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Vinton County Ends Season to Fairfield Union
By: Alex Harrison
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The tournament run ended early for the Vinton County as the Lady Vikings fell to Fairfield Union 58-50. Cassie Bentley went coast-to-coast for an easy basket with 3:23 remaining in the third quarter. It was the first basket for the Lady Vikings in the second half. The entire game was one missed shot after another,… Read More

Waterford Lady Wildcats Crush Trimble Playoff Hopes
By: Justin Cudahy
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The one seeded Waterford Lady Wildcats got their start in the tournament coming off a first-round bye Thursday night when they took on the Trimble Lady Tomcats (#8). The team swept the season series against Trimble earlier this year, outscoring them by a margin of 114-33. When all was said and done, it was Waterford… Read More

New DEA Program Targets West Virginia Opioid Traffickers
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will spend $500,000 on a program that aims to curb prescription drug and heroin abuse across the state. DEA special Agent Karl Colder tells the Charleston Gazette-Mail the project, announced Wednesday, targets drug traffickers who supply opioids to Kanawha, Putnam and Cabell counties. Colder says West… Read More

Crews Working to Repair Water Main Break in Athens
By: Atish Baidya
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Update 9 a.m. Feb. 18 – The boil order has been lifted for the city of Athens. Update 4:30 p.m. – Work is continuing on the waterline break in the City of Athens, but officials say the boil order will likely continue through Friday and into the weekend. The city also notified residents that… Read More

Ohio Picked to Finish Third in MAC East Division
By: Sean Neidig
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Spring is almost here, meaning that the return of baseball is right around the corner. Ohio Baseball will step on a diamond for the first time in 2017 on Friday in South Carolina and will do so as the third-ranked team in the Mid-American Conference East Division. Third in the MAC East is where the… Read More

Ohio Comes Up Short Against Central Michigan
By: John Jarosik
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It was a great start for the Ohio women’s basketball team on Wednesday night at home against Mid-American Conference rival, the Central Michigan Chippewas. The downfall that ultimately led to Ohio’s 70-64 defeat was that there were three quarters left to play. The Bobcats were the better opponent at the start. They displayed suffocating defense that… Read More


Workshop Offered On Raising Fish, Vegetables Together
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BUFFALO, W.Va. (AP) – A free workshop is being offered next week on aquaponic growing, a method that allows fish and vegetables to be raised together in a closed system. West Virginia State University Extension Service is hosting the workshop from 10 a.m. to noon on Feb. 25 at the Buffalo High School Greenhouse in… Read More

Kentucky House Panel Advances Bill To Combat Drug Addiction
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A House committee has advanced a bill to combat Kentucky’s drug-addiction problems by taking aim at drug dealers and the overprescribing of painkillers. The measure cleared the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday after winning an endorsement from Gov. Matt Bevin. The governor said no amount of rehabilitation programs will fix the… Read More