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Bobcats Outlast Marshall in 10 Innings
After losing four games in a row and seven of their last eight, the Ohio Bobcats (17-19) bested rival Marshall (18-19) 11-10 Tuesday night in an absolute thriller. Down two… Read More
“JAZZED ABOUT WORK” – A New WOUB Podcast Hosted by Beverly Jones
WOUB has a new podcast to be distributed nationally – “Jazzed About Work” hosted by author and career coach Beverly Jones. “Jazzed About Work” features lively, informal conversations about everything… Read More
Jails: The New Revenue For Counties?
With a state budget that potentially gives less to rural counties and a lingering need for more jobs throughout the region, some are looking to corrections to fill the need…. Read More
Peoples Bank Theatre Announces Summer-Fall Spotlight Series
The historic Peoples Bank Theatre announces a new season that welcomes back a couple of past audience favorites, as well as an award-winning author and humorist, a throwback to a… Read More
Photos: Zoo to You
On April 18, the University Program Council (UPC), a volunteer organization of Ohio students who bring activities to campus and the local area, put on the “Zoo to yOU” event held… Read More
Eastern Dominates Lady Lancers
STEWART, Ohio — The Eastern Lady Eagles did not let up Tuesday evening defeating the Federal Hocking Lady Lancers 27 to 5 in a TVC-Hocking showdown. Early hitting in the… Read More
House Speaker Appoints Adoption Task Force in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Republican House Speaker Jeff Hoover has appointed a task force of lawmakers to study how to improve Kentucky’s adoption and foster care system. The bipartisan committee… Read More
Posting Violent Crimes Deepens Victim Wounds
Ohio University ATHENS: Ohio– Social Media sites have become a platform for criminals to broadcast their crimes to unsuspecting, and often unprepared, audiences. The most recent abuse of social media… Read More
Ohio Expands New Program To Help Children Of Addicts
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A program announced last month to help children hurt by their parents’ addictions is already expanding in Ohio. State Attorney General Mike DeWine, a Republican, announced… Read More
Proposed Marshall Program Would Help Babies Born Addicted
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – Marshall University is hoping to expand Huntington’s services for babies born addicted to drugs by adding a comprehensive center that would follow babies to kindergarten. The… Read More
West Virginia Jobless Rate Lowest In More Than 8 Years
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since November 2008. WorkForce West Virginia says the rate fell three-tenths of a percentage… Read More
Poor Black Women Are Not Valued by Politics, Courts & Media Says VICE Editor
It is Will Cooper’s firm belief that the American judicial system doesn’t value the lives of poor black women and therefore, their stories of abuse, deprivation and courage are seldom… Read More