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The 2016 Men’s MAC Tournament at a Glance
By: Mitchell Lyons
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The regular season is over and it is time for the Mid-American Conference Tournament.The top four teams receive a bye directly to Cleveland. Because several teams have already been eliminated, this is just a look at the teams still in the tournament. #1 Akron The Akron Zips (24-7, 13-5) have been the class of the… Read More
Four Bobcats Named to All-Conference Teams
By: Mishalaina Coles
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Four Bobcats found their names on the MAC’s all-conference teams, as senior Lexie Baldwin, senior Kiyanna Black, junior Quiera Lampkins, and junior Jasmine Weatherspoon all received honors. Black earned a spot on the All-MAC first team for the second year in a row. She was third in the MAC in scoring, averaging 18.4 points per game. The… Read More
Check Food Freshness with a Smart Phone? (video)
By: Kara Holsopple | Allegheny Front
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Pittsburgh’s Lauren Wallace is willing to go the extra mile to make sure she’s getting the freshest milk possible at the grocery store. She regularly inspects the sell-by dates on the cartons and even digs to the back of the cooler to get the best ones. And when the milk in her fridge hangs around… Read More
Campbell, Simmons and Dartis Receive All-MAC Honors
By: Tony Heim
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Three Bobcat basketball players received honors on Monday when the Mid-American Conference announced their regular season all-MAC teams. Junior Tony Campbell, sophomore Jaaron Simmons and freshman Jordan Dartis were named to the first, second and all-freshman teams, respectively. Campbell was named first team all-MAC after averaging a double-double with nearly 18 points and 10… Read More
Clever Ways to get your Girl Scout Cookie Fix
By: Kelly Martin
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year – Girl Scout cookie time! The first of March is when you start seeing little ladies parked outside the local Kroger or Walmart peddling one of the greatest fundraising ideas of all time – the Girl Scout cookie. Or if you’re lucky, you know someone who is… Read More
Report: More Fracking Wastewater Pumped Underground in Ohio
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – State data shows the amount of hydraulic fracturing wastewater pumped underground in Ohio increased by more than 15 percent last year. The increase comes as drilling for shale in the process known as fracking has slowed nationwide. A Columbus Dispatch analysis of Ohio Department of Natural Resources numbers shows Ohio took… Read More
Nelsonville-York Season Recap
By: Matt Cudahy
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Girls MVP: The sophomore point guard built upon her fantastic freshman campaign last year to become a member of the All-Hero team this year. Her deadly combination of incredible ball skills, ability to hit the outside shot, supreme court vision and vocal leadership is unparalleled in the TVC. If she wasn’t dropping 20 points in… Read More
W. Va Awaits Public’s Opinion on Course Offerings
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The public has the chance to comment through early next week on proposed state Board of Education policy changes on course offerings. The board proposal would require high schools to offer students an optional computer science course. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports it also would change social studies and science requirements and… Read More
Author to Discuss “Japanese War Brides in America” Book
By: Madison Corbin
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Miki Crawford, Ph.D., will deliver a presentation on her 2009 book, Japanese War Brides in America: An Oral History, and its subsequent documentary film at 4 p.m. on March 22 in the Bennett Hall auditorium at Ohio University-Chillicothe. The book and documentary studiously depict the stories of 19 Japanese war brides whose cultural assimilation experience… Read More
Scripps College of Communication awarded $878,000 for “Immersive Media Initiative”
By: Claire Berlin
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The Scripps College of Communication was awarded $878,000 by the Ohio University Innovation Strategy program for an “Immersive Media Initiative”. The initiative will be centered out of the Game Research and Immersive Design (GRID) Lab in the Scripps College of Communication and the Principal Investigator for the project is John Bowditch, director of the GRID… Read More
Judges Vie for Ohio Supreme Court Spot
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two Republican judges running for the Ohio Supreme Court will compete in the March 15 primary ahead of the fall election. The winner of that race will then compete for an open court seat against Democratic Judge John P. O’Donnell, a Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court judge and a former private… Read More
Police: Girl Scout Cookies Stolen
By: Associated Press
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CANAL WINCHESTER, Ohio (AP) – Police say a man stole nearly $600 from Girl Scouts selling cookies in central Ohio. The theft happened Sunday as members of Troop 2439 were wrapping up sales at a Wal-Mart in Canal Winchester in suburban Columbus. The troop from nearby Reynoldsburg is raising money for a trip to Tennessee…. Read More
Kentucky Presidential Caucus Defies Turnout Expectations
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – The presidential campaigns did not come to Kentucky much for its first Republican caucus since 1984. But the voters did. While many Republican officials feared a low turnout for the state’s first presidential caucus since 1984, more than 229,000 Kentuckians turned out to vote on a chilly, rainy Saturday. That was… Read More
New Roles For Pharmacists In Battle Against Addictions
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A tool for helping battle Ohio’s deadly addictions epidemic is adding new dimensions to the jobs of pharmacists. A state computerized reporting system gives pharmacists quick access to patients’ prescribing histories as they weigh whether to fill suspicious prescriptions. The state Board of Pharmacy says Ohio’s system helped lower by 71… Read More
Signs Posted Along Ohio’s Highways Return to Previous Font
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Department of Transportation is restoring highway signs to their previous style after federal regulators outlawed the typeface used on dark signs. The Columbus Dispatch reports regulators reversed course in January and said signs should not use the Clearview font that has been featured on dark signs with white lettering… Read More
West Virginia Greyhound Breeders Received $5.3M in Subsidies
By: Associated Press
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WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia Racing Commission records show greyhound breeders received more than $5.3 million in state subsidies last year. The Sunday News-Register in Wheeling reports it obtained the records through a Freedom of Information Act request. According to the commission, the top recipient of the funds received nearly $512,000. The subsidies from… Read More