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Score From Around the Area: Week 5
By: Weston Mendez
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MVL Tri-Valley: 35 – New Lexington: 0 Sheridan: 45 – Morgan: 7 Crooksville: 56 – West Muskingum: 34 Riverview: 16 – Maysville: 60 John Glenn: 10 – Philo: 14 TVC-Ohio Athens: 48 – Vinton County: 13 Wellston: 20 – Alexander: 33 Meigs: 26 – River Valley: 21 TVC-Hocking Miller: 14 – Trimble: 56 Federal Hocking:… Read More
Claims Withdrawn In OU Sex Crime Case
By: Sarah Hawley | Athens Messenger staff reporter
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A female Ohio University student has withdrawn her claim that she was sexually assaulted. Reginald R. Williams II, 19, of Cincinnati, was charged in Athens County Municipal Court last week with gross sexual imposition, a felony of the fourth degree. Athens County Prosecutor Keller Blackburn says the case is being dismissed at the young woman’s… Read More
Trent Mays’ Sex Offender Status Reduced
By: Associated Press
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STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) – A judge has reduced the sex offender status of a former high school football player found delinquent in the rape of a 16-year-old girl. Trent Mays was released in January after serving a two-year sentence in an Ohio Department of Youth Services facility. He currently is required to register as a… Read More
Athens Prepares for Country Night Lights
Country music fans have a weekend just for them lined up in Athens County. Country music star Sam Hunt will headline the first Country Night Lights festival on Saturday. The event’s promoter, Prime Social Group, is also the group that brings the annual Number Fest to Athens. The Columbus-based promoter hired the Athens County Sheriff’s Office… Read More
Archive: Watch Ohio University’s Homecoming Parade
Can’t make it to Athens for Ohio University’s Homecoming? Watch the parade live on woub.org Saturday, Oct. 10 at 10 a.m. Hosted by the Campus Involvement Center in the Division of Student Affairs. The 2015 Homecoming Parade will celebrate “Same Bricks, Different Stories” with spirited floats, banners, and displays representing both the University and the… Read More
Wayfarers to Close Out Stuart’s Summer Concert Series
Stuart’s Opera House will conclude this year’s Free Summer Concert Series tonight at 7 p.m. with some homegrown talent. Hailing from rural Southeast Ohio, The Wayfarers emerged onto the scene in early 2010, playing their own blend of American Roots music. Their live performances have attracted people of all ages, drawn to the sounds of… Read More
Local Governments Put Spending Information Online
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio treasurer says more than 100 local governments have put their spending information online through a treasurer’s office website. Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel says the information includes more than six million checks involving more than $14 billion in spending. Mandel said Thursday the 114 municipalities include cities, counties, school districts… Read More
Stuart’s to Host Wood Brothers Sept. 28
Stuart’s Opera House in Nelsonville will host Americana stalwarts The Wood Brothers on Monday, Sept. 28 at 7:30 p.m. with Gill Landry opening the show. Dubbed “masters of soulful folk” by Paste magazine, the group will preview tracks from their upcoming Dan Auerbach-produced album, Paradise, scheduled for an Oct. 2 release. The Wood Brothers’ debut… Read More
Ky. Court Clerk Blaming Governor For Legal Woes
By: Associated Press
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Northeastern Kentucky clerk Kim Davis has filed a 40-page court document blaming Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear for all of her legal woes. Davis was hauled to jail for defying a series of federal court orders and refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The day the US Supreme Court effectively… Read More
Federal Judge: Lawsuit Against DuPont Will Continue
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit against chemical giant DuPont that is serving as the first of two test cases that could potentially help settle more than 3,500 similar lawsuits. The complaint by an Ohio woman alleges the Delaware-based company knew the potentially dangerous risks posed by a… Read More
House Speaker Boehner to Resign
By: Associated Press
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Update 3:30 p.m. WASHINGTON (AP) – An emotional House Speaker John Boehner says he woke up this morning and decided to announce his resignation from Congress because prolonged turmoil over his leadership would do irreparable harm to the House. The Ohio Republican says he had planned to leave the speakership by the end of the… Read More
Stingy New Lexington Defense to be Tested Vs. Tri-Valley
By: Megan Stamper
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Despite dropping its first two games of the season, New Lexington has righted the ship and won its last two games, outscoring opponents 50-20. After winning the starting job for the Panthers, senior quarterback Mitch Wycinski has since lost the starting job to junior Bradley Clapper. The switch may be just what New Lexington needs to… Read More