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Hunger Gains: Budget Cuts Imperil Nutritious Food Aid
At a moment when food aid agencies are working to provide healthier food to the poor and the elderly, President Donald Trump has proposed a 21 percent cut in funding… Read More
Ohio Drops a Close One to Kent State
Savannah Jo Dorsey pitched an absolute gem of a game on Wednesday, throwing a career-high 22 strikeouts through 11 innings. But a lone solo shot from Kent State proved to… Read More
Kentucky Reaches Settlement in Radioactive Waste Dumping
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky officials have reached a $168,000 settlement with one of the companies accused of being involved in the dumping of radioactive waste in an Appalachian landfill…. Read More
Few International Students Seeking Free Summer Housing
It’s been more than a month since Ohio University offered free summer housing for students from the six countries listed in President Trump’s travel ban. And so far only two… Read More
Physician Assistants Urge Justice to Reverse Veto
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Physician assistants are urging Gov. Jim Justice to withdraw his veto of legislation that would revise their scope of practice in West Virginia and authorize they… Read More
Ohio Heads to Charlotte Invitational
Ohio will be running in good weather again this weekend as they head down to North Carolina to compete in the Charlotte Invitational. The meet will feature 11 Division I… Read More
Ohio Pastor Arrested on Child Sex Charges Remains in Jail
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio pastor married to a county administrator will remain in custody for now while facing federal allegations of sex trafficking of children. Forty-eight-year-old Cordell Jenkins… Read More
West Virginia Law Authorizes Opioid Antidotes at Schools
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A new state law authorizes school nurses and other trained and authorized personnel at West Virginia schools to administer drugs to counteract opioid overdoses by students… Read More
Authorities Arrest 4 Men, Seize Drugs Worth About $2M
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – Authorities say they’ve arrested four men suspected of drug trafficking and seized drugs worth a street value of about $2 million. State Attorney General Mike DeWine… Read More
West Virginians Asked To Report Rattlesnake Sightings
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Wildlife officials are asking West Virginians to let them know when they see timber rattlesnakes as part of a scientific project to determine their current… Read More
Courts Administrative Arm Investigated For Vehicle Auctions
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – The Administrative Office of the Courts says it is being investigated for possible irregularities with its employee-only auctions of surplus vehicles. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the… Read More