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Baseball: Waterford Trounces Trimble
By: Alex Harrison
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No, Waterford did not beat Trimble in football for a third time, the 17-3 final from Tuesday is a baseball score. The Wildcats won in a mercy ruled five innings. Only one would have worked, too. Trimble starting pitcher Gary Brooks retired only one batter, the leadoff Isaac Huffman. Unfortunately for Brooks and Trimble, it… Read More
GateHouse Names New Publisher for Group of 8 Ohio Newspapers
WOOSTER, Ohio (AP) – GateHouse Media has named a new publisher and regional editor for a group of newspapers in northern and eastern Ohio. Veteran publisher and advertising executive Bill Albrecht will be publisher for eight newspapers: The Review in Alliance, the Ashland Times-Gazette, The Daily Jeffersonian in Cambridge, The Canton Repository, the Kent-Ravenna Record-Courier,… Read More
Athens International Film and Video Festival a Hit in Athens
By: Alicia Warren
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The Athens International Film and Video Festival officially kicked off in Athens on Monday. Nearly 2,000 film submissions from around the world were reviewed and chosen by the festival committee. Of the submissions, 250 made it to the big screen – some of the directors live in Athens. The festival started in 1974 as an outlet… Read More
Strong Final Round Shoots Ohio Up Leaderboard
By: Russ Heltman
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Ohio Men’s Golf put together a strong showing on Sunday to close out the 2017 Redhawk Invitational at Chamber’s Bay Golf Course, finishing 11th out of 18 teams. The Bobcats found themselves in 15th place after spotty performances during Monday’s 36-hole round, posting team scores of 304 (+20) and 297 (+13) in the first and second rounds,… Read More
U.S. Navy Band Headed to Athens April 6
By: Emily Votaw
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Tomorrow night, the internationally acclaimed U.S. Navy Band will bring their diverse performance repertoire to Ohio University’s Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium. Andy Trachsel, the Ohio University School of Music’s Director of Bands, said that the Athens performance sprung from his relationship with a member of the U.S. Navy Band dating back to his graduate school… Read More
Addiction Researchers Eager for $20M Infusion Eyed by Kasich
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio researchers in drug abuse and addiction say they’re impressed and energized by Gov. John Kasich’s proposal to infuse $20 million into scientific breakthroughs that could help solve the national opioid crisis. During Tuesday’s State of the State speech, the Republican governor sought to liken such treatments and technologies to past… Read More
OVST’s 10th Annual Youth Camp Opens Enrollment
Ohio Valley Summer Theater’s 10th annual Youth Camp in collaboration with Columbus Area Theatre Company, CATCO, has opened enrollment for youth entering 2nd to 12 grades. The camp which runs from June 5 to 23 features two professional workshops with deep Athens roots.. Campers will have an opportunity to work with a professional clown, improv… Read More
Astronaut John Glenn to be Interred at Arlington Cemetery
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Final funeral rites for astronaut John Glenn will take place Thursday at Arlington National Cemetery. His family and invited guests, including astronauts and dignitaries, will say goodbye to the first American to orbit Earth at a private service at the Old Post Chapel beginning at 9 a.m. The U.S. Marine Corps… Read More
OU’s International Week To Be held April 9-16
Ohio University’s International Week will be held April 9-16 and will feature a wide range of cultural events, dynamic speakers and the always-popular International Street Fair. One of the highlights of this year’s International Week will be the Keynote Speech, “Life Without Basketball,” by Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir, the founder of Muslim Girls Hoop Too. The Keynote… Read More
Wesley Lowery Named 2017 OU Commencement Speaker
Ohio University has announced that National Correspondent for The Washington Post Wesley Lowery will serve as its 2017 Undergraduate Commencement speaker. Mr. Lowery will speak at the morning and afternoon ceremonies. “In his relatively short career, Wesley Lowery has already accomplished a great deal, namely earning a reputation for excellence in reporting during his award-winning… Read More