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The Plains Proposed As New Site For Affordable Housing Project
Athens County Commisioners will meet with an organization planning to build a new affordable housing project in the Plains on Thursday. The Frontier Community hopes to get a recommendation letter… Read More

New Grant Helps Local Students Eat Healthy
Rural Action has been given a $100,000 Farm to School Support Service Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The money will go toward purchasing local food and equipment to… Read More

Judge Williams-Byers Discusses The Recent Turmoil Surrounding Grand Juries
By: Tom Hodson
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Judge Gayle Williams-Byers of the South Euclid Municipal Court in Cuyahoga County acknowledges that there is a high degree of distrust by citizens of the legal system and of grand… Read More

Judge Gayle Williams-Byers Discusses Grand Juries and Public Distrust
Judge Gayle Williams-Byers of the South Euclid Municipal Court in Cuyahoga County acknowledges that there is a high degree of distrust by citizens of the legal system and of grand… Read More

PHOTOS: Stuart’s Opera House Winter Fundraiser
By: Bryan Gibson
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Many of Athens County’s most talented performers entertained a receptive audience last night during the Stuart’s Opera House Winter Fundraiser. The annual concert featured classic songs, holiday favorites and comedy… Read More

OU-Zanesville Choral Union To Present Fall Concert
By: Christine Shaw
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The Ohio University Zanesville Choral Union will present its annual fall concert at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 10 in the Elson Hall auditorium.
The campus’ oldest performing arts group will be celebrating its 14th season under the direction of its conductor, Charles Savage.

Alpha Won’t Lay Off 750 West Virginia Coal Miners
By: Associated Press
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About 750 Alpha Natural Resources workers at West Virginia coal mines will keep their jobs, despite layoff warnings this summer. In a news release Monday, Alpha said operations will continue… Read More

Patrol Says Ohio Crash Killed Two 19-Year-Old Teens
By: Associated Press
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The state patrol says it's investigating an early morning car crash that killed two 19-year-old teens. The patrol's Lancaster post says the accident happened Sunday about 3:30 a.m. when Nathan… Read More

State Weighs Placement Of Emergency School Radios
By: Associated Press
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A committee overseeing Ohio's emergency radio communication system is getting an update on a plan to place the radios in schools. The goal is to allow schools to use the… Read More

Ohio BMV Hoping To Start Accepting Credit Cards
By: Associated Press
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The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles is hoping to accept credit and debit cards for the first time by the end of next year. The cards will be accepted… Read More

Gas And Oil Drilling Still Rising In Ohio
By: Associated Press
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Oil and gas production in Ohio continues to rise. Statistics released by the state on Friday show production of oil and natural gas from shale drilling continued its steady… Read More

Experts: 30,000 Ohio Children Abused, Neglected
By: Associated Press
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An Ohio Family Violence Prevention Project report says more than 30,000 children and 105,000 elderly people are abused or neglected each year and more than 82,000 women are physically assaulted… Read More

West Virginia Game Licenses To Go Electronic January 1
By: Associated Press
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West Virginia's new electronic licensing system for hunters, trappers and anglers will go into effect Jan. 1. The Division of Natural Resources says staff will prepare for converting paper… Read More

Rural Ohio Schools Reap Timber Money
By: Associated Press
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A state effort has raised nearly $1.8 million for 18 rural schools and communities with the sales of timber from forest management harvesting. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources… Read More

Ohio Governor Says Leaders Must Work To Unite
By: Associated Press
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Ohio's governor says unrest across the nation over police-involved killings underscores the need for political leaders to focus on being inclusive. Republican Gov. John Kasich said Sunday on ABC's… Read More

West Virginia House, Senate Republicans Name Leaders
By: Associated Press
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Republican lawmakers have chosen a new West Virginia Senate president and House of Delegates speaker. The West Virginia Republican Party says Mercer County Sen. Bill Cole was named as Senate… Read More