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Local Catholics React to Pope’s Visit
Local Catholics say they are excited about the Pope’s first visit to the United States during his papacy. Pope Francis arrived Tuesday. He is on a six-day visit to the United States. Earlier in the day, Pope Francis spoke at the White House, weighing in on issues such as climate change, Cuba, marriage and immigration…. Read More
Week 4 Power Rankings: MVL
By: David Michael
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1.) Maysville 4-0 (3-0) | Last Rank: 1 | Next Opponent: Vs. River View Maysville took care of business against West Muskingum during week four, despite losing running back Johnny Runkle. Fortunately for the Panthers, Chase Roberts, Caden Ashcraft, and Chase Himmelspach picked up the slack. 2.) Tri-Valley 3-1 (2-0) | Last Rank: 2 |… Read More
Suspected Murder-Suicide in Lancaster
By: Associated Press
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Police say a couple in their 80s was found with gunshot wounds in a suspected murder-suicide at their home in Lancaster. Lancaster police say the man called a relative to say he’d shot his wife and was going to hurt himself. The family member then called police around 1 a.m. Wednesday. Police say they found… Read More
Ohio Senate Proposal Would End Funds to Planned Parenthood
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The leader of the Ohio Senate has introduced a bill that would divert government funding from Planned Parenthood. The bill announced Wednesday by Republican Senate President Keith Faber is similar to one introduced in the Ohio House in August. The legislation follows release of secretly recorded videos by anti-abortion activists showing… Read More
The Pope’s Visit to Shine Light on Poverty in U.S.
Poverty in the United States has remained at a consistent high in the past five years. As Pope Francis visits here this week, he will meet some of the city’s poorest residents. Census data released this month estimates the poverty rate in 2014 was 14.8 percent, or 46.7 million people. Catholic Charities USA served 8.7 million… Read More
Ohio University’s Center for Entrepreneurship is Award Winning Program
By: Tom Hodson
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Ohio University’s Center for Entrepreneurship was tapped in 2015 as the Outstanding Emerging Entrepreneurship Program by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE). The USASBE has ranked programs since 1990 and it is the premier association for entrepreneurship education. Getting recognized is a major honor, according to Luke Pittaway, the Director of… Read More
Meet Ohio Golf’s Hailey Hyrnewich
By: Duncan Goldberg
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Hailey Hyrnewich qualified for the U.S. Women’s Open in August 2015, and had the opportunity to play alongside her twin brother.
Wright State University To Host First Presidential Debate in 2016
By: Associated Press
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Wright State University will host the first debate between the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates. The Commission on Presidential Debates announced the selection in Washington D.C. earlier today. The university in Dayton is hosting one of the four general election debates to be held in the fall of 2016. The first debate will be Sept…. Read More
Week 4 Power Rankings: TVC-Ohio
By: Clark Wooley
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1.) River Valley Raiders 4-0 (1-0) | Last rank: 1 | Next opponent: Vs. Meigs After a convincing 23-12 win against a solid Nelsonville-York team, River Valley has continued to display why it remains the team to beat in the conference. A fifth win for the Vikings and they would tie their total win total… Read More
W. Va Expected to Have Online Option in Voter Registration
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant expects that an option to register to vote online will be ready by the end of the month. Tennant spokeswoman Briana Wilson says the office is doing final testing this week on the online voter registration. Registering online will require a West Virginia driver’s… Read More