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Ohio Stomps Ball State, 73-48
By: Maggie Heltzel
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Every moment, down to the second, matters in a short, 40 minute basketball game. The Bobcats made each minute count by creating opportunities. Ohio capitalized on Ball State’s mistakes, forced turnovers and followed through to score, creating a significant point margin. The Bobcats took the 73-48 win over the Cardinals. Both teams stepped on the… Read More
Bobcats Fall to Huskies in First MAC Contest of Season
By: Mitchell Lyons
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Ohio’s five-game winning streak was snapped in Wednesday’s 80-69 road loss to NIU. With 10:40 to go in the second half, redshirt senior Treg Setty hit a three-pointer to give the Bobcats a 53-52 lead, but that was the last lead the team saw in the game. One minute later, Aaric Armstead completed a three-point-play,… Read More
Nelsonville Notifies Residents of Water Contaminants
By: Susan Tebben
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After an analysis of water samples throughout 2015, the City of Nelsonville notified city residents that one chemical in the water was above normal levels. The notice was sent out after monthly water samples taken at the end of the year by the city’s water office were more than the total levels of trihalomethanes (TTHM)…. Read More
West Virginia Expects $35M Deficit for Current Budget Year
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – State officials expect a $353 million deficit for the current budget year as revenues from unearthing coal, oil and natural gas continue to drop. The Department of Revenue on Wednesday projected a continued dive in severance tax revenue. West Virginia’s coal industry has withered amid lower natural gas prices, competition from… Read More
Ex-US Attorney Announces Run for West Virginia Governor
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Former U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin has announced a bid for West Virginia governor, joining an already-contested Democratic primary. Goodwin touted his record as a prosecutor while launching his campaign Wednesday in Charleston. Goodwin filed pre-candidacy papers Friday with the secretary of state, four days after announcing he was stepping down as… Read More
Gridiron Glory Tradition Recognized by the Chronicle of Higher Education
By: Kelly Martin
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Jordan Allen was up for the challenge. When he saw a request from the Chronicle of Higher Education asking for short videos in an email last fall, he jumped at the chance to showcase a student tradition at Ohio University that is close to his heart. The request came as a result of a story… Read More
Portman Nears $10M Raised in US Senate Re-Election Bid
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – U.S. Sen. Rob Portman’s re-election campaign reports that the Cincinnati Republican set an off-year record in state fundraising, collecting nearly $10 million in donations during 2015. Figures being released Wednesday showed Portman raised $2.1 million in the fourth quarter. That brought his total for the year to $9.8 million. He has… Read More
OSHP: 19 Died in Ohio Traffic Accidents Over Holidays
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The State Highway Patrol says a total of 19 people died on Ohio roadways during the recent holidays. Ten people were killed in crashes in the four days surrounding the New Year’s holiday from Dec. 31 through Jan. 3. Troopers also arrested 438 drivers for impaired driving during the New Year’s… Read More
Tidy Up That Data Overload
By: Beverly Jones
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In my last post I talked about how clutter can drag us down and distract us from our most important priorities. We can gain so much when we can beat back that tumultuous tide of too much disorganized stuff! And there’s a particularly burdensome type of clutter in today’s workplace: the vast, unending flow of… Read More
NAACP in Ohio Seeks Grand Jury Documents in Tamir Rice Case
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) – The local NAACP wants to see documents from the grand jury that decided not to indict two Cleveland police officers in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy who had a pellet gun. Members of the Cleveland NAACP are seeking transcripts of witness testimony before the grand jury that heard evidence in… Read More
Judge Dismisses Ohio Lawsuit Over Health Care Law Tax
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine that challenged what DeWine called an unconstitutional health care tax levied on state and local governments. The 2015 lawsuit argued there was no precedent allowing the collection of $6.25 million the previous year from government entities and nothing… Read More
Ohio Plants Hybrids in Effort to Bring Back Chestnut Trees
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio is planting hybrid American chestnut trees at state forests and parks in an attempt to bring back the tree that was decimated by a fungal blight. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources last month planted 1,000 American chestnut hybrids in three state forests and parks and plans to plant an… Read More
Meet the Artist: John Sabraw
By: Nicole Schneider
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On this episode of Meet the Artist, WOUB’s Nicole Schneider talks with Ohio University Professor of Art John Sabraw about his eco-conscious paintings. Sabraw’s work, which uses paint created from iron oxide extracted in the process of remediating polluted streams, has been featured in Smithsonian, New Scientist and the Discovery Channel. Visit this link to view episodes… Read More