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Ohio Men’s Golf Finishes Day One of Season
By: Hailey Hrynewich
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Thirty-six holes, 10 hours, sunrise to sunset…now that’s a long day out there on the golf course for anyone, especially for the first tournament of the year. But that didn’t seem to faze senior Ty Herriot, who just recently qualified for and played in the United States Men’s Amateur this August. Herriot shot an even… Read More
Roger E. Ailes Removed From WOUB Newsroom
By: Susan Tebben
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The name of an ousted Fox News head who was sued by multiple women for sexual harassment claims was removed from the WOUB Newsroom. OU President Roderick McDavis announced the move by the university at the Faculty Senate meeting on Monday night. Before the meeting was even over, Facilities had already removed the placard and… Read More
Player Profile: Kamron Curry
By: Abbey Kay
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When Trimble lost Justice Jenkins to graduation last season, competitors thought the Tomcats would fall off their dominance of the TVC-Hocking. Little did they know, Trimble has Kamron Curry. Curry is a firecracker of a player for the Trimble Tomcats football team and he has proven his status as our Gridiron Glory Player of the… Read More
Windham and Moore Named MAC East Players of the Week
By: Matt Summers
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Following the Bobcats first victory of the season, quarterback Greg Windham and linebacker Chad Moore were each named MAC East players of the week with a 37-21 win over the Kansas Jayhawks. Windham threw for one touchdown and one interception on 19-36 passing for 167 yards, but he did most of the damage with his… Read More
Experience 200 Years Of Ohio Childhood At DACO
By: Emily Votaw
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If there is one core human experience, it very well may be childhood. No matter what socio-economic background you come from, what county you grew up in or what kind of family dynamic you hail from, you were once a child. This is the theme of the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio’s (DACO) latest exhibition,… Read More
Retirement Confidence Has Stalled Out: How to Jumpstart It
By: Next Avenue
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By Richard Eisenberg / Next Avenue A smattering of recent surveys point to the same distressing conclusion: Retirement confidence has stalled out in America. That’s especially true for boomers and Gen X’ers, exactly when they should be turbocharging their finances to prepare for their next stage of life. But there are a few things you… Read More
Athens Man Indicted After 200 Grams Of Suspected Cocaine Found
An Athens man was indicted with a “major drug offender specification” after more than 200 grams of suspected cocaine were seized from a Franklin Street residence. William Sidney Marshall, 37, was indicted by an Athens County grand jury Monday on one count each of possession of cocaine, tampering with records and illegal manufacture of drugs,… Read More
HHACA Fall Arts And Crafts Show Oct. 1-2
The Hocking Hills Artists and Craftmen Association (HHACA) has moved this year’s annual Fall Arts and Crafts Show to the first weekend in October, in what is anticipated to be a one-time schedule change. This year’s show is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.,… Read More
Ohio Brewing Equipment Maker Tripling Manufacturing Space
By: Associated Press
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CANTON, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio maker of craft brewing equipment is tripling its manufacturing capabilities and hiring new employees. SysTech Stainless Works is relocating and expanding its fabrication shop next month. The move will allow the maker of fermenters, bright tanks and other equipment to accommodate more workers and build bigger brewing systems. Its… Read More
Ohio University’s Rajko Grlić Receives Grand Prize Of The Americas
The School of Dance, Film, and Theater proudly shares the good news that The Montreal World Film Festival’s prestigious Grand Prize of the Americas, the top award of the festival, recognized The Constitution (Ustav Republike Hrvatske), a new feature film by Rajko Grlić, Ohio eminent scholar in film. “It’s always nice to receive such an… Read More
School Girl Arrested After Bringing Gun to School
By: Associated Press
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CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) – Authorities say a 12-year-old girl had an unloaded gun and ammunition at a rural Ohio middle school and was arrested after officials took the firearm from her without incident. Huntington Local School District Superintendent Pete Ruby says a student saw the girl with the .380-caliber handgun Friday morning and alerted authorities… Read More
Father Of Gold Star Veteran Seeks Funding for Ohio Memorial
By: Associated Press
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SUNBURY, Ohio (AP) – The father of a Gold Star veteran who died in combat after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is working with others to secure permanent funding for an Ohio memorial dedicated to the fallen soldiers. Jim Bernholtz and other Gold Star parents and veterans groups helped create the Ohio Fallen Heroes Memorial… Read More
The Zanesville Community Theatre Presents ‘Quilters’
The Zanesville Community Theatre is proud to kick off the 54th season with Quilters, a unique theatrical and musical experience new to the area. Quilters tells of a lifetime of joy and sorrow, experienced and shared by pioneer women via their quilt squares. The performance also features a live, onstage band of traditional instruments to… Read More
Trump To Return To Ohio For Wednesday Rally In Canton
By: Associated Press
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CANTON, Ohio (AP) – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will be back in the battleground state of Ohio on Wednesday. His campaign says the businessman will be at a rally Wednesday evening at the Canton Memorial Civic Center. Recent polls indicate a tight race in Ohio, so Ohioans can expect to see plenty of the… Read More
Student Contest To Promote Opioid Abuse Awareness
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia Attorney General’s office is sponsoring a contest among schoolchildren to promote awareness of prescription painkiller abuse. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says in a news release that the “Kids Kick Opioids” contest is open to elementary and middle school students and involves designing a public service announcement. It can… Read More
Former State Official Forms Coalition For Elderly Ohioans
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A former state official will lead a coalition of Ohio seniors and their families to identify and solve problems facing the population. The Columbus Dispatch reports that Barbara Riley, the former director of the Ohio Department of Aging, recently announced the formation of the Ohio Aging Advocacy Coalition. Experts say Ohio… Read More
Biologists Battle ‘Ecological Train Wreck’ Of Feral Pigs
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Wildlife biologists are fighting what they call the “ecological train wreck” of wild pigs running amok in Ohio fields and forests. Biologists Steve Blatt and Patrick Mercer say it’s easy to spot the signs that pigs are roaming the Wayne National Forest. Those include mud holes dug for wallowing and swaths… Read More
New Wave Of Heroin Overdoses Hits Ohio City
By: Associated Press
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AKRON, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio city is experiencing a new spike in deadly heroin overdoses. Authorities say at least eight deaths this weekend in the Akron area could be from overdoses. The Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office is investigating. There have also been dozens of other confirmed or possible overdoses. Police say a man… Read More
Officials Seek Cleanup Funding For Ohio Uranium Plant
By: Associated Press
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PIKETON, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s U.S. senators are again pushing for continued federal funding for the cleanup of a Cold War-era uranium plant in southern Ohio where workers periodically have been warned about the threat of layoffs for several years. Democrat Sherrod Brown and Republican Rob Portman have asked top members on the Senate Committee… Read More