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Gilleland & Ashy Earn Honors from American Volleyball Coaches Association
By: Max McDulin
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The Ohio Bobcats volleyball season may be over, but the accolades are coming in for a team that won the Mid-American Conference championship and earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament. The American Volleyball Coaches Association honored senior setter Abby Gilleland by naming her to the 2015 AVCA All-Northeast Region team. Senior libero Meredith Ashy… Read More
Diane Rehm to Retire From Long-Running Radio Show
Ending a run of more than 30 years on the air, talk show host Diane Rehm plans to retire, according to WAMU, the NPR member station where the show is produced in Washington, D.C. Rehm’s exit from the show will not take place immediately; she is expected to remain as its host through the 2016… Read More
Bond Set for Sheriff’s Deputy Charged In Shooting
By: Associated Press
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) – A $100,000 bond has been set for a sheriff’s deputy accused of fatally shooting a neighbor at the deputy’s southern Ohio home. A judge set Joel Jenkins’ bond on Monday in a Pike County court. Jenkins is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of 40-year-old Jason Brady. A message seeking… Read More
Blind Voters Suing Elections Chief
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Several blind voters and an advocacy group for the blind are suing Ohio’s elections chief over the accessibility of paper absentee ballots in the swing state. The lawsuit claims blind and disabled voters are being denied equal opportunity to independently and privately vote absentee by mail, violating the Americans with Disabilities… Read More
Bevin Takes Oath As Kentucky Governor
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Matt Bevin has taken the oath to become the 62nd governor of Kentucky during a private ceremony just after midnight in the state Capitol in Frankfort. Bevin succeeds Democrat Steve Beshear, who could not seek re-election because of term limits. Bevin is only the state’s ninth Republican governor in its 223-year history and the second… Read More
SATB Choir to Present Winter Concert at ARTS/West
SATB: A Different Kind of Choir will present their winter concert, “Singing About Times Bygone,” as a benefit for the Athens County Historical Society and ARTS/West on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. The audience will be able to peruse the ARTS/West Holiday Art Auction in the green room prior to and after the concert…. Read More
Nelsonville-York Suffers First Loss in Overtime to Vinton County
By: Kaitlin Kulich
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Michaela Puckett and Samantha Thompson’s double-digit scoring led the Vinton County Lady Vikings to force the Nelsonville-York Lady Buckeyes first loss of the season in overtime 58-48. Nelsonville-York head coach Doug Whiteman thought it was a combination of poor offense and not making free-throws that led to the Lady Buckeye defeat. “The game plan was… Read More