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New Lexington Focusing on Fundamentals Ahead of Fairfield Union Game
By: Megan Stamper
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Dog fights. That’s the word New Lexington head coach David Rupe used to describe the games between the Panthers and the Fairfield Union Falcons the past few years. He doesn’t expect Friday’s match up to be any different. “That team is big, it will go all the way down to the wire like last year… Read More
Meigs And Gallia Academy To Meet Friday For First Time In A Decade
By: Michael Drapcho
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The last time these two teams met was in 2005 when Gallia Academy overpowered Meigs 28-6, and Friday, the series will be renewed when the two teams meet for the first time in a decade in Pomeroy. When the Marauders and the Blue Devils take the field Friday, they will both be aiming to set… Read More
Miller Looking to Cease Decade-Plus Year Drought vs. Waterford
By: Kelsi Steele
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The Miller Falcons return this season with a chip on their shoulders and determination under their skin. Head Coach Sean Bartley and company is focused on turning a new leaf, and that all begins this Friday. The Falcons travel to Waterford Friday night in hopes of beating the Wildcats for the first time in over… Read More
First Annual August Moon Music Festival Set for Saturday
By: Kelly Fisher
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Ohio University employee and WOUB-AM host Michael Tedesco has traveled the world and spent time just about everywhere from sea to shining sea. But there’s one thing about Athens, Ohio, that has kept him enthralled since his arrival years ago: the music scene. “There’s just so many good bands and musicians, and a good community… Read More
Ohio Volleyball Selected to Win MAC
By: Alyssa Lyons
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The Ohio volleyball team was selected to return as the Mid-American Conference regular season favorite and preferred tournament champions in the conference’s preseason coaches’ poll Thursday. After receiving ten first-place votes, the Bobcats are tabbed as the favorite to win the MAC East division. Miami followed, receiving two votes to win the division. The ‘Cats… Read More
Ohio Field Hockey Season Preview
By: Matthew Stephens
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Preseason is the best time of the year for college sports teams; everyone is 0-0 and optimism polishes the minds of all. Ohio field hockey is looking to get back to its winning ways this season and return to the NCAA tournament. Ohio is picked to finish third in the Mid-American Conference preseason coaches’ poll…. Read More
Board Approves Raise, $90,000 Bonus For McDavis
By: Susan Tebben
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Ohio University President Roderick McDavis received a good report and a $90,000 bonus at the end of Thursday’s Board of Trustees meeting. After reading a memorandum stating the board’s “unanimous” agreement that the president has “done an outstanding job this past year,” Board Chair Sandra Anderson led a unanimous vote to approve a raise in… Read More
Athens, Logan Renew Rivalry
Seven seasons is a long time for two rival teams to be apart. This Friday in The Plains, Athens and Logan will restore a matchup that spans over 100 years of competition. The rivalry began in 1914, and the teams have met 88 times since. Athens and Logan traded blows back and forth, but the… Read More
Unioto Not Backing Down After 8-2 Season
Even after a successful season Unioto wants more. Unioto’s team shirts read, “Toughness, technique, tempo, trust, and team.” First-year head coach Jeff Metzler harps on all five characteristics. “We’re trying to build off of last year’s 8-2 season,” Metzler said. As the team’s former defensive coordinator, Metzler said the transition to head coach went smoothly,… Read More
Ohio Prison System Announces Inmate Job Training Program
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio prison system is announcing a private sector partnership that will provide job training to inmates before and after release. The project to be unveiled Thursday in Columbus matches ex-offenders with open positions at participating manufacturing companies throughout central Ohio. The program, dubbed the Training, Assessment, and Placement Project, screens… Read More
Stuart’s Concert Series Continues with Angela Perley
Stuart’s Opera House in Nelsonville continues its Free Summer Concert Series on Friday, Aug. 28 at 7 p.m. with Columbus singer-songwriter Angela Perley and her band The Howlin’ Moons. Perley, who has earned comparisons to everyone from Patsy Cline to Joan Jett, is starting to catch the attention of listeners, and not just in Ohio…. Read More
500-Plus Layoffs Possible in Ohio Uranium Plant Cleanup
By: Associated Press
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PIKETON, Ohio (AP) – A company is warning of more than 500 potential layoffs from a workforce demolishing huge buildings and other facilities at a Cold War-era uranium plant in southern Ohio. The announcement from Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth is the latest development in the lengthy decontamination and decommissioning process for the 1950s-era Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant… Read More
Executives-In-Residence Provide Specific Expertise to Local Entrepreneurs
By: Tom Hodson
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For this special series of “Innovation Conversations,” WOUB’s Tom Hodson welcomes Jeff Doose, Executive-In-Residence at TechGROWTH Ohio and the Ohio University Innovation Center, to Studio B for a discussion on innovation in Southeast Ohio. Doose has been an Executive-In-Residence at TechGROWTH Ohio and the Ohio University Innovation Center since 2001. He brings both financial and… Read More
Growth Has Been the Hallmark of the Innovation Center Under Jennifer Simon’s Leadership
By: Tom Hodson
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For this special series of “Innovation Conversations,” WOUB’s Tom Hodson welcomes Jennifer Simon, Director of the Ohio University Innovation Center, to Studio B for a discussion on innovation in Southeast Ohio. When Jennifer Simon took over as director of the Ohio University Innovation Center in March 2009, she infused new energy into the Center and… Read More
New Panel Looks At How To Improve Ohio Infant Mortality Rate
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A new state panel assessing Ohio’s efforts to address infant mortality hopes to produce a report with its recommendations by the end of the year. Members of the Infant Mortality Commission want to improve accountability and coordination around the state’s initiatives to prevent infant deaths. The panel had its first meeting… Read More
Glazer Helps Develop an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem to Promote Innovations
By: Tom Hodson
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For this special series of “Innovation Conversations”, WOUB’s Tom Hodson welcomes John Glazer, director of TechGROWTH Ohio at Ohio University, to Studio B for a discussion on innovation in Southeast Ohio. Glazer has a wealth of entrepreneurial experience. He has been the founder and CEO of five startup companies, including Little Professor Book Centers and… Read More
Live Healthy Appalachia Presents Health Summit
Live Healthy Appalachia is presenting an Appalachian Health Summit September 25 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Ohio University Inn and Conference Center in Athens. The event features regionally and nationally known and respected speakers offering evidence-based approaches for healthcare professionals and educators in the community to promote and identify positive lifestyle changes… Read More
Band Aid: Fundraising Effort Provides Instruments, Scholarship for Trimble Local
By: Kelly Fisher
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The Trimble High School Marching Band might be small, but thanks to an effort initiated by two alumni just over a year ago, it’s starting to rally. Jan Hodson and her sister, Jean Cunningham, grew up in Glouster during the 1960s. Both played in the marching and concert bands, and remember those days fondly. However,… Read More
Appeals Court Upholds Order For Ky. Clerk To Issue Marriage Licenses
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling ordering a northeastern Kentucky county clerk to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis objects to issuing same-sex marriage licenses for religious reasons. She stopped issuing marriage licenses the day after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned state bans on… Read More
Crooksville to Host Maysville in MVL Opener
By: Nathan Wiseman
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A week-one league game on Thursday night will set the pace for another competitive season in the MVL. Crooksville will play host to Maysville on Aug. 27 at 7:30 p.m. for the inaugural MVL game of the 2015 season. “Week one is always exciting no matter what,” Maysville coach Craig Clarke said. “Playing on a… Read More