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Free Throws Advance Vikings
By: Matthew Stephens
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The Vinton County Vikings (21-4) secured a trip to the Sweet Sixteen on Friday evening defeating the Fairfield Union Falcons (21-5) 53-46. Junior Derrick Jones was clutch for the Vikings down the stretch. Jones hit the go-ahead bucket for the Vikings at the two-minute mark of the fourth quarter. In the remaining two minutes Jones… Read More
Ohio Finishes Out Regular Season with Win over Miami
By: Blake Baker
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Ohio used a hot start to a solid offensive outing to outlast the red hot Redhawks of Miami 67-65 Friday night. Directly following the tip, Jaaron Simmons found Tony Campbell off a pick-and-roll for the game’s first points, and it sparked a 10-2 run to force a Miami timeout less than four minutes in. Ohio… Read More
Ohio Falls to McNeese State in Texas Tech Invitational
By: Rob Ellerhorst
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The Bobcats’ softball team started their long weekend with an 8-4 loss to the McNeese State Cowgirls, the first of three in the annual Texas Tech invitational. Ohio (6-4) came into the weekend winners of four of their past six. McNeese State (11-3) just had their eight game winning streak snapped last Sunday against 25th… Read More
West Virginia Close to Allowing Hidden Guns Without Permits
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia is close to joining a short list of states that let people carry hidden guns without permits or training. The GOP-led House voted Friday to override Democratic Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s veto of the bill. The Senate will likely follow. The bill would take effect in late May. Surrounded… Read More
Lake Street Dive, Charles Bradley Added to NMF ’16
Another round of acts have been announced for the 12th annual Nelsonville Music Festival, including up-and-coming pop/rock group Lake Street Dive (performing Saturday, June 4) and soul belter Charles Bradley with his band The Extraordinaires (also on Saturday). The fest is scheduled for June 2-5 at Hocking College. Stuart’s Opera House made the announcement earlier… Read More
State Highway Patrol Adds 50 New Ohio Troopers
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Fifty new Ohio troopers are joining the ranks of the State Highway Patrol. A spokesman said those cadets in the 159th class at the patrol academy would be assigned to two dozen posts around the state after Friday’s graduation. Sgt. Vincent Shirey says that gives the agency just over 1,600 uniformed… Read More
Cleveland Seeks 2,000 Riot-Control Suits for GOP Convention
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) – Cleveland plans to buy 2,000 riot-control suits with collapsible batons as it prepares for hosting the Republican National Convention in July. Cleveland.com reports the notice seeking providers for that gear comes as the city has ramped up its public process to spend the $50 million federal security grant for the event. Bid… Read More
Ohio Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.9 Percent, Matches US Rate
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Officials say Ohio’s unemployment rate rose again in January to match the national rate, which dropped compared with the previous month. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services said Friday that the state unemployment rate was 4.9 percent in January, up from the revised 4.8 percent in December. The national… Read More
Ky. Bill Increases Abortion Standards
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – New Kentucky abortion clinics would have to meet more strict medical standards before they could open under a bill that has cleared a state Senate committee. The bill would require abortion clinics to get a certificate of need from state regulators and meet standards of an ambulatory surgery center. The bill… Read More
Public Comment Now Accepted on School Barricades
By: Associated Press
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REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio board regulating building standards is accepting public comment on new rules allowing schools to deploy portable barricade devices in the event of an active shooter. The devices have gained popularity after the Virginia Tech and Sandy Hook Elementary School massacres and a 2012 shooting in the Cleveland suburb of… Read More