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Waterford Overpowers Eastern
By: Clayton Ober
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Out in Waterford the Wildcats came out ready to battle against the Eastern Eagles and took the 76-37 victory. Waterford’s defense came out and helped its offense get going. The Wildcats played a trapping defense that slowed Eastern but brought the quickness out of the Wildcats. The Eagles just couldn’t get their offense going early… Read More
Vinton County Vikings Seek Revenge On Alexander Spartans
By: Tyler Corbit
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The Vinton County Vikings were at home looking for revenge against the Alexander Spartans, after they handed them their only loss of the season earlier in the regular season. The Vikings came out determined to prove the earlier loss was nothing but a fluke and they did just that, winning 70-45. Recently, total team efforts… Read More
Closing Clinics: Abortion Rights Increasingly Out Of Reach
By: Mary Meehan | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Dona Wells walked through what’s left of the EMW Women’s Clinic in Lexington, Kentucky. Boxes fill what use to be offices. Sterilized medical supplies are in disarray. A light flickers on and off in the back hallway. She doesn’t see a point in fixing it. At 75, she still runs 25 miles a week, but… Read More
Ohio Softball Splits Opening Day
By: Mitchell Lyons
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Ohio Bobcat softball is back. The Ohio Bobcat softball team returned to the diamond on Friday with a doubleheader to begin the Carolina Classic. The classic, held on the campus of South Carolina, brought five different schools together to play a round robin style over the weekend. GAME 1 The first game of the classic,… Read More
Ohio Diplomas to Acknowledge Student Language Achievement
By: Michelle Faust | StateImpact Ohio
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Just a week before her May 2016 graduation from Hudson High School, Kathleen Greer stood at the lectern in front the Ohio House Education Committee extolling her love for the German language and detailing her background and effort to learn it. Most of Greer’s testimony was presented to the committee in German. Other students followed… Read More
Bevin, Beshear Reignite Political Feud
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s two most powerful politicians have reignited their long-simmering feud. Friday, Republican Gov. Matt Bevin’s office said Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear was “shirking his duty” by not “vigorously” defending in court a recently enacted state law that requires a woman to have an ultrasound before an abortion. Beshear said he… Read More
Police: OSU Student was Shot to Death
By: Associated Press
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GROVE CITY, Ohio (AP) – Police say an Ohio college student whose body was found near a park had been shot, and they are investigating the death as a homicide. Grove City police said Friday that the body of 21-year-old Reagan Tokes was found near the entrance of Scioto Grove Metro Park on Thursday afternoon…. Read More
Overturned Suspensions Help Ohio Hockey Before Series with Illinois
By: Mary Ryznar
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It was just last week when Ohio Hockey took home a win against Pittsburgh at home but will the mid-game brawl that occurred risk their chances of losing their No. 2 spot in the rankings? The Bobcats are on the road this weekend as they travel to take on No. 15 Illinois, and they won’t… Read More
Amid Opioid Crisis, Ohio Panel Urges K-12 Drug Education
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio panel says students from kindergarten to 12th grade should be taught about the dangers of drug use, and schools should have to report how they’re meeting requirements for educational efforts to prevent drug abuse. Those are among 15 recommendations shared Friday by a committee created last August to study… Read More
Ohio Congressman Becomes Brigadier General in National Guard
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A congressman who serves as a colonel in the Ohio Army National Guard is being promoted to brigadier general. U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers’ Friday promotion comes after a more than 30-year career in the National Guard. Officials say Stivers is one of the highest-ranking National Guard members to simultaneously serve as… Read More