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Overdoses On The Road On The Rise
By: Andrew Welsh-Huggins | Associated PressBy: Mitch Stacy | Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An SUV crashed after all four occupants overdosed on heroin in North Carolina. The same day, a man in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, grabbed the steering wheel after… Read More
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Charlottesville Victim: Trump’s Response Showed “What Side He Was On”
By: Susan Tebben
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The memories of August 12 in Charlottesville, Virginia, are still a bit foggy for Bill Burke, but the pain of his injuries reminds him of how far the country has… Read More
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Annual Athens Community Music Festival August 19
Saturday, August 19 marks the annual Athens Community Music Festival (ACMF), which this year serves as a fundraiser for Stuart’s Opera House After School Music Program, ARTS/West, Athens Rock Camp for… Read More
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Looking Back On the Great Lakes Hocking River Navigation Company
By: Emily Votaw
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Robert “Bob” Borchard moved from the suburbs of Chicago into the historic building of the former Guysville Hotel in the summer of 1966 after procuring a position with Ohio University… Read More
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Head of the Line: Jake Pruehs Wants Another Crack at MAC Title
By: Thomas Garverick
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Every ship needs an anchor and for the Ohio Bobcats, it comes in the form of senior center Jake Pruehs. Pruehs for the second year in a row has been… Read More
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Opioid Emergency: What The Ohio Valley Needs To Combat Crisis
By: Aaron Payne | Mary Meehan | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The opioid crisis gripping the Ohio Valley is now, according to President Donald Trump, a national emergency. But more than a week after the president made that announcement, state and… Read More
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West Virginia Office that Supervises Sex Offenders Will End
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia office that has supervised sex offenders for nearly a decade will end. The Herald-Dispatch reports the Intensive Supervision Office will end in September…. Read More
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Ohio University to Allow Beer Sales at Football Games
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ATHENS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio University will allow beer sales during football games starting this season. School officials announced the new policy this week. Officials say the decision comes after… Read More
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Conservative Values Group to Play Host to Ohio Governor Race Forum
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio-based conservative group plans to host candidates for governor at a candidate forum this fall. Citizens for Community Values, based in suburban Cincinnati, says both… Read More
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Federal Judge Delays Sentencing Man Who Plotted US Attacks
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A federal judge has delayed a sentencing hearing after saying he wants to know more about the state of mind of an Ohio man who admitted… Read More
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Celebrate Quirk of Cosmic Geometry at Serpent Mound
By: Emily Votaw
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Strikingly little is known about the origins of the many prehistoric earthworks in Southeastern Ohio. Perhaps you remember learning about them in the fourth grade during your Ohio History class… Read More