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Nelsonville-York Hopes to Keep Ball Rolling Against Logan
By: Marisa Oberle
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Friday marks the 32nd meeting between Nelsonville-York (2-2, 1-0) and Logan (0-4, 0-0) in the “Battle of 33.” The Chieftains dominated the Buckeyes last season 41-28. Logan leads the series 24-7. However the lopsided recorded isn’t hampering Nelsonville-York’s excitement about the game. “Logan’s record is a bit deceiving this year,” Nelsonville-York head coach Rusty Richards… Read More
Mimi Hart’s Lifetime of Harmony
By: Emily Votaw
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Local musician Mimi Hart has been singing for nearly all of her life, some of her earliest memories composed of singing with her two sisters at age six. “We performed at ladies’ luncheons and things but mostly for families, but we learned and we worked hard at it,” said Hart in an interview conducted several… Read More
Ohio Pawpaw Festival 2016
By: Abby Grisez
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The 18th annual Ohio Pawpaw Festival took place throughout the weekend of September 16th-18th. WOUB’s Abby Grisez reports on this year’s shortage of the fruit, as well as the festival itself.
Meigs, River Valley Set to Battle For First TVC-Ohio Win
By: Maggie Shandrick
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The River Valley Raiders (3-1,0-1) come into Friday looking for their first win in three seasons to the Meigs Marauders in Pomeroy on Friday. The Raiders lost all hopes of staying undefeated when Nelsonville-York produced 509 total offensive yards and handed them their first lost of the season last Friday winning 46-6. Quarterback Patrick Brown… Read More
A Real Triple Whammy Headed To The Union Sept. 23
By: Emily Votaw
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Tomorrow night, quite a triple whammy of regional musical acts are slated to play The Union: Athens-based garage rockers Breakers, self-described “al dente noodle rock” Smizmar and Adam Remnant, fresh off the release of his latest EP, When I Was a Boy. Formerly a part of beloved Southeast Ohio based folk rock act Southeast Engine,… Read More
Great Lakes Protections To Be Outlined By Presidential Campaigns
By: Associated Press
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SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) – Representatives of the Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump campaigns are scheduled to outline their plans for protecting the Great Lakes during a regional forum. The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition is hosting the event Thursday in Sandusky, Ohio. Speaking for the Trump presidential campaign will be Mike Budzik, former chief of… Read More
Court: Gov. Bevin Can’t Cut University Budgets
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s highest court says the state’s Republican governor cannot cut the budgets of public colleges and universities without the approval of the state legislature. The 5-2 ruling by the state Supreme Court reverses a lower court ruling that said Gov. Matt Bevin had the authority to order public colleges and universities… Read More
Prudence Wright Holmes to Perform ‘Call Me William’
Actor/author Prudence Wright Holmes will perform her one-woman show, Call Me William, the Life and Loves of Willa Cather one night only, Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. at The Black Box Theater at The Ohio State University at Newark. This event is open to the public and a donation of $5, toiletries or canned good is… Read More
UBUNTU Contributionism Touts a Society Without Money: Everyone Is Equal
Author, scientist and explorer Michael Tellinger from South Africa is traveling the world spreading the philosopy of UBUNTU – an African concept of Contributionism. He has been at Ohio University this week and he is delivering a talk in Nelson Commons Reception Room on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. The talk is titled: “Ubuntu:… Read More
Two Ohioans Charged In Heroin, Carfentanil Cases
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CINCINNATI (AP) – A federal grand jury has indicted two Ohioans on charges of distributing heroin laced with carfentanil, a substance used to tranquilize large animals that authorities say is 10,000 times more powerful than morphine. Federal, state and local officials said the seven-count indictment announced Wednesday alleges 31-year-old Phillip Watkins and 26-year-old Jeanetta Crawford… Read More
Hatfields and McCoys Meet Again
By: Associated Press
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PIKEVILLE, Ky. (AP) – The most famous of feuding Appalachian families are gathering for a special event at the McCoy well in eastern Kentucky. The well is on the property where the Hatfield family is said to have attacked and burned down the McCoy cabin in 1888. On Sunday, Billy Hatfield, a descendant of Anderson… Read More
5 West Virginia Counties Stay Under Flood State Of Emergency
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is extending a state of emergency for five West Virginia counties devastated by floods in June. Tomblin announced the extension until Oct. 21 for Clay, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas and Webster counties to ensure that state resources are provided to rebuild homes, businesses and communities. That includes demolition… Read More
Ohio’s New Thomas Edison Statue Dedicated At US Capitol
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WASHINGTON (AP) – A statue of inventor and Ohio native Thomas Edison has been dedicated at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The bronze statue of Edison holding a light bulb was unveiled at the National Statuary Hall in a ceremony Wednesday. Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger told the audience Edison was “a man who inspired… Read More
Another Fraternity Suspended For Hazing At Ohio’s Miami U
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OXFORD, Ohio (AP) – Miami University in Ohio has suspended another fraternity after investigating allegations of hazing. School officials say the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity is suspended through May 2018. The school had suspended two other fraternities earlier this year for hazing and alcohol-related violations. At least nine such organizations at the Oxford campus are… Read More
Some West Virginia Museums Suspend Admission For Saturday
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia Division of Culture and History’s four sites are offering free admission on Saturday. The event is part of Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day, and other museums around the state and in other states also are participating. For more information and to download a ticket, click here. The Division of Culture… Read More