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Ohio Youth Pleads Guilty in School Shooting
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A 15-year-old boy accused of shooting and wounding two students in an Ohio cafeteria has pleaded guilty in juvenile court to four attempted murder charges and one charge of inducing panic. Butler County’s prosecutor dropped four felonious assault charges against James Austin Hancock. Hancock was charged in the Feb. 29 shooting at Madison Local Schools… Read More
Live Bluegrass Show “Showdown” Open to the Public
Lovers of bluegrass music are welcome to join the live show “Showdown” on the first Sunday of every month in the WOUB Public Media studios on the third floor of the Radio Television Building at 35 S. College Street in Athens. Come early and watch the preparation, set up and sound check for the first… Read More
Ohio University Innovation Center Grabs Ranking as One of the Top in the Nation
By: Tom Hodson
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The Ohio University Innovation Center has received three top national and international rankings during this academic year. University Business Incubator (UBI) gave the Center a Top University Business Incubator award ranking it #3 in the United States. The Innovation Center had 97 competitors for the ranking. A second award was given by University Business Incubator… Read More
Ky. Governor Vetoes New Driver’s License, Free Community College
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Republican Gov. Matt Bevin has vetoed all or parts of seven bills passed on the last day of the legislative session. Bevin’s vetoes mean Kentucky will not have a new driver’s license that complies with federal security standards. Bevin had said he supported the new driver’s license but said he changed… Read More
Funeral Services For Pike Co. Victims, Still No Arrests
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PIKETON, Ohio (AP) – Grieving family members will gather for funeral services in the days ahead to remember eight of their own who were killed in what authorities are calling a “cold-blooded, calculated massacre” in rural Ohio. A visitation was held for 38-year-old Gary Rhoden Wednesday night at a funeral home in Kentucky, about 30… Read More
The Gathering Place to Celebrate 40 Years in the Athens Community
On this episode of “Conversations from Studio B”, host Robin Barnes welcomes Mary Kneier and Ginger Schmlenberg from the Gathering Place to talk about their upcoming Open House and award ceremony. On April 28, 2016, from 4:00pm – 7:00pm The Gathering Place will be opening its doors to the public in celebration of 40 years… Read More
Ohio Energy Deals Await Federal Regulators
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Two closely watched energy deals in Ohio allowing two utility companies to impose short-term rate increases on electricity customers cannot take effect until federal regulators approve them. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said Wednesday that the power purchase agreements filed separately by Akron-based FirstEnergy and Columbus-based American Electric Power are not… Read More
Arrests Made After Alleged Transport of Drugs By Greyhound Bus
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ASHLAND, Ky (WSAZ) — A tip regarding a large amount of narcotics being transported from Detroit to Ashland, Kentucky, on a Greyhound bus netted three arrests Wednesday morning. Boyd County deputies tell WSAZ that undercover units saw a man get off the bus and into a black pickup truck. Deputies say after pulling the driver… Read More
How A Cheating Man Gave Rise To Nashville’s Hot Chicken Craze
By Debbie Elliot / NPR Nashville Hot Chicken is showing up everywhere lately, from fast-food marquees to trendy restaurant menus. But to find the real thing, you might start in a nondescript strip mall on the northeast side of Nashville, Tenn. Here at Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack, people line up long before the doors open… Read More