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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
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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
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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
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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