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A Backstage Evening With Steve Poltz at Stuart’s Nov. 16
Stuart’s Opera House in Nelsonville, Ohio presents a Backstage Evening with Steve Poltz on Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. After an opening set at Stuart’s some years back, Steve gained even more fans in Southeast Ohio with his wonderful sets at the 2016 Nelsonville Music Festival. Steve Poltz is not normal. He was born… Read More
OU Lancaster Theatre’s Production of ‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone’ Opens Tonight
Ohio University Lancaster Theatre’s fall semester production Dead Man’s Cell Phone opens tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the newly-renovated Wagner Theatre and runs throughout the weekend. Dead Man’s Cell Phone features an incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table who has had enough. And a dead man –… Read More
Ohio Leaders To Discuss Priorities At Post-election Forum
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – State officials, political leaders and others are slated to appear at a postelection forum in Ohio. Topics at the conference in downtown Columbus are expected to include higher education, health care, the state’s next two-year budget, and perspective on Tuesday’s election in the presidential battleground state. Panelists scheduled to appear at… Read More
Voter Turnout Up For West Virginia General Election
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Unofficial numbers from the secretary of state’s office show voter turnout in West Virginia was higher than the previous general election but didn’t eclipse the 2008 race. Figures released Wednesday show 728,248 voters, or 57.2 percent, participated in Tuesday’s election. That’s up from about 55 percent in the 2012 general election… Read More
Local Veteran Services Agency Ex-Chief Gets Prison For Theft
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CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (AP) – A former veterans services director accused of stealing thousands of dollars from her county agency in Ohio has been sentenced to three years in prison on charges including theft in office. Prosecutors say Rebecca Lee was ordered to pay over $19,000 in restitution to the Pickaway County Veterans’ Service Commission. The… Read More
Voters In Ohio City OK Measure Decriminalizing Marijuana
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NEWARK, Ohio (AP) – Voters in central Ohio have approved a measure eliminating criminal penalties for possessing smaller amounts of marijuana. The Columbus Dispatch reports that 53 percent of Newark voters approved decriminalizing possession of less than 200 grams of marijuana, about 7 ounces. The new law says possessing less than 200 grams in Newark… Read More