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Bartoe, Vinton County Dismantle Athens
By: Nick Ursini
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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
By: Anthony Marino
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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
By: Benny Becker | Ohio Valley ReSource
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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
By: Associated Press
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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
By: Associated Press
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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
By: Associated Press
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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
By: Susan Tebben
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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
By: Associated Press
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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
By: Associated Press
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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
By: Associated Press
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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
By: Associated Press
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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
By: Associated Press
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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
By: Associated Press
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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
By: Associated Press
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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
By: Associated Press
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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
By: Associated Press
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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