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Labor Movement: Will ‘Right-To-Work’ States Attract More Businesses?
The Ohio Valley region once helped give rise to the labor movement. Now it’s shifting toward what’s known as right-to-work law. West Virginia and Kentucky have passed right-to-work laws and… Read More
Police Get Involved As Meigs Survives River Valley
All eleven Marauders found their way onto the score sheet as Meigs was able to win a hard fought matchup against River Valley, 61-50 on senior night. It was an… Read More
Athens Bulldogs Bite Down On Nelsonville-York
Plagued with turnovers all game, the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes could not keep up with the Athens Bulldogs as the Bulldogs ran away with a 75-47 victory. It was senior night at… Read More
Trimble Forces Federal Hocking’s Winless Regular Season
The Trimble Tomcats played spoiler on Federal Hocking’s senior night as they dismantled the Lancers by a score of 67-25. It was the final game of Federal Hocking’s regular season,… Read More
Athens School Supply Drive Garners 30 Volunteers
Martin Luther King Junior Day, Ohio University’s Campus Involvement Center organized a school supply drive to benefit Athens County schools. An event was held Saturday, January 28 to package the… Read More
Fearing Career Damage, Women Did Not Report Alleged Professor Harassment
In their reports to an investigator with Ohio University’s Office of Equity and Civil Rights Compliance, women who allege they were victims of sexual harassment by English Professor Andrew Escobedo… Read More
Inside the Battle Over the Clean Water Rule
It’s an Obama-era regulation with a simple name and seemingly straight-forward purpose. But since its authoring, the Waters of the U.S. Rule — also known as the Clean Water Rule — has… Read More
Muslim Student Association Night 2017
Ohio University’s Muslim Student Association (MSA) is hosting a gala this Sunday night. The MSA is expecting 250 people to attend the event. Tickets are already sold out. The association… Read More
School of Art + Design Mourns Passing of Professor Emeritus Abner Jonas
The School of Art + Design mourns the passing of Abner Jonas, Professor Emeritus, longtime faculty member and previous director of the School of Art + Design who passed away… Read More
Teen Shot at Ohio School Says Positive Attitude Helps Recovery
WEST LIBERTY, Ohio (AP) – A 16-year-old victim of a school shooting in West Liberty says he’s “feeling pretty good” and is glad to be attending classes and other school… Read More
West Virginia Lawmakers Weigh Stiffer Litter Punishment
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia lawmakers are advancing stiffer penalties for littering that could mean two weeks picking up roadside trash for throwing some out your car window. The… Read More
Ohio Board Approves Requirement for Tracking of Police Bias
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A police relations advisory board has approved a first-ever standard for Ohio law enforcement agencies for keeping racial and gender bias out of their interactions with… Read More
Finding Food in a Southeast Ohio Desert
For residents of Vinton County, deserts are not just places found out west and seen in the movies. They aren’t places with extreme temperatures and no water. Deserts to Vinton… Read More
Stuart’s Opera House To Host Poetry Out Loud Semifinal
Nelsonville’s renowned Stuart’s Opera House will play host to Southeast Ohio’s regional Poetry Out Loud semifinal on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 1:30 pm. In 2005, Poetry Out Loud was established… Read More
Kentucky Pension System’s Woes Could be Worse Than Previously Thought
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s public pension system, which officially faces an $18.1 billion unfunded liability, might be in worse shape than previously thought. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the bigger… Read More
Judge: Request to Set Aside Conviction for Kentucky Judge-Executive Should be Denied
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – A federal judge has recommended denying a request to set aside the conviction of a former county judge-executive from eastern Kentucky. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that… Read More
Ohio Inmate Accused of Mailing Threats Against Trump, Judges
LEBANON, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio prisoner faces new charges over allegations that he threatened President Donald Trump and federal judges in letters mailed to the FBI and a public… Read More
Hundreds Apply for New Warehouse Jobs Coming to Milton
MILTON, W.Va. (AP) – Hundreds of people have applied for jobs with wholesale grocery distributor H.T. Hackney Co., which is opening its first warehouse in West Virginia. State officials announced… Read More
Ohio Hockey Seniors Take Ice for Last Time
For the final time as a member of the Ohio Bobcats, ten seniors will lace up their skates and take to the ice at Bird Arena. A lot is on… Read More
The Next Steps For West Union Street
Walking down West Union Street, fences are still up and construction is ongoing, despite the fact that more than two years have passed since the November 2014 fire that gutted… Read More
Lawmakers Want Taxes On Feminine Products Eliminated
CINCINNATI (AP) – Lawmakers in Ohio have proposed a law that would remove sales taxes from feminine hygiene products. House Bill 61’s two sponsors, state Reps. Greta Johnson of Akron… Read More
Nonprofit: Most West Virginia Major Roads In Shoddy Shape
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A nonprofit transportation group says most West Virginia major roads are in shoddy shape and that motorists spent $758 million each year in extra vehicle operating… Read More
Cincinnati To Build Wall To Stop Slipping Hillside
CINCINNATI (AP) – Cincinnati officials plan to build a wall they hope will stop a hillside from slipping further and potentially affecting underground sewer and water lines that service downtown… Read More
Kentucky Exports Up Nearly 6 Percent In 2016
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Officials say Kentucky shipped $29.2 billion in goods and services abroad last year, an amount that is up nearly 6 percent from 2015. Gov. Matt Bevin… Read More