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Mind The Gap: Why The ‘Wage Gap’ Still Divides Us On Payday
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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McKenzie Cantrell is an employment lawyer affiliated with the Maxwell Street Legal Clinic, in Lexington, Kentucky, where she works with low-income refugees and immigrants to uncover instances of wage theft… Read More
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Ohio Gears Up for Crucial Jesse Owens Classic
By: Tyler Corbit
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Ohio is currently attending what coach Clay Calkins calls “one of the marquee meets in the country.” The Jesse Owens Classic, hosted by Ohio State during April 21-22, will pit… Read More
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Ohio Prepares for Important Weekend Against Bowling Green
By: Matt Summers
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Having lost seven of its last 10 games, Ohio (27-14, 8-7) is looking to get back on the winning side of the scoreboard as they take on Bowling Green (23-23,… Read More
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Rhoden Family Pleads For Tips To Solve Murders
By: Andrew Welsh-Huggins | Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tearful family members are pleading for information that could help solve the massacre of eight people in Ohio a year ago, in a video released Friday…. Read More
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KY Makes Moves On State Broadband Project
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky officials have agreed to lease 315 miles of fiber-optic cables from five rural telephone companies as they continue to seek ways to lower the cost… Read More
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More Than 150 To Lose Jobs in Parkersburg
By: Associated Press
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PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) – A telecommunications call center in Parkersburg will be closing this summer, putting nearly 170 people out of work. Media outlets report Altice USA is shutting down… Read More
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Jackie O’s Resourcefully Enhances the Sharing Culture of the 30 Mile Meal
By: Abigail Carnivale, Clay Benjamin, Dani Dean
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Athens, Ohio offers a unique local food experience that brings a new meaning to the term “locavore.” Each dish brought out to the table has a different story, a different… Read More
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Pipeline Firm Cited For 2M-Gallon Spill Of Drilling Mud
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) – The Texas company building a high-pressure natural gas pipeline has been issued violations notices by the state of Ohio for spilling drilling mud in separate wetlands. An… Read More
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Kentucky’s Jobless Rate Stays At 5 Percent In March
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky officials say the state’s unemployment rate stayed at 5 percent in March, which was unchanged from the prior month. The state Office of Employment and… Read More
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At Least 26 High School Students Injured In School Bus Crash
WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia State Police say at least 26 high school students and one adult from neighboring Ohio have been injured in a school bus crash…. Read More
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Grants For Southern West Virginia Projects Announced
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – Projects in southern West Virginia are getting a boost from more than $6 million in funding. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the funding announced Thursday comes from… Read More