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Parking Meters Go Mobile In Athens
By: Susan Tebben
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The extra cardio workout of rushing to put money in an expired meter is no longer necessary with the introduction of a new mobile application in Athens. A new sticker was placed on all 797 meters in the city announcing that it had joined with Parkmobile, LLC., to begin a program allowing payment of parking… Read More
Birth Certificates Being Revised for Same-Sex Couples’ Kids
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – More than a year after West Virginia officials began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, state birth certificates for adopted children still list “mother” and “father” next to the blanks for parents’ names. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources has said birth certificates… Read More
Suspect in Military Base Security Breach Charged in Ohio
By: Associated Press
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CINCINNATI (AP) – Federal authorities have filed charges against a man they say ignored guards’ instructions to stop at a Wright-Patterson Air Force Base security gate, prompting evacuations at Ohio’s largest military base. Officials at the facility near Dayton say charges were filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court against 32-year-old Edward Novak, of Beavercreek. Authorities… Read More
Human Form Explored in Riffe Gallery’s “Go Figure” Exhibit
Curated by Ohio University Dean Emeritus Charles McWeeny, Go Figure, the first exhibition of 2016 in the Ohio Arts Council’s (OAC) Riffe Gallery, will be on view from Jan. 28 to March 23. Go Figure showcases 13 Ohio artists’ explorations of the human form as a narrative vessel. From surreal to hyper‐real, this exhibition tells… Read More
Lawsuit Says Dayton Mall Discriminating Against Disabled
By: Associated Press
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – A federal lawsuit says an Ohio mall is discriminating against people with disabilities by not allowing buses to stop at the mall’s entrances. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Dayton on Tuesday says that not allowing buses to stop at Dayton Mall entrances forces people with disabilities to cross… Read More
Heritage Community Clinic Named Free Clinic of the Year
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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The Heritage Community Clinic at Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine has been named the state’s Free Clinic of the Year by the Ohio Association of Free Clinics and Ohio Department of Health. The honor is one of four new awards established by state legislation last year, designating December as Free Clinic Appreciation Month,… Read More
Ex-PUCO chairman Lobbies Against Profit Guarantees
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The former chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is helping to lead a lobbying campaign against a pair of deals now before the commission. The Columbus Dispatch reports Todd Snitchler has led the charge a coalition of companies that opposes proposals to guarantee profits for eight years for power… Read More
Justices to Hear Legal Dispute Over Ohio Drilling Leases
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Supreme Court has heard arguments in a long-running legal battle over disputed oil-and-gas leases held by 700 landowners in southern and eastern Ohio. A pair of cases involving Beck Energy Corp. leases has been consolidated. Attorneys representing the southern and eastern Ohio families made their case Tuesday morning. A… Read More
West Virginia Unemployment Rate Drops in November
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped four-tenths of a percentage point to 6.5 percent in November. WorkForce West Virginia says in a news release that the number of unemployed state residents fell by 3,200 last month to 52,100. A loss of 1,000 jobs in the goods-producing sector last month offset… Read More