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Hocking College President Given 5-Year Contract
By: Susan Tebben
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The Hocking College Board of Trustees unanimously extended the contract of President Betty Young on Tuesday. During a meeting at the college’s Perry County campus, trustees approved an additional four years of Young’s contract, citing Young’s team-building skills and leadership as reasons for her extension. “The board has a desire to maintain long-range stability in… Read More
Athens Community Music Fest Returns For 18th Year
By: Emily Votaw
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This weekend marks the annual Athens Community Music Festival (ACMF), a benefit music extravaganza that has been growing and bringing together area musicians for 18 years. The 2016 edition of the event will support The Gathering Place, ARTS/West, Stuart’s Opera House After School Music Program and The Bryan Winland Memorial Scholarship for the Arts and will include performances from over… Read More
First Ever Athens Community Arts and Crafts Pop Up Sale Slated for Aug. 20
By: Emily Votaw
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It’s been hypothesized that art should be first and foremost crafted by it’s creator for it’s creator – but that doesn’t negate the fact that sharing art is one of the most satisfying aspects of creating anything at all. Aug. 20 area poets, painters, photographers, writers, jewelry-makers and all other crafty types will do just… Read More
Ohio Offense Reloading for 2016
By: Megan Stamper
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Ohio may have lost three starters on the offensive line and a starting quarterback, but they return plenty of depth at these positions and more for 2016. Former starting quarterback Derrius Vick is gone, leaving the starting spot to senior JD Sprague. Sprague has had plenty of playing time behind Vick the past two seasons… Read More
Study Finds Widespread Contamination of Ohio Valley Drinking Water
By: Glynis Board | Ohio Valley ReSource
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A study of drinking water systems found 6 million Americans, including people in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio, are living with drinking water containing chemicals linked to a host of health problems. The Harvard Chan School of Public Health published research in the journal Environmental Science and Technology Letters that delves into thousands of drinking… Read More
Kasich Order Creates Hotline for Oil and Gas Emergencies
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Gov. John Kasich has ordered creation of a single-call notification system for oil-and-gas emergencies and authorized two state departments to start setting it up. An order Kasich signed Tuesday follows his veto last year of budget language he found inadequate that sought to streamline reporting of spills of oil, brine… Read More
Stuart’s Presents Summer Wine Express Aug. 12
Stuart’s Opera House in Nelsonville, Ohio presents the Summer Wine Express on the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway on Friday, August 12 at 7 p.m. Enjoy some wine and cheese and other treats while taking a ride through the Hocking Valley. The coach car is a renovated historic train car with cushioned bench seats. Relive a… Read More
Lower Gas Bills Expected In W. Va.
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – State officials say they expect lower gas utility bills for two-thirds of West Virginia residents. A Public Service Commission news release Monday says eight of 12 natural gas utilities in the state have requested to lower the purchased gas part of their rates. Mountaineer Gas Company, the state’s largest gas utility,… Read More
Lawyer Challenges Ban On Worker’s Compensation Solicitation
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A lawyer is challenging Ohio’s ban on attorneys soliciting injured workers who file worker’s compensation claims with the state as clients. The Columbus Dispatch reports the federal lawsuit filed recently in Columbus by Akron-area attorney Thomas Bevan alleges the Ohio statute violates his constitutional right to free speech and hinders “legitimate… Read More
Misfits Theatre and ARTS/West Presents ‘A Little Princess: A New Musical’
Misfits Theatre (formally Scene One) and ARTS/West Presents A Little Princess: A New Musical! Book by Bryan Crawley and Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa. Based on the timeless, classic novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Directed by Matt Johnson. Separated from her father and the openhearted Africans who have helped him raise her, young Sara… Read More