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Eastern Tops Warren Despite Faltering
By: Molly Kennedy
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The Eastern Lady Eagles began their home opener strong powerful offensively, defeating Warren 53-44. The Lady Eagles dominated the court, pushing themselves and the Lady Warriors to the limit. While down, Warren started to pick up a fast offense that Eastern couldn’t keep up with. As the second half started, Warren’s pace increased and Eastern… Read More

Lady Marauders Run Over Southern
By: Mary Ryznar
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The Lady Marauders of Meigs battled the Southern Lady Tornadoes to a 49-34 victory Thursday night. The Lady Marauders started off strong offensively making three consecutive shots to begin the game. Offense slowed, though, and the first quarter ended with Meigs ahead 9-6. Meigs sophomore Kassidy Betzing sparked a shooting spree in the second quarter… Read More

Trimble Falls to Wellston in Season Opener
By: Paul Roth
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The game between the Trimble Lady Tomcats and the Wellston Lady Golden Rockets was one plagued with turnovers caused by superb defense by both squads, but the Lady Golden Rockets pulled out a 46-37 victory. Trimble was led by strong defense from a number of players, specifically Emily Ward and Kaitlyn Spears who both had… Read More

Ohio’s John Kasich Not Attending Trump Rally in Cincinnati
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Republican John Kasich of Ohio is continuing to keep his distance from Donald Trump. A spokesman says the Ohio governor is not scheduled to attend an event with the GOP president-elect taking place in Cincinnati on Thursday. The campaign-style rally is the first of several stops on Trump’s post-election victory tour…. Read More

Benefest Turns It Up To 11 For a Good Cause
By: Emily Votaw
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Tonight marks the kick off of the sixth annual Benefest, a weekend-long music extravanganza that rocks out for a good cause. The event, which takes place at Casa Cantina tonight and then moves to The Union on Friday and Saturday, will raise funds for Stuart’s Opera House’s After School Music Program, which provides music lessons… Read More

Episode 001: Dr. Brad Cohen
Senior Vice Provost for Instructional Innovation at Ohio University, Dr. Cohen discusses various trends in educational innovation ranging from e-learning to learner-centered classroom spaces.

Report: Charleston Adults Have Very High Rate Of Diabetes
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A new report says Charleston, West Virginia had the second highest rate of diabetes last year out of nearly 200 communities surveyed across the nation. News outlets report that a Gallup-Healthways report released Wednesday says 17.6 percent of adults in Charleston in 2015 had diabetes. Of the 190 communities studied, only… Read More

Virtual reality: An Emerging Game Changer in Healthcare
The Scripps College of Communication Immersive Media Initiative (IMI) collaborated with academics and healthcare experts at Ohio University, Northern Arizona University, and OhioHealth, to create a virtual emergency room for teaching medical students. The experience was created by a virtual reality team from Ohio University’s Immersive Media Initiative at the OhioHealth Grant Medical Center in… Read More

Gingerbread Competition Brings Sweet Cheer to Uptown Athens
By: Emily Votaw
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Since 2013, the Uptown for the Holidays Gingerbread House Display and Competition has been bringing sweet-tooth satisfying holiday cheer to the windows of Court Street businesses. The call for entries kicked off in early October, with categories for professional and non-professional bakers, kids, teens and groups. Last night marked the judging for the 2016 competition,… Read More

Cleveland Area Logs Dozens More Overdose Deaths From October
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CLEVELAND (AP) – The Cleveland-area medical examiner says heroin and fentanyl overdoses killed at least 42 people in his county in October. An additional 16 deaths are suspected opiate overdoses. Cleveland.com reports that if testing confirms those 16, it would be CuyahogaCounty’s highest monthly total of overdose deaths to date. The current record is from… Read More