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Miners’ Health Benefits Secured But Pensions Remain Uncertain
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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United Mine Workers retirees are celebrating a permanent fix for health benefits secured in the federal spending agreement Congress reached over the weekend. However, the deal left them with more… Read More
Peoples Bank Theatre Summer-Fall Spotlight Series Tickets On Sale May 3
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 famous night… Read More
Southeast Ohio History Center to Open Doors May 2
By: Emily Votaw
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April 15, 1917, Athens’ First Christian Church opened its doors. Exactly 100 years later, another institution, the Southeast Ohio History Center (SOHC), celebrated its grand opening on exactly the same… Read More
West Virginia Lawmakers Cite Fix for Retired Miner Benefits
By: Associated Press
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia lawmakers say the new congressional spending plan contains a permanent extension of health care benefits for more than 22,000 retired miners and widows whose… Read More
Ohio Creates List of Homes With Lead Paint Hazards
By: Associated Press
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s health department has created a new list of homes in the state that have serious lead paint problems. The database includes homes and apartments that… Read More
Ohio Governor Delays 9 Executions as Court Fight Continues
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Gov. John Kasich has delayed nine executions as a court fight continues over the constitutionality of the state’s lethal injection process. The Republican governor’s announcement… Read More
Alexander Schools Sees Levy As Lifeline
Once again, the Alexander Local Schools District is asking voters to approve the continuous 1.5 percent earned income tax operating levy. The proposal was voted down in November but the district’s… Read More
Cedar Point Adding Metal Detectors
By: Associated Press
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SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — Amusement park visitors to the “Roller Coaster Capital of the World” can expect slightly longer wait times to pass through new metal detectors. The parent firm… Read More
Cuyahoga County Offers Job Training to Former Inmates
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) — The county that includes Cleveland is offering paid job training to former inmates. Cleveland.com reports Cuyahoga County’s Towards Employment pilot program will train 100 low-income residents with… Read More
Ohio Family Surprised When Mark Zuckerberg Comes to Dinner
By: Associated Press
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NEWTON FALLS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio family says they learned just 20 minutes before dinner this week that a planned mystery guest would be Facebook founder and billionaire Mark… Read More
Amid Ohio Online School’s Funding Fight, Other Cases Stall
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) — A legal fight with Ohio’s largest online charter school over $64 million has stalled efforts to recover millions more from eight other virtual schools and delayed potential… Read More
PBS’ Summer Season Features an Around-the-World “Summer of Adventure”
– Other Highlights Include a Behind-the-Scenes Look at Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s THE VIETNAM WAR, Top-Notch Drama, a PBS FOOD Feast, Including the Return of The Great British Baking… Read More