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Meigs Lady Marauders Snap Losing Streak
By: Joseph Hennessy
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Meigs girls’ basketball got back on the winning track as they defeated the Belpre Golden Eagles at home 55-46. The Marauders battled all game and ended their three game losing streak as they move to 6-4 overall on the season. Meigs coach Jarrod Kasun was happy to return to the other side of the scoreboard…. Read More

Rochester, NY-Based Band Headed To Casa Jan. 14
By: Emily Votaw
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Rochester, NY-based quartet The Mighty High and Dry (MHD) are headed to Casa Nueva Saturday, Jan. 14, with their unique brand of sophisticated Americana-infused rhythm-heavy garage rock in tow. That may read like a roundabout way to describe the band, and, in a way, it is. But an attempt to put words to the MHD’s sound is… Read More

Campbell Wins Another Player of the Week Award
By: Blake Baker
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Ohio’s Tony Campbell received Mid-American Conference East Player of the Week honors Monday after leading the Bobcats to a 2-0 record to start conference play. It is the third time Campbell has won the award this season. The senior big man averaged 20 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in the Bobcats’ first two conference… Read More

Abortion-Rights Supporters File Lawsuit As Ky. Laws Take Effect
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Abortion-rights supporters have filed a lawsuit aimed at blocking a new Kentucky law that requires women get an ultrasound prior to having an abortion. The suit signals pro-choice groups’ attempts to fight back against new Republican dominance in the state, where the GOP just claimed control of the state House for… Read More

Ween, Emmylou Harris Among First Round of ‘NMF 17 Acts
Today Stuart’s Opera House announced the first wave of acts for the 2017 Nelsonville Music Festival, which will take place June 1-4 at Robbin’s Crossing in Nelsonville. Oft-experimental alt-rock legends Ween will headline Saturday, June 3 and beloved country rocker Emmylou Harris will headline Sunday, June 4. The other acts announced in this initial wave… Read More

US Supreme Court Declines to Hear Ohio Libertarians’ Lawsuit
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The U.S. Supreme Court has declined without comment to hear a long-running ballot access lawsuit brought by the Libertarian Party of Ohio. The high court’s action came Monday. It’s a victory for Ohio’s elections chief and a voter sued by Libertarians for their roles in disqualifying Libertarians’ gubernatorial candidate from 2014… Read More

Nearly 5 Percent of West Virginia Babies Born Drug Dependent in 2016
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) – State health statistics show that nearly 5 percent of babies born in West Virginia in 2016 were born drug-dependent. Out of every 1,000 live births in the state last year, 49.9 babies were born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, a result of the sudden discontinuation of the baby’s in-utero exposure to substances… Read More

West Virginia’s New Travel Guide Features Firsthand Content
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia has a new travel guide for 2017 that tourism officials say is one of the first nationally with all crowd-sourced content. According to Wild, Wonderful West Virginia, it has a heavy focus on recreational experiences through the lens of social media, with features stories, pictures, blog posts and links… Read More

More Than 100 Historic Farms Recognized By Ohio
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REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (AP) – Ohio officials say 118 historic farms recognized last year by the state are among more than 1,300 farms now registered in the Ohio Historic Family Farms program. The Ohio Department of Agriculture says the farms recognized in 2016 were century, sesquicentennial or bicentennial farms owned by the same family for at… Read More

West Virginia House Leaders Chosen For Legislative Session
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia House Speaker Tim Armstead has announced leaders of the Republican-controlled chamber for the 60-day legislative business session that begins in February. Lawmakers are next scheduled to convene Wednesday to formally install leaders. According to Armstead, a Kanawha County Republican, the majority leader will continue to be Delegate Daryl Cowles… Read More

Environmentalists To Fight Logging Through Study Of Species
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WEST PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (AP) – Environmentalists plan to gather evidence of any rare and endangered species in Ohio’s Shawnee State Forest this spring in an effort to fend off proposed logging in the area. Experts who study insects, birds and other creatures will engage in what they call a “bioblitz.” It aims to gather evidence… Read More

Trial To Begin For Ex-Deputy Charged In 2 Ohio Killings
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) – A former southern Ohio sheriff’s deputy indicted in two fatal shootings is set to begin trial in one, facing charges including murder for a high-speed chase that ended with an on-duty shooting. Former Pike County deputy Joel Jenkins has pleaded not guilty in that March 2015 shooting and in what he… Read More

Memorial Service Scheduled For Victims On Missing Plane
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A memorial service is scheduled for an Ohio father and daughter who were among six people on a plane that disappeared over Lake Erie and is believed to have crashed. The Columbus Dispatch reports a service is scheduled Sunday at a church in Delaware, Ohio, to celebrate the lives of 50-year-old… Read More