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What The Jobs Report Doesn’t Tell You: Poverty In Southeast Ohio
As the nation emerges from the recession, people look to several measures to determine just how far we have come back and how far we have to go. Economic recovery can become a matter of perspective. The standard measures for progress are job growth and unemployment rate, but those numbers don’t tell the whole story…. Read More
Trimble School Teacher Dies
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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Update 12:23 p.m. The name of the individual found dead is 47-year-old Christopher D. Downs. The body was found at the Jacksonville Volunteer Fire Department and pronounced deceased at the scene. The Trimble Twp. area was shaken Monday morning with the news that a prominent member of the community has died. The Athens County Public Information… Read More
Power Outage Affecting East State Street
By: Susan Tebben
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Update 1:01 p.m. AEP crews have restored power to East State Street. According to the Athens Bureau of Motor Vehicles their power was restored around 12 p.m. The AEP Ohio outage map currently shows no reported outages. A power outage is affecting East State Street, including The Market on State and Walmart, according to officials. According… Read More
Judge In Toledo Blocks New Ohio Law On Traffic Camera Use
By: Associated Press
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A northwest Ohio judge has blocked in Toledo a new state law sharply restricting use of traffic camera enforcement around the state. The Blade newspaper of Toledo reports that Lucas County Judge Dean Mandros on Sunday granted the city’s request for a temporary injunction. Mandros says his ruling means the status quo remains for now… Read More
Funds Sought To Keep Charleston-Huntington Buses Running
By: Associated Press
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Transit officials are looking for funding to keep buses running between Charleston and Huntington. The Intelligent Transit bus service’s funding will expire on June 30. Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority assistant general manager Doug Hartley says unspent repair money will allow the service to operate for at least a few more months. Hartley tells the… Read More
State Puts Hold On Drone Security Testing At SW Ohio Prisons
By: Associated Press
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Ohio’s prisons agency says it has put a hold on its testing of drones as a security measure to keep watch over two corrections facilities. The Department of Rehabilitation and Correction began testing the unmanned aerial vehicles at prisons in Lebanon and Warren in southwest Ohio in October. But the agency’s operations managing director Ed… Read More
Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Athens Fraud of $800,000
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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A Maryland man pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to stealing more than $1.1 million though a scheme in which the conspirators pretended to be romantically interested in the victims. According to court documents, one of the victims was an Athens resident who lost more than $800,000. Krist Koranteng, 33, is scheduled to be sentenced… Read More
With takeover, West Virginia GOP Saw Fizzle-outs And Compromises
By: Associated Press
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In their first shot at leading the Legislature since the 1930s, Republicans considered ideas that Democrats hadn’t given much play. They suggested allowing charter schools, repealing Common Core educational standards, drug testing welfare recipients and introducing a right-to-work law. Those proposals and others met resistance and fell flat. Other bills, including a prevailing wage rollback,… Read More
Former Ohio House Page Faces Forgery, Identity Theft Charges
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A former Ohio House page faces felony charges related to a letter prosecutors say he forged in last year’s primary. The Northeast Ohio Media Group reports that a one-time aide to state Rep. Jim Butler has been charged with forgery and attempted identity theft, both fifth-degree felonies. Carlos Arrigo is to be arraigned April 1… Read More
Freedom Industries Due In Court On Pollution Charge
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Freedom Industries is set to answer to a pollution charge stemming from last year’s chemical spill into a river in Charleston. Federal prosecutors say the company is expected to plead guilty at a court hearing Monday in Charleston. Two former Freedom owners and two lower-level employees pleaded guilty to a pollution charge last week and… Read More