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Miami Trace Pulls Away from Athens with Second Half Surge
By: Nick Ursini
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Basketball games are won and lost in the second half, the first place Miami Trace Panthers ended the Athens Bulldogs season with a 62-53 victory to advance to the regional finals in the Division II postseason. Athens faced a tough test all game long. Not only having the task of beating the first place team,… Read More
Court: License Counselor Not Needed for Health Center
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia Supreme Court says a domestic violence counseling center can be considered a behavioral health center by the state government, even though it is not staffed by a licensed counselor. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the justices on Wednesday issued a unanimous opinion overturning a Kanawha County judge’s ruling in… Read More
West Virginia House Backs Tougher Drug Overdose Penalties
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia House has approved legislation to establish stiffer prison sentences for trafficking in fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid sometimes added to heroin and blamed for many recent overdoses in the state. Under the bill, trafficking in less than 5 grams of the narcotic could mean a felony with a… Read More
VP Pence and HHS Sec’y Price Visit Ohio
By: Dan Sewell | Associated Press
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SPRINGDALE, Ohio (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence promised small business executives in Ohio on Thursday that the Trump administration will “lift the weight of Obamacare” off them and U.S. families with a better plan that puts the American people first.”The Obamacare nightmare is about to be over,” Pence said at Frame USA, a picture… Read More
Athens Mayor Patterson Talks Infrastructure, Fire, Student Density and E. State St.
First-term Athens Mayor Steve Patterson has faced some major issues since coming to office. Just recently, he has had to confront a major water leak, crumbling infrastructure, a major fire, the hiring of a new university president, increased student density in housing and a major resurfacing project on the ever-busy East State St. All have… Read More
Review: ‘Do Not Resist’ at the Athena Cinema
By: Domonique Alexander
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Bursts of lightning illuminate a dark, ominous sky. The heavy dark grey clouds peer down upon scenes of dissent as people take to the streets, chanting and protesting with visible frustration. The year is 2014. The place, Ferguson, Mo., following the shooting death of an unarmed African American man in a minor police altercation. This… Read More
7 Small Diet Changes to Make You Healthier Than Ever
By Maureen Callahan / Next Avenue For most of us, it’s a lot easier to swap in one small good-for-you habit on occasion than completely overhaul the way we eat. Based on recent research, any or all of the following seven strategies will help do just that, to reshape the food choices you make… Read More
Ohio Pulls Away From Bowling Green Late
By: John Jarosik
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It was a tough, hard-fought, grind-it-out game at the Convocation Center Wednesday night, but Ohio came away with their second-straight victory after defeating Mid-American Conference opponent Bowling Green 79-68. This game however, was not as easy as the first match-up between these two teams back on New Year’s Eve. Ohio stormed out of the gate… Read More
Steve Hussey and Jake Eddy Explore Americana in 2017
By: Emily Votaw
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Earlier this year Americana duo Steve Hussey and Jake Eddy released their debut effort, The Miller Girl. The album calls to mind the works modern art country rockers such as Ryan Adams, Old Crow Medicine Show and the earlier, muted albums of Wilco. The album has been played all over the country on various independent… Read More