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Election Rights Advocate Allege New Voter ID Violations
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Election rights advocates say recently passed Ohio voting laws create new hurdles for minority voters casting absentee and provisional ballots. The advocates argue the laws and… Read More
Senator Brown: VA Investigating Scheduling Irregularities in Ohio
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio senator’s office says the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is investigating into delayed appointments for pulmonary care patients at a southwestern Ohio VA. Democratic… Read More
Some Adoptees Say Ohio is Redacting Info They’re Entitled To
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Some adoptees say the Ohio Department of Health is redacting information in newly unsealed documents that they believe they’re legally entitled to. Supporters of the statute… Read More
Traffic Stop Shooting Victim Memorialized in Roses on Campus
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CINCINNATI (AP) – Volunteers helped place nearly 6,000 roses on the University of Cincinnati campus to memorialize Samuel DuBose. DuBose was shot and killed by former university police officer Ray… Read More
More than $2M in Smoking Ban Violation Fines Unpaid in Ohio
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HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) – More than $2 million fines for violating Ohio’s indoor smoking ban remain unpaid even as violations of the ban have decreased. Ohio Department of Health records… Read More
Report: Failed Drug Tests Up Among Ohio Prison Inmates
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – State officials say the number of inmates in Ohio prisons testing positive for drugs has spiked from 2012 to 2014. The Correctional Institution Inspection Committee says… Read More
Gov. Kasich Wants Different Structure for Ohio School Board
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Gov. John Kasich says he’d like to change the structure of Ohio’s school board, which can hire and fire the state superintendent. The Republican presidential candidate… Read More
Athens-Hocking Recyclables Drop Off Locations
Residents in the Canaan Twp. area can bring their household recyclables to the Canaan Township Garage on Old River Road where there will be a recycling roll off sitting from… Read More
Fire Department Exercises in the Hocking
According to press release from the Athens Fire Department, crews will be conducting auto extrication training on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 11 and 12. Wednesday’s exercises will take place IN the Hocking River… Read More
Disaster Declaration for WV Counties
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President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration for portions of West Virginia that were slammed by severe weather one month ago. The declaration announced Saturday provides federal funding to… Read More
Volunteering for Tuition Savings
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Residents in northeastern Ohio at least 60 years old can earn college tuition credits by volunteering at youth-oriented programs. “GIVE back. GO forward” is a pilot program announced recently at… Read More
Celebrate New Concord to Close Out Season with Jazz Concert
Celebrate New Concord’s 2015 season finale will feature an evening of jazz favorites with the Muskingum Jazz Group on Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. in Village Park. The members… Read More