan Gibson
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photo provided Dust off those cowboy boots and shine up that buckle: Casa Cantina is going country this weekend. Columbus, Ohio's River Rock Band takes the stage on Saturday for nearly four hours of "electrified honky tonk," with nods to classic country icons such as George Jones, Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings. "Oftentimes, people say,… Read More
Mason Wreck Injures About A Dozen Students
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About a dozen students went to local hospitals following a wreck involving a school bus and three other vehicles in Mason County. A Mason County 911 dispatcher says the accident was reported at 7:10 a.m. Tuesday on U.S. 35 near the intersection of Cornstalk Road near Southside. The other vehicles involved were two tractor-trailers and… Read More
Appeals Court Revives Blair Mountain Lawsuit
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A federal appeals court says environmental groups can challenge the removal of the Blair Mountain Battlefield from the National Register of Historic Places. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled Tuesday that the groups have legal standing to bring the challenge. In 2012, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton dismissed… Read More
Student Squad Leaders Want Role In OSU Band Probe
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Student squad leaders from the Ohio State marching band are offering themselves as witnesses to a task force reviewing cultural issues surrounding the firing of band director Jonathan Waters. In an email distributed on their behalf Tuesday by the band alumni association, the students attached a host of documents that they said will prove… Read More
Dayton College Becoming Leader In Drone Technology
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A Dayton community college has taken another step toward positioning itself as a leader in drone technology research. Sinclair Community College officials on Tuesday announced plans for the renovation of an existing downtown Dayton campus building into a $5 million training and certification center for unmanned aerial systems. Despite the region being passed… Read More