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Groups Threaten to Sue US EPA Over Lake Erie’s Toxic Algae
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – Several environmental groups are threatening to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency if it doesn’t speed up efforts to clean up Lake Erie’s harmful algae. The… Read More
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas : A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement C. Moore
Please enjoy this traditional holiday poem, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas : A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement C. Moore, directed by Karen M. Chan, read by Joe Balding… Read More
Ohio House Year-End Briefing Delayed
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger has delayed his year-end briefing because he’s ill. His office says the media briefing is postponed until Wednesday. It had been… Read More
Procedure to Dismantle Charleston Homeless Camps Established
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Charleston officials have established procedures for how future homeless encampments in the city should be dismantled. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that City Council passed the resolution… Read More
Ohio University Wind Symphony Releases “Color + Light”
Just in time for the Ohio University School of Music’s 100th anniversary in 2017, the Ohio University Wind Symphony has released their second commercial album, Color + Light. “We recorded… Read More
DuPont C8 Lawsuit In Jury Deliberations
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio man who says he got testicular cancer because of a chemical used to make Teflon is the latest plaintiff to have his case against… Read More
Tiny Houses to be Presented to West Virginia Flood Victims
Update 3:20 p.m. CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Some West Virginia residents whose homes were destroyed by last summer’s floods are getting new places to live. A presentation ceremony for the… Read More
Top Tunes ’16: Peter Vilardi
This is another installment of a December-long series that examines what Athens-centric tune heads have been jamming to all year long. Keep tabs on the series throughout the month here. I… Read More
Ohio Electoral College Confirms Trump Pick
COLUMBUS — While protesters withstood the cold temperatures outside the Ohio Statehouse, members of the 54th Ohio Electoral College inside praised the Republican President-Elect and ignored “intimidation” from protesters. Several… Read More