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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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