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Athens City Council Introduces Richland Underpass ‘Safety’ Project
By: Susan Tebben
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ATHENS — A project intended to lower vehicular and pedestrian traffic along Richland Avenue was introduced Monday by Athens City Council for preliminary review. The “pedestrian improvement” project, which officials say will create an “underpass” between West Green and the corridor near Porter Hall, is set to cost $3 million. The city, however, will be… Read More
To Reify Soft and Hard Realities: Speaking With Artist Mary Manusos
By: Emily Votaw
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Ohio University professor emerita of art, Mary Manusos, has been crafting works distinctly influenced by the vivacious Latin American culture that she grew up with in San Diego, CA and her meditations on the past, the nature of memory, and the now versus the later for over 40 years. Her exhibition “States of Being” is… Read More
Second Athens NEDA Walk Slated For September 30
By: Emily Votaw
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More people suffer from eating disorders than one might realize – it isn’t just the slight girl sulking her way back to her dorm after class to exercise the afternoon away – and it isn’t just the person buying multiple pints of ice cream only to vomit them up an hour later, either. According to… Read More
W. Va. High School Closed Because Of Mold, Carbon Dioxide
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia high school will close for the rest of the week after high levels of mold and carbon dioxide were found inside nearly a third of its buildings. News outlets report Capital High School in Charleston announced Monday that what caused the elevated levels is unknown, but that they… Read More
Ohio High School Football AP Poll: Sept. 18
By: Alex Harrison
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The Jackson Ironmen and the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes made appearances in the first release of the Associated Press Ohio High School football poll, but were in the outside looking in to the top 10 of the divisions. In the poll’s second release, both teams took the No. 10 spot in their divisions. After holding the No…. Read More
WOUB Sports’ New Production: Ace Nation
WOUB Sports is excited to announce the launch of Ace Nation, a new multi-platform digital media production showcasing girls volleyball teams in Athens County. Ace Nation is led by Ohio University sophomores Molly Kennedy and Taylor Pacelli. Kennedy is majoring in Media Arts and Studies, while Pacelli’s major is Journalism. They have worked to build… Read More
Stuart’s Opera House Presents Creative Writing Class For Seniors
Stuart’s Opera House in Nelsonville, Ohio presents a Creative Writing for Seniors class starting this October! This class is part of an Ohio Arts Council Artist-in-Residency at Stuart’s Opera House with Athens resident, writer, and poet Wendy McVicker. This class is FREE and open to Athens County Senior Citizens and you can sign up now… Read More
Stuart’s Opera House to Host FREE Poetry Out Loud Workshop
Are you looking for free ways to enrich your high school poetry curriculum and meet your Common Core and NCTE benchmarks at the same time? In need of a new approach to engaging indifferent teenagers? Interested in providing a public speaking experience for your students that deepens their grasp of language and offers them the… Read More
Group Says New Health Proposal Cuts West Virginia Medicaid
By: Associated Press
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – A nonprofit West Virginia research group says the latest attempt by U.S. Senate Republicans to repeal the Affordable Care Act would cut the state’s Medicaid funding by $2 billion by 2027. The Center on Budget and Policy says that would undermine coverage for tens of thousands of residents and West Virginia’s… Read More
GOP Lawmakers: Move Appalachian Agency Out Of Washington
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Two powerful Kentucky Republicans have an idea to boost an economic development agency that helps Appalachia: Move it out of the nation’s capital. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and veteran Rep. Hal Rogers are sponsoring a bill they say will refocus the Appalachian Regional Commission to invest more in the poorest communities… Read More
Ohio Effort Pushes John And Annie Glenn Congressional Medal
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Some state lawmakers in their native Ohio want to see John and Annie Glenn awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. A resolution getting its first airing in the Ohio House Tuesday urges Congress to honor the late astronaut and his widow with the special recognition. It makes the case that the… Read More
Efforts Aimed At More Dog Breeder Regulations Move Forward
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Animal rights advocates wanting some dog breeders in Ohio to meet additional animal care standards have won approval to move forward in their efforts. State Attorney General Mike DeWine has certified the advocates’ petition summary for a ballot proposal requiring dog breeders with eight or more unspayed females and annual sales… Read More
Episode 103 : Jeffery Partridge
Colleges and universities sometimes have an “arm distance” relationship with their communities. Alternatively, Dr. Jeffrey Partridge, Director of the Heritage Project at Capital Community College in Hartford Connecticut, offers a more productive approach. In a recent essay titled, “Higher Ed Approaches to Empowering Students,” which appeared on the Getting Smart online community, Dr. Partridge discusses… Read More