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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
LancasterChorale April 29-30 Concerts Express ‘The Heart’s Passion’
LancasterChorale, Central Ohio’s premier professional chamber choir, will bring its 2016-17 season to a close with performances of “The Heart’s Passion: Songs of Longing, Love, and Loss” on Saturday, April 29 in Worthington and Sunday, April 30 in Lancaster. The concerts will feature Brahms’ fiery and lyric Zigeunerlieder (Gypsy Songs), and Edward Elgar’s charming remembrance… Read More
Athens County Commissioners Fear Trump Budget Cuts
By: Chelsea Sick
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President Donald Trump is proposing to eliminate the Community Development Block Grant program from his 2017 federal budget proposal. This federal program has provided federal funding to counties with financial needs since 1974. The possible loss of the funding has community leaders worried about how they will fund projects in Athens County without the $135,000 they receive from the… Read More
Up First: The Essential Morning News Podcast From NPR
Starting Today Listen to 10-Minute News Podcast Hosted by David Greene, Steve Inskeep and Rachel Martin April 3, 2017; Washington DC – NPR is thrilled to announce the launch of Up First, a 10-minute morning news podcast. Starting Wednesday, April 5, Up First will publish every weekday by 6 a.m. EST and feature lively conversation… Read More
Ohio Beats Dayton in Midweek Contest
By: Mary Ryznar
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For the first time since 2015, Ohio Baseball is on a four-game winning streak. The five-game losing streak for Ohio has been put on to a halt after the Bobcats swept this past weekend’s series and came out with a 5-2 win against in-state rival Dayton on Tuesday. Ohio took an early lead in the… Read More
Ohio Softball Splits Doubleheader with Kent State
By: Justin Cudahy
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After taking the weekend series over Western Michigan last week in Kalamazoo, Ohio Softball traveled to Kent, Ohio for a mid-week double header against East Division rivals, Kent State (13-18), on Tuesday. The Bobcats have been sitting comfortably on top of the division with their 24-7 record. Game 1 Senior Savannah Jo Dorsey took the… Read More
WOUB’s Spectrum Podcast Explores Convergence of Race, Media & Politics
WOUB’s Spectrum Podcast, hosted by Tom Hodson, embarks on a three-part weekly series examining issues surrounding race, media and politics and the interrelationships between the three topics. Over the next three weeks, Spectrum will talk with an academic, a Pulitzer-prize winning reporter, and a documentarian/reporter/editor about portrayals of African Americans by the media and the… Read More
Retired Professor Sues Ohio State Over Energy Deal Details
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A retired Ohio State University professor has sued the university for allegedly withholding details of a proposed $1.1 billion deal between OSU and a French energy company. The lawsuit filed Tuesday asks the Ohio Supreme Court to order Ohio State to make public an agreement spelling out terms of the proposed… Read More
Marshall To Hold Panel Discussion On Fake News
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – Marshall University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications is hosting a panel discussion examining fake news. The symposium is set for Thursday afternoon at the Memorial Student Center on Marshall’s campus in Huntington. Marshall says in a news release that the panel will be moderated by West Virginia Press Association executive… Read More
West Virginia Eyes Ban On Telemedicine Abortion Drugs
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s Senate has voted to prohibit doctors from prescribing narcotics or drugs that induce abortion by telemedicine. The bill passed by the House doesn’t include the prohibition on physicians remotely prescribing abortion drugs. The Senate bill, approved 34-0 on Tuesday, goes back to the House of Delegates to decide whether… Read More
Wife Of Man Convicted In Ponzi Scheme Pleads Guilty In Ohio
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio woman whose husband earlier pleaded guilty in a $70 million Ponzi scheme has pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering. The Dayton Daily News reports 51-year-old Connie Apostelos pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Dayton. Prosecutors alleged she knowingly attempted to deposit a check for more than… Read More
Danco Takes Over Bluegrass Music Center Work
By: Associated Press
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OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) – An Evansville, Illinois construction company has been replaced as the general contractor for the International Bluegrass Music Center in Owensboro. Media outlets report that construction on the $15.3 million project idled for three months after the bankruptcy of Peyronnin Construction Co., but started up again Tuesday under Danco Construction Co. Owensboro… Read More
One Champion’s Journey
Nick Topel, a senior engineering major at Ohio State University, competed in the Men’s Physique competition at the Arnold Sports Festival. Here are a few images of his journey.