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94th House District Candidates Discuss Issues
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio – The candidates vying for the open 94th District seat in the Ohio House of Representatives came together to discuss a number of issues during a forum held at the Athens Public Library. Democrat Sarah Grace and Republican Jay Edwards both said they wanted to serve as the voice of the district in… Read More
OUtlet – Creepy Clowns & a Freshman Comedian
This week on the OUtlet, we’re giving you all the details on the creepy clown sightings around the area and telling you the highlights of President Roderick McDavis’s career.
Ohio Soccer’s Beurket Named Player of the Week
By: Alyssa Lyons
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Ohio’s sophomore goalie Erin Beurket was named the Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Week for her performances this past week against Ball State and Miami. Beurket helped the Bobcats to a 2-0 week and had her best performances this season. Against the MAC leading-Ball State Cardinals on Thursday, Beurket allowed one goal while facing… Read More
W. Va. High School Grad Rate Up 90 Percent
By: Associated Press
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia education officials say the state’s high school graduation rate has risen to nearly 90 percent. Superintendent of Schools Michael Martirano says the 2015-16 rate is up from 86.5 percent a year earlier and 84.5 percent before that. A five-year strategic plan released two years ago called for improving the… Read More
More Than $1M Going To W. Va. Schools For Flood Relief
By: Associated Press
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s U.S. senators say the Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide $1.7 million to the state for the Nicholas County Schools to secure temporary facilities following the flooding in late June that damaged or destroyed buildings. According to Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin, FEMA will pay 75 percent… Read More
News Veteran Ellen Weiss Helps Lead Scripps Co. Deeper Into Digital Age
Ellen Weiss, an award-winning journalist and news executive, has taken on a new media challenge — to lead the E. W. Scripps Co. and its Washington New Service deeper into the digital age. Weiss, as vice president and bureau chief at the Scripps Howard News Service in Washington, D.C, is driving the bureau into a… Read More
‘Dracula’ Opens at Black Box Theater Nov. 10
The Black Box Theater at The Ohio State University at Newark is proud to present the vampire thriller, Dracula from the novel by Bram Stoker, dramatized by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston. Performances run from Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 10-12, and again Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 17-19. The curtain opens at 8 p.m. in… Read More
Ohio, Illinois Governors Place Bets Over Cubs-Indians Series
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The governors of Illinois and Ohio have bet each other cases of beer, pizza and other ballpark favorites ahead of the World Series contest between the Cubs and the Indians. In a Monday tweet on his Twitter page , Republican Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner wagered an extra-large Chicago-style deep-dish pizza and… Read More
Average Gas Prices In Ohio Down Compared With A Week Ago
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Gas prices in Ohio are down compared with prices a week ago and the same time last month. The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Ohio was $2.04 in Monday’s survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and WEX Inc. That’s down 12 cents compared… Read More
Trump Running Mate To Campaign Across Ohio On Tuesday
By: Associated Press
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SWANTON, Ohio (AP) – Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence is returning to Ohio to campaign for GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. The Trump campaign says Pence is scheduled to attend events Tuesday in Swanton near Toledo, in Ashland in north-central Ohio and in Marietta in southeastern Ohio along the Ohio River. Pence’s visit comes… Read More
Ohioans Request More Than 1.4 Million Absentee Ballots
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state’s elections chief says Ohioans have requested more than 1.4 million absentee ballots so far, ahead of the Nov. 8 presidential election. Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted says that’s fewer than the roughly 1.6 million ballots requested by this point in the 2012 election. Early voting is underway in… Read More
