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Poor Shooting Dooms Bobcats against Buffalo
By: Maggie Heltzel
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The Bobcats dropped their first conference game of the season Wednesday when they fell to Buffalo 51-43. The Bobcats trailed behind their competition throughout the game, never seeing the light of a lead; not once. The two teams had near identical stats across the board. The obvious outlier being the difference between their field goal… Read More

Blocks Leading Down Low Dominance
By: Andrew Hohman, Connor Martin
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The Ohio women’s basketball team (17-3), sports a perfect 9-0 record in MAC play this year as improved play in the paint solidifies their dominance. The two main contributors for this intimidating down low play style are senior Lexie Baldwin and junior Jasmine Weatherspoon. Both players made major strides this off season to become better… Read More

Ohio Football Signing Day
The first Wednesday in February is cast every year as National Signing Day. On this signing day in particular, Ohio football added 25 new recruits to their program. Coming off of an 8-5 season during the 2015 campaign, the ‘Cats look to continue to build for the future. Check back in right here as we updated… Read More

Athens County High School Student Winner of Inaugural Emperor Science Award
By: WOUB Staff reports
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Emily Bails, a student at Alexander High School, has been awarded for her essay on the need to find a cure for cancer in the PBS LearningMedia and Stand Up To Cancer’s Emperor Science Award program. “I was really excited, because I didn’t think I was going to win. There weren’t many people from the… Read More

Waterford Drops in AP Polls
By: Alex Harrison
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After taking a loss in the past week, the Waterford Lady Wildcats slipped two spots in the Division IV AP Polls. After holding the No. 1 spot since the poll started releasing, the Lady Wildcats now sit at the No. 3 spot in the polls. The Lady Wildcats still received three votes for first place;… Read More

State of Ohio Pays $337,000 to Man Wrongfully Imprisoned
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state of Ohio has agreed to pay $337,000 to a man who was wrongfully imprisoned for arson. The Ohio Court of Claims on Tuesday approved the settlement between the state and Jack Dempsey, a Cleveland man who served more than 6 ½ years after being convicted of aggravated arson and… Read More

Tamir Rice’s Father Dropped From Police Lawsuit
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) – A federal judge has ruled that Tamir Rice’s father should be dismissed from a lawsuit filed against the Cleveland police officer who killed the boy. Twelve-year-old Tamir was fatally shot in November 2014 while playing with a pellet gun outside a city recreation center. A grand jury declined to indict patrolman Timothy… Read More

Ohio Tests More Than 9,800 Rape Kits For DNA Matches
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state’s forensic scientists have tested more than 9,800 rape kits submitted by law enforcement agencies around Ohio to check for possible DNA matches. Nearly 12,000 kits had been submitted for testing as of Feb. 1 in an effort that began in 2011 to check previously untested kits for evidence. About… Read More

West Virginia AG Settles for $2.5M with Pharmaceutical Company
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office has settled a lawsuit against a pharmaceutical distributor for $2.5 million. Morrisey’s office announced the settlement with Miami-Luken on Tuesday. A news release says the settlement resolves allegations that the company failed to detect, report and stop the flood of suspicious drug orders into the state…. Read More

Ex-Ohio Officer Rejects Deal to Volunteer, Keep K-9 Partner
By: Associated Press
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MARIETTA, Ohio (AP) – A recently retired Ohio police officer says he rejected an offer to keep his K-9 partner by working as a volunteer. Marietta officials have said they didn’t intend to separate Matt Hickey from his dog. They say he can keep Ajax if Hickey works as an unpaid auxiliary officer. But Hickey… Read More

Guthrie Steps Up Against Southern
By: Alex Harrison, Nick Niehaus
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Lack of production from Justice Jenkins forced Bryce Guthrie to step up in the Tomcats’ game against Southern. Guthrie’s performance mixed with late shots by Jenkins allowed Trimble to overcome the Tornadoes 71-40. Jenkins struggled early on, not attempting a shot in the first half. His first shot didn’t come until around 5:30 was left… Read More