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Wikimedia Spokesperson Visits the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism & IIJ
Katherine Maher, Chief Communications Officer for the Wikimedia Foundation, visited the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism recently as a guest of the Institute for International Journalism. The Wikimedia Foundation… Read More
W. Va Receives “D” Grade In Government Transparency Assessment
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia has received a D grade this year based on an assessment of government transparency and accountability. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the state’s grade dropped… Read More
Engineers: Parkersburg Floodwall ‘Unacceptable’
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has designated Parkersburg’s floodwall system as unacceptable because some inspection requirements haven’t been met. City officials say the floodwall is… Read More
Election Board Explains Delays In Voting
CINCINNATI (AP) – A southwest Ohio county’s elections board plans to examine what caused problems last week that disrupted some voters’ efforts to cast their ballots. The Hamilton County board… Read More
Former Lawmaker To Run For U.S. House After Theft Conviction
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A former lawmaker removed from the Ohio House of Representatives following a felony theft conviction says he’ll make a run at a U.S. House seat in… Read More
Mission Worker Sentenced To Prison For Sexually Abusing Boys
CLEVELAND (AP) – A northeast Ohio man is heading to prison for sexually abusing three boys who lived in a group home he helped run as a mission worker in… Read More
Fugitive Dies And Another Wounded In Police Shootout
ORLANDO, W.Va. (AP) – Police say one fugitive died and another was wounded in a shootout with U.S. marshals and West Virginia troopers. West Virginia State Police spokesman Lt. Michael… Read More
Railway Won’t Get Federal Grant To Expand
Norfolk Southern Railway Co. has lost out on a federal grant that the company was counting on to help expand its transportation hub, just south of Columbus at Rickenbacker Airport…. Read More
Ohio Bill May Make It Harder for Government to Seize Assets
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio House committee continues to hear testimony on a bill making it harder for authorities to seize assets like cash or vehicles if the owners… Read More
OU Theater Presents Bard Classic, Offers Outreach to Schools
The Ohio University Theater Division in the School of Dance, Film and Theater is presenting Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, directed by Dennis Lee Delaney, Head of the… Read More