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Ohio Police Advisory Group Gets Update on Training Changes
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LONDON, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio police relations advisory group has been updated on changes in law enforcement training six months after making an initial series of recommendations. The task force created by Attorney General Mike DeWine recommended in April that Ohio boost the minimum number of required training hours for officers and use stricter… Read More
WOUB’s Innovation Conversation Series adds 15 More Episodes
WOUB’s “Innovation Conversations” series will add 15 new shows to begin airing at the beginning of the year. The series focuses on both entrepreneurship and advancement of technology commercialization happening at Ohio University and in the region. “Innovation Conversations” airs as a series of 30-minute interviews on WOUB 1340-AM at noon each Sunday, and are… Read More
MDIA Music Production Students Working with Spoon’s Jim Eno
MDIA Music Production Students to Spend a Week Working with Spoon’s Jim Eno in Austin, TX By Erin Danoran In December, Ohio University Media Arts and Studies Professor Josh Antonuccio will be taking five Ohio University students to Austin, Texas, for a week to work with Jim Eno, producer and founding member of Spoon, a… Read More
Stories of Service: Athens Veterans talk about their Military Service
During Veteran’s Day at the Athens County Fair, WOUB Public Media talked with local veterans about their military service. Here are their stories of service. Laura Miles – Seabees Joe Mulligan – ROTC Martha Carson – US Marine Corps Kim Spencer – US Army Robert Chapin – US Army
Trimble Formulating Diverse Attack For Caldwell Match-Up
By: Kelsi Steele , Megan Vanselow
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The Trimble Tomcats (9-2, 7-0) will face another familiar post-season foe when they travel to Maysville High School to battle the Caldwell Redskins (10-1) for a second consecutive season. Last season, the two undefeated teams faced off to either keep its winning streak alive and advance to the regional finals, or be sent home after… Read More
Zane Trace, Alexander Seek to Make More History
By: Andrew Hohman, Patrick Klinger
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Two historic seasons – one of which will continue. Both No. 3 Alexander (10-1) and No. 2 Zane Trace (11-0) earned their first ever playoff wins in round one, and both won by large margins. Those big wins set up what will surely be a close game between two similar teams. Alexander coach Alex Penrod… Read More
Experience on Jackson’s Side Ahead of Watterson Game
By: Erik Threet, Josh Vermillion
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The No. 4 Jackson Ironmen (10-1) are in a position with which they are all too familiar: one step away from the regional finals. They will face No. 8 Bishop Watterson (6-5) for a chance to do exactly that for the first time in school history. Jackson had the chance to do so last season,… Read More
OU Students ‘Stand With Mizzou’
After threats were made to students at University of Missouri, Ohio University students stood in support during a rally on Wednesday night. The OU NAACP chapter put on the event, where students discussed the issues happening at Mizzou, but brought it back close to home by bringing up racial issues here on campus. A debate on resolutions to… Read More
Student Conducts “Hidden Poetry” Workshop for Veterans, Public
The day after Veterans Day, Nicole Eugene, a doctoral candidate in the School of Communication Studies, will host a free workshop titled “Hidden Poetry: How does poetry help people who carry the hidden wounds of war and trauma?” The event will center around a panel discussion and poetry workshop aimed at examining how individuals with… Read More
Investigators Looking To Wreckage For Cause In Plane Crash
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AKRON, Ohio (AP) – With no survivors and no sign of a distress call from the plane that slammed into an Ohio apartment house, investigators must look elsewhere for clues about what caused the fiery crash. The vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board says they’ll comb charred wreckage, aircraft records, weather information and… Read More
OU Percussion Ensemble to Mark 50 Years with Concert
The Ohio University Percussion Ensemble will present a concert celebrating the group’s 50th anniversary on Thursday, Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. in the Glidden Recital Hall. The concert will honor the history and achievements of the Ohio University Percussion Ensemble and will present the development of percussion ensemble repertoire. The ensemble gave its first performance… Read More
Drug Treatment Programs for Inmates Receive State Grants
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – More than $3 million has been awarded to provide heroin and prescription drug abuse treatment for Kentucky jail inmates and for an injectable treatment designed to prevent relapse as offenders leave custody. Gov. Steve Beshear’s office said this week the funds are part of the $10 million authorized by the legislature… Read More
Ohio Launches Anti-Tobacco Campaign Targeting Veterans
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Department of Health has launched an anti-tobacco campaign aimed at getting veterans to put out their cigarettes for good. Mandy Burkett, chief of the Health Department’s Tobacco Program, says they must curtail tobacco use among groups who are affected the most in order to curb tobacco use throughout the… Read More
Marshall University Panel Discusses Prostitution Issues
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – Marshall University hosted a panel to brainstorm ideas for battling prostitution in the Huntington community. News outlets report that about 200 students and residents attended the event in the Memorial Student Center Wednesday night. Marshall University professor Maggie Stone revealed there are 1 million to 2 million active prostitutes in the… Read More
Tri-Valley, Perry Boast Similar Characteristics
By: Jordan Gallagher, Megan Stamper
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Just two years ago, the Massillon Perry Panthers finished the regular season 0-10, while the Tri-Valley Scotties finished 8-2. Times have changed. Perry has since gotten out of its funk and completed its best regular season since 2006, earning it a No. 1 seed in D-II, region five and eventually a clash with the fifth-seeded… Read More