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Ohio Volleyball Heads Out for First Conference Road Trip
By: Mitchell Lyons
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The Ohio Bobcats are entering their toughest test of the year. Tougher than at Oklahoma, at Virginia Tech or opening with ranked Western Kentucky. This week, the Bobcats (6-8, 2-0)… Read More

Ohio Baseball Hosts Wren Fest
By: Nick Ursini
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The 2017 Ohio Bobcat baseball team was on display at Bob Wren Stadium in the annual Black vs. Green scrimmage at Wren Fest. The Green team picked up the 8-5… Read More

Spartan, Vikings Look to Battle it Out After Losses
By: Tyler Corbit
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Both the Alexander Spartans and the Vinton County Vikings enter Friday night’s contest with identical 1-4 records. For the defending TVC-Ohio champion Spartans, their issue has been the inability to finish… Read More

Political Arm Of Planned Parenthood Gets Out The Vote
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The political arm of Planned Parenthood is targeting Ohio as part of its largest education and get-out-the-vote effort ever. Planned Parenthood Votes says its Ohio campaign’s… Read More

Slaying Suspect Can’t Identify First Victim
By: Associated Press
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MARION, Ohio (AP) – A sheriff says an Ohio suspect linked to the slayings of at least four women indicated he can’t remember the name of the first victim, who… Read More

Third Annual Athens Area Fiber Faire This Weekend
This weekend marks ARTS/West’s third annual Fiber Faire, which brings together fiber enthusiasts of all types to the Athens Community Center for two days of fiber arts classes, demonstrations and… Read More

Program Keeps Low-Level Offenders in Community, Not Prisons
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state has launched a program to allow low-level felony offenders to remain in their communities under supervision without going to prison. The Department of Rehabilitation… Read More

WOUB AM Rolls Out New Schedule, Programs
Some new programs are coming to WOUB AM on October 1. Available over the air in Athens, and online at woub.org/listen, WOUB AM will add a variety of programming that will feature… Read More

A Race Like No Other: Turbulent 2016 Presidential Campaign
By: Tom Hodson
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As the presidential polls tighten and September nears an end, SPECTRUM gets a political update from a non-partisan expert on American politics and elections. Kyle Kondik, author of a new… Read More

The Latest: Council President Confident About Police Probe
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The president of the Columbus, Ohio, city council says he’s confident the city’s police will conduct a thorough investigation of their recent fatal shootings of two black… Read More

Chemical Safety Board To Discuss 2014 West Virginia Spill
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A board of federal investigators is releasing its findings about a chemical spill into the water supply of 300,000 people in West Virginia almost three years… Read More

Youth Smoking Rate Declining In Kentucky
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – State health officials are pointing to more progress in efforts to reduce Kentucky’s youth smoking rate. The state Cabinet for Health and Family Services says the… Read More