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Drilling Permit Issued For Injection Well In Troy Township
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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K&H Partners has been issued a state permit to drill its third injection well in Troy Twp. “The injection well permit was issued to K&H today and the Ohio Department… Read More
Trucks, Buses Could Travel At 75 MPH Under Ohio Senate Plan
By: Associated Press
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State senators have given the green light to a proposal to increase the speed limit to 75 mph for all motorists on the Ohio Turnpike and rural interstates. The plan… Read More
Ohio Spending Site Earns Group’s Highest Transparency Mark
By: Associated Press
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Ohio has moved from close to the worst in the nation to the top of a list in a watchdog group’s ranking of transparency in government spending. An annual U.S…. Read More
Beshear Seeks Deal To Stabilize Declining Kentucky Gas Tax
By: Associated Press
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Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear says he is asking lawmakers to pass a bill in the final two days of the legislative session that would stabilize the state’s declining gas tax…. Read More
Federal Judge Blocks Former Deputy’s Subpoena For Athens Police Records
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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A federal magistrate judge has granted the Athens Police Department’s request to quash a subpoena seeking apparently sealed records. The records relate to the 2011 prosecution of Joel Kelly, son… Read More
Bill to Eliminate PARCC Moving Through Ohio House
A bill in the Ohio House may eliminate Common Core-based tests for math and English language arts. State Rep. Andrew Brenner’s legislation would restructure the state’s testing model and get… Read More
Death Of Crooksville Woman Under Investigation
By: Linda Marks | Perry County Tribune Correspondent
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A call was received Tuesday evening by Crooksville EMS to the home of Amanda and Jessie Albert of 425 Washington St., south of Crooksville in response to Kala Barnett Calindine,… Read More
Medical Group To Campaign To Stop Prescription Abuse In Ohio
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An Ohio medical group plans a statewide public health effort to help reduce prescription pill abuse and addiction. The Ohio State Medical Association says it will be partnering with major… Read More
Hundreds Attend Meeting On Ohio Lake After Faulty Dam Report
By: Associated Press
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Nearly 500 residents and business owners attended a public meeting to discuss threats to a central Ohio lake following a report of potential catastrophic failure at its dam. A U.S…. Read More
West Virginia To Review Mining-Health Research
By: Associated Press
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Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s administration will review studies linking mountaintop removal mining with health problems in nearby communities. State health officer Dr. Rahul Gupta tells The Charleston Gazette that the… Read More
Kasich’s Office: Trip For Netanyahu’s Speech Costs $3,462
By: Associated Press
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s office says his trip to attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress this month cost taxpayers about $3,462. The amount was released Tuesday to… Read More
West Virginia Residents Displaced By Landslide Get OK To Begin Returning
By: Associated Press
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Yeager Airport officials say people displaced by a landslide can start moving back into their homes. Airport executive director Rick Atkinson says utilities have been restored to many of the… Read More
Athens City Council Approves Non-Union Raise
By: Sara Brumfield | Athens Messenger
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Athens City Council approved an additional 1 percent pay increase for non-union employees within the city, but the vote was not unanimous. The legislation was introduced by Councilman Jeff Risner… Read More
Vinton County Makes Arrests Related to Bath Salts, Methamphetamine
Bath salts and methamphetamine led to unrelated arrests in Vinton County. Andrew L. Barstow, 24, of Albany; and Robert Sheppard, 34, of Athens, were arrested on March 13 at a… Read More
Athens County Commissioners to apply for 911 funding
An application will be filed for a $500,000 interest-free state loan to help upgrade communications between Athens County’s 911 towers, the county commissioners decided Tuesday. However, the commissioners decided to… Read More
Pizza Powerhouse To Be Keynote Speaker at College of Business Symposium
John Schnatter, founder and CEO of Papa John’s Pizza, will serve as keynote speaker during the first annual College of Business Marketing Symposium at Ohio University, Thurs., March 26. The symposium, held Thursday from… Read More
Judge: Another Constable Needed At Athens County Courthouse
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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The Athens County court system is in need of an additional constable, the county commissioners were told Tuesday by Common Pleas Judge George McCarthy. “We’ve been working on a three-person… Read More
Former Athens High School teacher begins prison sentence
By: Susan Tebben
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The former Athens High School social studies teacher who pleaded guilty to sexual battery against a student reported to the Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail to begin his prison sentence. Isaac… Read More
Prom Dress Recycling Program Kicks Off Sixth Year
By: Debra Tobin | Logan Daily News
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With spring just around the corner, it’s a reminder of upcoming events such as the Logan High School prom, which is scheduled for April 25. For many parents, it’s also… Read More
Meigs County Teen Found
By: Sarah Hawley | Athens Messenger staff reporter
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A Meigs County teenager missing for nearly a week is back in Meigs County after being found in Morgantown, West Virginia, on Sunday. Ali Wooten, 14, of Racine was reported… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball Headed To Tempe For NCAA Tournament
By: Kaitlyn Roman
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“OU OH YEAH” was the chant Ohio Women’s basketball players and fans screamed when hearing the Bobcats will be traveling to Tempe, Arizona for their first game of the NCAA… Read More
Court Opts Not To Reinstate OU Student While Lawsuit Is Pending
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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A federal court has denied a temporary restraining order that would have allowed an Ohio University student to attend class while his lawsuit is pending against OU. Sophomore Michael Marshall… Read More
Federal Judge: Ohio 3rd-party Ballot Rules Constitutional
By: Associated Press
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A federal judge says ballot access limits imposed last year on minor parties in political battleground Ohio don’t violate the U.S. Constitution. U.S. District Court Judge Michael Watson’s decision Monday… Read More
Ohio Company To Fly Drone To Help Farmers Monitor Crops
By: Associated Press
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Another southwestern Ohio company will be allowed to fly a drone commercially in U.S. airspace under a waiver by the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA granted 3D Aerial Solutions LLC… Read More
Ohio Gets 190 Applications For New Mentorship Grant Program
By: Associated Press
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State officials say banks, hospitals, universities and nonprofits are among those seeking to partner with Ohio schools under a new student-mentorship program. The Ohio Department of Education says it has… Read More
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