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OU Theater Division Presents Charles Morey’s ‘The Ladies Man’
Check out these photos taken by WOUB’s Robert McGraw from The Ladies Man, a free adaptation of Georges Feydeau’s gut-busting bedroom farce Tailleur Pour Dames. Directed by Dennis Lee Delaney, Head of the Professional Director Training Program, performances are slated for Oct. 26 – 29 and Nov. 2 – 5 at 8 p.m., in The Elizabeth Evans… Read More

Economic Development Coming To Coal Country Start-Ups
By: Associated Press
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s U.S. senators say Bluefield will get $2 million from the federal Economic Development Administration to develop an industrial incubator for start-up businesses in the region hit hard by the decline in coal mining. According to Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, incubator projects are needed to lay the… Read More

Meet the Freshmen: Rodney Culver
By: Mitchell Lyons
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Anyone that watched the Ohio men’s basketball team last year knows that they must get better on the defensive end of the floor. Insert true freshman Rodney Culver. Culver, a 6-foot-5-inch, 190-pound guard from Pickerington Central High School, spent his last year in Delray Beach, Florida playing for Elev8 Sports Institute, where he averaged 20… Read More

Long-Term Care: The Ignored Issue in the 2016 Election
By Bob Blancato / Next Avenue Earlier in October, I traveled to Texas to speak at an aging conference. As I got ready to begin my remarks, I connected where I was to the 2016 presidential election. I was in the city of Longview, which should be the focus — that is, a “long view”… Read More

Ohio Faces Tough Offense in First Weeknight Game
By: Mike Rizzo
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Quinton Maxwell looks like he will be the starter tonight in Toledo, but that does not mean that Greg Windham won’t see time as well. Ohio coach Frank Solich thought Maxwell played well last Saturday but statistically, it did not look like it. “I don’t see that there’ll be a difference in the starting quarterback… Read More

West Virginia Gets Nearly $26M To Help With Energy Bills
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A federal agency has released nearly $26 million in funding to help low-income families in West Virginia with energy bills and energy-efficiency upgrades. The money comes from The Administration for Children and Families and its Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. The administration is part of the Department of Health and… Read More

Ohio Supreme Court Will Hear Toledo’s Traffic Camera Dispute
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Supreme Court will step in to decide a dispute between the state and the city of Toledo over its use of red-light and speed enforcement cameras. The Blade newspaper in Toledo reports the decision comes after conflicting state appeals court rulings left confusion over the issue. Toledo is challenging… Read More

Ohioans Dispose Of 14 Tons Of Unused Prescription Drugs
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Authorities say Ohioans disposed of about 14 tons of unneeded, unwanted or expired prescription drugs during the recent National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. The annual U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration initiative was held Saturday. It targets unused prescription drugs because the medications can be accidentally ingested, stolen or abused. Last year, the… Read More

Bill Clinton Returning To Ohio For Hillary Clinton Campaign
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CINCINNATI (AP) – Former President Bill Clinton will return to Ohio this weekend to campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. The Clinton campaign says Bill Clinton will be in the Cincinnati and Columbus areas on Saturday, with details to be announced later. The former president returns to Ohio to campaign for his wife as… Read More