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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
By: Associated Press
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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