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Ohio Must Avoid Penalties, Red Zone Droughts Against Kansas
By: Mike Rizzo
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Ohio football coach Frank Solich made it clear on what his team has to avoid going into their game against Kansas. Penalties. Ohio will play the Kansas Jayhawks this Saturday in Lawrence Kansas at Memorial Stadium and Solich’s game plan is to not shoot themselves in the foot. “Number one we can’t hurt ourselves.” Solich… Read More

Once In A Lifetime at The Union with Yonatan Gat
By: Marc Blanc
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Yonatan Gat would be an arena-filling guitarist if the world was just. For local showgoers, though, it’s a good thing that life is unfair. On Wednesday night Gat made good on his promise to give The Union “something that has never happened before and will never be done again,” his band delivering a set as… Read More

Career Round Helps Hrynewich Earn MAC Co-golfer of the Week
By: Brooks Russell
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Today the Mid-American Conference announced its players of the week for women’s golf. Four players earned the title this week; among them was standout Ohio golfer Hailey Hrynewich. She was joined by Ball State’s Syndey Anderson and Kelly Anderson, along with Northern Illinois Brielle Ward. Hrynewich, a senior this year, opened her season at the 2016… Read More

Ohio Soccer “Turning the Tide”
By: Clay Benjamin
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A simple phrase comprised of only three words, but years of planning and hard work. Ohio Soccer’s motto for the 2016 season is “Turn the Tide” and for coach Aaron Rodgers and the program, this season is setting up to change the face of Ohio Soccer. Ohio hasn’t made an appearance in the Mid-American Conference… Read More

Logan Seeking to Score Points Against Meigs
By: Nick Mullens
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It’s week three already and an important week awaits the Meigs Marauders(1-1) and the Logan Chieftains(0-2). With the importance the game brings, both teams are fighting for something different. Meigs will being looking to try to pull away from the pack in the crowded TVC-Ohio race as 4 of the 6 other teams are also… Read More

Armory Plans Discussed, Along With Parking
By: Susan Tebben
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Conversations at last night’s public forum wound through issues of pedestrian-friendly areas and neighborhood landmarks as the future of the Athens armory was discussed. On Wednesday night, city officials, designers, business owners and residents came together at the Athens Community Center to talk about the stone building at the end of Court Street. The former… Read More

Ohio Helps Domestic Violence Victims Shield their Addresses
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) – Victims of domestic violence, stalking and other crimes can ask to have their addresses shielded from certain public records in Ohio under a new law. Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted launched the address confidentially program in Cleveland on Thursday, when the law took effect. The program lets victims apply for a… Read More

Panel to Push for Much Faster Internet in West Virginia
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The new chairman of a governor-appointed panel says gigabit internet service needs to be available throughout West Virginia in order to prevent the state from falling behind. West Virginia Broadband Enhancement Council Chairman Rob Hinton said Tuesday that reaching the 1-gigabit level should be the panel’s prime focus. That’s 100 times… Read More

Ross County Issues Warning About “Unusually Powerful Heroin”
By: Associated Press
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CHILLICOTHE, Ohio – Officials in Ross County issued a heroin warning Tuesday night after reporting 15 overdoses since Sept. 1, including one suspected overdose death. According to the Chillicothe Gazette, Chillicothe police, the Sheriff’s Office and Heroin Partnership Project officials sent the warning shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday after the high number of overdoses. A… Read More

‘Decisions Will Be Made’ On Ailes Signage
By: Susan Tebben
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The placard outside the WOUB newsroom and Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism classroom in the RTV building has been discussed by staff, faculty, Graduate Student Senate and Student Senate already this week. Now administration is commenting on calls for removal of the controversial signage. More than $200,000 of Roger E. Ailes’ reported $500,000 donation… Read More

Groups Get About $2M to Help Enroll Ohioans in Health Plans
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Federal officials are awarding nearly $2 million to organizations that will help enroll Ohioans in health coverage through the federal marketplace. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently announced that those receiving the funds are the Ohio Association of Foodbanks and HRS/Erase, Inc. The food bank association will get… Read More