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KY, WV Move to Weaken Mine Safety Rules
By: Glynis Board | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Lawmakers in both Kentucky and West Virginia are working to loosen mine safety regulations, alarming some mine safety experts. Kentucky lawmakers passed a bill that reduces the number of underground mine inspections. Similar legislation is pending in West Virginia’s Senate but with more substantial changes. Under that bill, the state’s mining inspection system would move… Read More
Couple Pleads Not Guilty in Death of 5-year-old Daughter
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) – An Ohio couple who reported their daughter missing before the 5-year-old’s body was found hidden at their restaurant in January have pleaded not guilty to murder and corpse-abuse charges. Twenty-nine-year-old Mingming Chen and her husband, 34-year-old Liang Zhao, entered their pleas Wednesday in a Canton courtroom. They remain held under $5 million… Read More
Ohio Hockey’s Season Ends with ACHA Championship Game Loss
By: Robbie Dipaola
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As the final horn sounded and Central Oklahoma rushed the ice to celebrate, the Ohio Bobcats slowly skated off the ice in disbelief and disappointment as they had fallen just one game short of their ultimate goal. “We did something that hadn’t been done in a decade and I am proud of every single (teammate)… Read More
Coming Home: the Family Success Of the O’Connor Band
By: Emily Votaw
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Internationally lauded multi-genre violinist Mark O’Connor is one of those rare folks who can say that he has not only two, but three GRAMMY Awards under his belt. O’Connor said the most recent one might mean the most to him. “It was probably the sweetest of my Grammy wins – by far,” he said of the… Read More
Video Shows Man Pepper-sprayed, Hit by Officer at Hospital
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Three security officers are suspended after video shared on Facebook showed a man being pepper-sprayed, hit with a baton and forced to the ground outside an Ohio hospital. A spokesman says OhioHealth Grant Medical Center near downtown Columbus is investigating the Monday altercation. Thirty-eight-year-old Shelton Adams was jailed on a disorderly… Read More
Miami University Increases Police Presence for Green Beer Day
By: Associated Press
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OXFORD, Ohio (AP) – A university in Ohio is offering alternative activities and increasing police patrols in preparation for a decades-old tradition of celebrating with green-dyed beer on the Thursday before spring break. Green Beer Day at Miami University in Oxford begins this Thursday morning. The campus community is changing education and safety after several… Read More
Three-County Pursuit Leads To Meigs Co. Arrest
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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A pursuit that sped through three counties ended in the Eastern High School parking lot early Wednesday morning. Jason Austin, 34, was arrested after he crashed a vehicle he allegedly stole in Parkersburg, West Virginia, into a fence at the high school, according to a release by the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office. Meigs County deputies… Read More
Day-long Program Focuses on Community Rights and Social Justice
The Ohio Community Rights Network has partnered with seven other local groups to present a day-long program on Saturday, March 18 called “Community Rights for Social Justice: Growing Roots and Rights.” The program will focus on development of local control and rule over issues such as minimum wage laws, immigration, LGBTQ rights and stopping injection… Read More
Ohio University to Provide Summer Support for International Students
Scores of international students and faculty in Athens will have a place to stay this summer thanks to support from Ohio University. While they would normally return to their home countries during the summer break, many fear doing so would prevent them from returning in the fall. Those concerns arose with President Trump’s executive order banning… Read More
Kentucky Panel OKs Bill to Make it Easier for Felons to Get Jobs
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentuckians trying to overcome their criminal past could no longer be automatically denied occupational licenses under a bill advanced by the House Judiciary Committee. The panel’s action Wednesday sends the bill to the House on the last day before lawmakers take an extended break so Gov. Matt Bevin can sign or… Read More
Legislator Missing Ohio House Business After Arrest
By: Associated Press
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HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) – A state lawmaker accused of impaired driving and mishandling a gun in southwestern Ohio says he will miss legislative business in Columbus this week. Third-term Republican Rep. Wes Retherford, of Hamilton, was arrested early Sunday after a caller reported someone passed-out at a McDonald’s restaurant drive-thru. He was released from jail… Read More
West Virginia Ag Officials Trimming Vehicles From Fleet
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The state Department of Agriculture is heeding a call from Gov. Jim Justice to reduce the number of state vehicles its workers drive. Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt says the department is reducing its vehicle fleet by 23, or 15 percent. That will leave the department with 127 vehicles. Leonhardt says the… Read More
Ohio Supreme Court Puts Ruling on Rapist’s Sentence on Hold
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Supreme Court has put on hold its decision overturning a convicted rapist’s 112-year prison sentence. In a 5-2 ruling Wednesday, the court agreed with a prosecutor’s request to delay the case while an appeal is made to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office wants the high… Read More
How to Bounce Back When Work is a Drag
By: Beverly Jones
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Most of us have periods of misery, when it seems like our careers are caught in a downward spiral. Sometimes the trigger is big and in-your-face, like the arrival of a new leader who wants to change everything about your job and mission. But at other times you just gradually lose hope, until thinking about… Read More
Ohio Panel Suggests Changes in System for Bail Release
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) – A state panel is recommending changes to Ohio court practices that keep defendants in jail because they can’t afford bail. A special committee of the Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission wants the state to create a system that determines release based on a defendant’s likelihood of committing new crimes or skipping hearings. The… Read More
Time’s Phil Elliott Unmasks the Administration of the “Ad-lib President”
Philip Elliott has “seen it all” in Washington D.C. and today’s White House is nothing like he has ever seen before. It is “chaos” despite protestations to the contrary by Administration members and President Trump himself, according to Elliott. Elliott has experienced the West Wing under three different administrations. He covered President George W. Bush… Read More
Ohio’s 20-Week Abortion Ban In Effect, Unchallenged In Court
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A new law banning abortions after 20 weeks’ gestation has taken effect in Ohio as anti-abortion activists plan further efforts aimed at curbing abortion access in the state. Abortion rights advocates have criticized the law as a barrier for women seeking safe medical care but haven’t challenged it in court. The… Read More
West Virginia To Get $2.4M For Road, Schools Flood Damage
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia congressman says the state will receive more than $2.4 million in federal funds for repairs and cleanup related to last June’s flooding. Rep. Evan Jenkins says the funds will help Nicholas County replace damaged infrastructure. According to Jenkins, the West Virginia School Building Authority will get more than… Read More
12 Apply For West Virginia Schools Superintendent Position
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A state school board member says 12 people have applied for the state schools superintendent position that Michael Martirano plans to vacate. Board member Dave Perry told the Charleston Gazette-Mail that the screening process will start Thursday. The state Board of Education plans to meet that day in Charleston. The superintendent’s… Read More