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Richardson, Howard Help Alexander Top Athens
By: Blake Baker, Chloe Szakovits
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The Alexander Spartans’ ended their regular season in a home finale against the Athens Bulldogs Friday night. The Spartans came out on top 59-31. Alexander used the night to honor… Read More
Meigs Dominates Nelsonville-York
By: Alex Harrison
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The Nelsonville-York Buckeyes just couldn’t hold onto the ball, leading to a 65-39 loss to the Meigs Marauders. The Buckeyes combined for 28 turnovers. The turnovers were often due to… Read More
Southern Makes Key Free Throws to Beat Eastern
By: Joe Fracasso
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The Eastern Eagles trailed by 13 points going into halftime, but they cut the lead to one point with four minutes to play in the fourth quarter. From that point… Read More
Lawmakers Override Veto, Will Make WV Right-To-Work State
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia is set to become the 26th right-to-work state. In House and Senate party-line votes Friday, lawmakers rebuked Thursday’s veto by Democratic Gov. Earl Ray… Read More
Ohio Wrestling Set for Cleveland State and Gardner-Webb
By: Rob Ellerhorst
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In the final big test of the regular season, the Ohio Bobcats will travel to Boiling Springs, North Carolina to wrestle two duals within a few hours of each other… Read More
Hocking College Education Assn: President: Complaints ‘Ignored’ By Administration
By: Susan Tebben
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Days after a “no confidence” vote was announced by the Hocking College Board of Trustees, the head of the union representing faculty and professional staff said the environment at the… Read More
Judge Rules Against Fracking Appeal
By: Associated Press
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A Franklin County judge has ruled against Athens County Fracking Action Network’s appeal of an earlier decision related to a K&H Partners injection well in Troy Twp. The Athens Messenger… Read More
Ohio High Court: Sale of Prison OK Under State Constitution
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state Supreme Court says the sale of a northeast Ohio prison to a private company didn’t violate the state constitution. The Lake Erie Correctional Institution… Read More
Attorney General tries to Revive Lawsuit Bevin Dropped
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s Democratic attorney general wants to revive a lawsuit the state’s Republican governor decided to drop. Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration won’t defend a state law requiring… Read More
Test Show Legionella Bacteria Found in Government Building
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – State officials say a potentially harmful bacterium has been found in a government skyscraper in Ohio’s capital city. The state Department of Administrative Services released test… Read More
Nuclear Plants in Ohio, Pennsylvania Closed for Repairs
By: Associated Press
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PERRY, Ohio (AP) – Officials say two nuclear reactors in Ohio and Pennsylvania are shut down for repairs. The nearly 1300 megawatt FirstEnergy reactor in Perry, Ohio, was shut down… Read More
Ohio Woman Found Competent for Trial in Infant’s Death
By: Associated Press
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio college student accused of killing her newborn baby in April has been found mentally competent to stand trial. The judge in Muskingum County made… Read More
Ohio Officials say Fentanyl Pills being Sold as Lookalikes
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) – Authorities in northeast Ohio say they’re seeing a disturbing trend in the sale of the powerful painkiller fentanyl to people who possibly think they’re buying less-potent oxycodone…. Read More
W. Va. Legislature Rebukes Governor Veto, Eliminates Prevailing Wage
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia is eliminating its prevailing wage for public construction projects. In House and Senate Republican party-line votes Friday, lawmakers rebuked Democratic Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s… Read More
Brenda Hughes Andrews, Owner of the New Journal and Guide
In this episode of “Conversations from Studio B”, host Atish Baidya invites Brenda Hughes Andrews, journalist and owner of the New Journal and Guide, Virginia’s oldest African American weekly newspaper…. Read More
New Our Town Episode Will Feature Nelsonville
Miss the original airing? The episode will air again on Wednesday, March 23 at 8 p.m. WOUB’s Our Town series will premiere its third episode in March. Our Town is a series of… Read More
Two Morgans, Two Sports, One Trimble
By: Nick Niehaus
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This Sunday, on Hardwood Heroes, two Lady Tomcats will share their experience with playing basketball, and cheering for the Trimble Tomcats.
Ohio High Court: Sale of Prison OK Under State Constitution
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state Supreme Court says the sale of a northeast Ohio prison to a private company didn’t violate the state constitution. The Lake Erie Correctional Institution… Read More
Court Rejects Challenge to Ohio Law on Judicial Ballots
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CINCINNATI (AP) – A federal court has rejected a challenge to Ohio law excluding political-party labels from judicial candidates’ general-election ballots. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati… Read More
Council Pushes WV to Add LGBT Protection to Hate Crime Law
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – Huntington City Council has approved a resolution to urge West Virginia lawmakers to include protection for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals under the state code… Read More
Kroger to Offer Anti-Overdose Drug Without Prescription
By: Associated Press
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Update 11:21 a.m. CINCINNATI (AP) – Ohio-based grocery chain Kroger Co. is going to make the heroin overdose-reversal drug naloxone available without a prescription in its pharmacies across Ohio and… Read More
Ohio Police Kill Man They Say Attacked People With Machete
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Police have shot and killed a man who they say attacked several people at a central Ohio restaurant with a machete. Police say the man walked… Read More
W. Va. Governor Vetoes Right-to-Work and Repeals Prevailing Wage
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – As promised, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has vetoed bills to make West Virginia the 26th right-to-work state and repeal its prevailing wage. Both faced union opposition… Read More