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Officials Lift Vienna’s ‘Do Not Drink’ Water Advisory
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VIENNA, W.Va. (AP) – Health officials have lifted the “do not drink” water advisory that had been in place in part of Wood County for nearly three months. The News and Sentinel reports that Wood County Health Department Director Drema Mace announced the lifting of the advisory on Tuesday at the Vienna Utility Board office…. Read More
Expectations High for Ohio Football’s Defense in 2016
By: Megan Stamper
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When you return six out of seven starters on your front seven on defense, expectations are you are going to be good. That is exactly what the Ohio University football team thinks of their unit going in to the 2016 football season. One of the main components of that front seven is linebacker Quentin Poling…. Read More
Ohio to Prevent Dual Payments to Publicly Funded Preschools
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CLEVELAND (AP) – Ohio plans to prevent publicly funded preschools from receiving overlapping payments from multiple sources for services. Cleveland.com reports a memo from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services director to advisers to Gov. John Kasich says some preschools have incorrectly received “dual payments” from the state and from the federal Head… Read More
Libertarians Submit Placeholder for Ohio Presidential Ballot
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Libertarians trying to get a presidential candidate on Ohio’s ballot have submitted signatures for someone other than their party’s nominee, Gary Johnson. The party listed Charlie Earl – a failed 2014 candidate for Ohio governor- on paperwork they say is aimed at getting Johnson on the ballot. Party spokesman Aaron Keith… Read More
Speeders Want $3M Back from Ohio Village’s Traffic Cameras
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NEW MIAMI, Ohio (AP) – Drivers cited because of speed cameras want a southwest Ohio village to pay back more than $3 million in collected fines after a judge found the cameras unconstitutional. New Miami issued nearly 45,000 citations through 15 months of using the cameras between 2012 and 2014. The village collected about $1.8… Read More
Strickland Turns to TV
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Pilloried by negative attacks and lagging in funding and some polls, ex-Gov. Ted Strickland is airing the first television ads of his campaign against U.S. Sen. Rob Portman. The multi-million ad buy began airing across Ohio Wednesday. The 60-second spot focuses on Strickland’s hard-scrabble childhood in Appalachian Ohio, his blue-collar roots… Read More
Emeritus OU Professor’s Work On Display At FVRC
By: Emily Votaw
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Robert “Bob” D. Borchard has been a well known artist in the Athens County area for over 40 years, having taught art at Ohio University for three decades, starting in the mid-‘60s and retiring in 1996. Tomorrow marks the unveiling of a special exhibition of over 80 pieces of his work at the Federal Valley… Read More
OUL’s ‘Wizard of Oz’ Finishes Run With Sold-Out Show
The Ohio University Lancaster theatre program’s final performance of its run of The Wizard of Oz filled the newly- renovated Wagner Theatre to capacity with a thrilled audience of all ages. “We’ve never had this many in the theatre for a performance,” A. Victor Jones, artistic director and lecturer of theatre at Ohio University Lancaster… Read More