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Photos: World Hijab Day
For the past five years, on February 1st, World Hijab Day (WHD) ask women of all faith to wear a hijab in solidarity with Muslim women and to show strength… Read More
Clutch Free Throws Give Central Michigan Win Over Ohio
By: Maggie Shandrick
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The Ohio Bobcats women’s basketball team traveled to Central Michigan looking to keep their four-game winning streak alive but dropped a close one 64-59 to the Chippewas. Both teams were… Read More
House Voids Obama Rule On Mining Debris
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WASHINGTON (AP) – The Republican-controlled House has approved a measure to scuttle an Obama-era regulation that prevents coal mining debris from being dumped into nearby streams. Republicans say the rule… Read More
Ky. Gov. Orders Criminal History Box Removal On State Job Apps
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has signed an executive order aimed at giving people with criminal records a “fair chance” to land state government jobs. The Republican… Read More
Photos: Commodity Supplemental Food Program Distribution
Once a month, the Southeast Ohio Food Bank provides approximately four thousand senior citizens with shelf stable food once a month. Volunteers come to assist by loading vehicles with boxes… Read More
10th Annual Indonesian Night Slated For Feb. 12
By: Emily Votaw
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February 12 will mark the 10th annual Indonesian Night celebration for the Ohio University’s Indonesian Student Association (PERMIAS). According to the group’s president, Moch Syifa, the yearly event intends to… Read More
Technology May Be Assisting in Athens Car Break-Ins
By: Madison Staley
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ATHENS, OH– Thirty-two vehicles have been broken into in Athens in the last month. No windows were broken, no doors were forced. That has Athens police thinking the offenders have a special method… Read More
Bullying, Harassment, & Hate Crimes Spike Since Presidential Election
By: Tom Hodson
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Recently the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released the results of a post-election national survey of 50,000 teenagers between 13 and 18 years old. Some 70 percent reported witnessing bullying, hate… Read More
Deadline Approaches For New Law Enforcement Agency Standards
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state says law enforcement agencies representing about three of every 10 Ohio officers have been fully certified on new statewide standards governing the use of… Read More
Federal Grant Awarded For Health Care In Coal Communities
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – A health professor and researcher at Marshall University has received a $1.3 million federal grant to continue health care work in areas affected by coal in… Read More
West Virginia Gets Share Of Western Union Fraud Settlement
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says about 2,300 West Virginia consumers could be eligible for $2.9 million in refunds as part of a settlement involving Western Union…. Read More
Work On Owensboro Bluegrass Center Uncertain
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OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) – Three weeks after the company that was building an Owensboro music center filed for bankruptcy, officials still aren’t sure when work will resume on the $15.3… Read More