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Kentucky Wants to Opt Out of Federal Gas Program
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s Republican governor wants to opt out of a federal program credited with reducing pollution while jacking up gas prices in the traffic-clogged northern part of the state. The move would let gas stations in the Cincinnati suburbs of northern Kentucky sell traditional gasoline instead of a reformulated version designed to… Read More

Current Events: Trump Floats Changes To Ohio River Infrastructure
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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When President Trump picked the Ohio Valley as the setting to promote his infrastructure plan, he also drew attention to an overlooked part of the nation’s transportation system: inland waterways. Agriculture, energy, and manufacturing interests all depend heavily on the Ohio’s aging navigation system. The president’s speech in Cincinnati cheered many industry leaders who have… Read More

Summer Nutrition for Schoolchildren Starts in West Virginia
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Thousands of West Virginia schoolchildren who would be at risk of not having enough to eat this summer will be able to receive meals through a federal program. The West Virginia Department of Education Office of Child Nutrition’s program aims to make sure children in lower-income areas continue to receive free,… Read More

Conviction Overturned for Ex-model Who Tried to Hire Hit Man
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CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (AP) – A former Ohio fashion model sentenced to prison for trying to hire a hit man to kill her husband’s ex-wife has had her conviction overturned. An appeals court judge has ruled the case against 34-year-old Tara Lambert should never have been allowed to proceed due to a prosecutor’s error in the… Read More

WVU Economists See Monthly Gains in State Economy
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia University economists say their business index shows improvement in the state’s economy for the past nine months. Their Mountain State Business Index, after recording a slight monthly increase in May, was 1.6 percent higher than the same month last year. John Deskins, director of the WVU Bureau of Business… Read More