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Bartoe, Vinton County Dismantle Athens
It does not matter where you start, it matters where you finish. For the first-place Vinton County Vikings, they proved why they are the powerhouse of the TVC-Ohio with their… Read More
Meigs Topple Spartans at Alexander
Meigs rolled into The Alley and defeated Alexander 61-50. The Spartans were outplayed by the Marauders relentless 3-2 defense and ability score both behind the line and in the paint…. Read More
Troubled Waters: A Coalfield County Loses Trust In Water And Government
On any given day in Martin County, Kentucky, the water system loses more water to leaks than it delivers to paying customers through their faucets. The water system is under… Read More
Gas Company Gets New Hearing on West Virginia Royalties
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s highest court has agreed to reconsider its November ruling barring natural gas companies from deducting post-production costs from the royalties paid to landowners for… Read More
Woman Accused of Taping Her Toddler Son to Wall Indicted
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A woman accused of taping her 2-year-old son to a wall so she could get housework done and streaming it live on social media has been… Read More
Baby Ohioan Is The New Face of Gerber
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — A 7-month-old boy from Ohio is the new face of Gerber baby products. Though he probably won’t be saying much anytime soon, the spokesbaby named… Read More
New McCracken Hall Officially Opens
The home for the Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education on Ohio University’s campus was officially reopened today. A ceremony was held to introduce university and community… Read More
West Virginia Convinces Judge to Return McKesson Lawsuit to County
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s attorney general has convinced a judge to move the state’s lawsuit against the nation’s largest wholesale drug distributor out of federal court and back… Read More
Unemployment Rates Rise in 20 of 55 West Virginia Counties
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Unemployment rates rose in 20 of West Virginia’s 55 counties in December. WorkForce West Virginia says the unemployment rate fell in 31 counties and was unchanged… Read More
Gang Member Who Admitted 4 Slayings Gets 38 Years in Prison
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A central Ohio gang member who took responsibility for three years-old, previously unsolved murders has been sentenced to 38 years in prison. Twenty-eight-year-old Robert Wilson III… Read More
State Says Jobless Rates Drop in 119 Kentucky Counties
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky officials say unemployment rates fell in all but one of the state’s counties between December 2015 and December 2016. The Office of Employment and Training… Read More
Corrections Officer in West Virginia Accused of Bringing Contraband Into Jail
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia corrections spokesman says a Western Regional Jail officer has been fired after she allegedly was seen entering a cell where drug contraband was… Read More
Actor Darryl Van Leer to Perform ‘Roadhouse Lounge’ at OHIO Lancaster
Actor Darryl Van Leer will perform his one-man show, Roadhouse Lounge, at 3:30 p.m. in the Wagner Theatre on the Ohio University Lancaster campus. The event is FREE and open to the… Read More
Bankruptcies On The Decline In Ohio For 7th Straight Year
AKRON, Ohio (AP) – Following a national trend, bankruptcy filings have declined in Ohio for the seventh consecutive year after falling nearly 10 percent statewide in 2016. The Akron Beacon… Read More
Auto Testing Facility To Get $45 Million Grant For Expansion
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Gov. John Kasich and other officials say an automotive testing facility outside Columbus will receive a $45 million grant to expand as the state attempts… Read More
Report: Road Project Retaliation By Bevin Can’t Be Proved
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A report written by an attorney for a special House committee says the panel couldn’t prove that Gov. Matt Bevin stopped a road project in retaliation… Read More
Ohio Appeals Order Rejecting Lethal Drug Process
The state is appealing a federal judge’s decision that declared Ohio’s new lethal injection process unconstitutional and delayed three upcoming executions. Lawyers with the Ohio attorney general’s office filed notice… Read More