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No-Hitter Advances Ohio to MAC Championship
Defense wins championships, and Junior Connor Sitz pushed Ohio to the MAC Championship, throwing the first no-hitter in MAC Championship history and first in Ohio history since 1996. Ohio took the game over Bowling Green 6-0 and now advances to the MAC Championship for the first time since 1997. Pitching for Ohio has been on… Read More
Delay In Arguments in Rape Appeal Denied
By: Sarah Hawley | Athens Messenger staff reporter
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The request by the Athens County Prosecutor’s Office to delay the oral arguments in the third appeal of a New York man convicted of rape, kidnapping and burglary has been denied by a magistrate with the court. Charles Nguyen, 36, filed the third appeal related to his conviction and 30-year prison sentence earlier this year,… Read More
Conference on Athens Asylum to Be Held in June
By: Athens Messenger staff reports
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A one-day conference will be held to discuss the historic Athens Asylum — now called The Ridges — on June 7 with a variety of speakers discussing the history and future of the former mental hospital. The Athens County Historical Society and Museum, the Ohio University Department of Geography and the Ridges Comprehensive Plan Committee… Read More