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Undefeated Jackson Prepares for Undefeated Wheelersburg
There’s a budding rivalry in Southeast Ohio that pits two perennial powerhouses against each other for nothing more than bragging rights and a tally in the win column. This season… Read More
Athens Looks to Keep Winning TVC-Ohio Games at Vinton County
This week on the gridiron the Athens Bulldogs travel to Vinton County to do battle with the Vikings. Vinton County is coming into this week after a close loss at… Read More
Lady Buckeyes Trounce Lady Raiders in Three Sets
The Nelsonville-York Lady Buckeyes rocked the River Valley Lady Raiders with a 3-0 win for the match. The first set, things were kept close finishing the set off with a… Read More
Athens Stays Perfect Against Alexander
The Athens Bulldogs took down their rival team, the Alexander Spartans on Thursday night. After three intense sets, Athens held on to their perfect record in the 2017 season. “I… Read More
Unioto Wants a Better Shot Against Zane Trace
Zane Trace travels to Unioto this Friday night for a much-anticipated Scioto Valley Conference match up between two powerhouse teams. In recent years, there hasn’t been very much intrigue surrounding… Read More
Alexander Stops Vinton County in Three Sets
The Alexander Spartans defeated the Vinton County Vikings in three sets on Tuesday night. While the Lady Vikings put up a hard fight, it just wasn’t enough to hold off… Read More
Tri-Valley and Philo Geared for Key MVL Battle
Friday night is going to be a nail-biter at the Jack Anderson Stadium. Why? Because two of the Muskingum Valley League’s currently top ranked teams, Tri-Valley and Philo, will be… Read More
Mali’s Trio Da Kali Comes to Stuart’s For a Free Show and Community Potluck
Stuart’s Opera House in Nelsonville, Ohio presents a free evening of music with Mali’s Trio Da Kali on Sunday, October 1 at 7 p.m. A community potluck that is open… Read More
Andy Grammer to Perform at OU October 30
Andy Grammer will perform with a special guest in Ohio University’s Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium on October 30. Tickets go on sale Friday, September 22, and are available here. It… Read More
The Everly Brothers Experience Presented By The Bird Dogs Oct. 7
Stuart’s Opera House in Nelsonville, Ohio presents The Everly Brothers Experience presented by The Bird Dogs on Saturday, October 7 at 7 p.m. The Zmed brothers bring a genuine and… Read More
Sessions Returns to West Virginia to Discuss Opioid Crisis
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has returned to West Virginia for the second time in four months to discuss efforts to stop the nation’s opioid epidemic…. Read More
PBS Takes Friday Nights to a New Level With Broadcast Premieres of Some of Broadway’s Best Hits, Including “She Loves Me,” “Falsettos,” “Noël Coward’s Present Laughter” and “Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn”
– Award-winning Musicals and Sparkling Comedies Take the Stage This Fall Featuring Kevin Kline, Jane Krakowski, Christian Borle, Laura Benanti, as well as Encore Broadcast of Lin-Manuel Miranda Performance Documentary –… Read More
The Collection | MASTERPIECE | Starting October 8
Dressed to kill The Collection Richard Coyle, Mamie Gummer & Tom Riley star in a high-stakes, high-fashion thriller on MASTERPIECE Sundays, October 8 – November 19, 2017 on PBS World… Read More
Fourth Season Begins October 3
— 10 New Episodes Explore Ancestry Stories of Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong’o, Ted Danson, Carmelo Anthony, Larry David, Bernie Sanders, Janet Mock, Ana Navarro, Ava DuVernay, Amy Schumer, Paul Rudd,… Read More
Athens Police Investigating Bank Robbery
Update 5:25 p.m. Athens Police are searching for a bank robbery suspect. According to investigators, the suspect entered the Citizens Bank on Stimson Avenue around 11:15 a.m. Thursday morning. Police… Read More
Hog-Tied? NAFTA Talks Have Ohio Valley Pork Producers Nervous
Talks on renegotiating NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, are set for later this month and farm country is concerned about the potential fallout from a trade dispute. Pork… Read More
Contemporary Ceramics and Visiting Artists Headed to Dairy Barn
The Dairy Barn Arts Center announces our most recent exhibition, Contemporary Ceramics 2017, open to the public Saturday, September 23 at 12 p.m. The exhibition is curated by Brad Schwieger,… Read More
PHOTOS: the 2017 Jackson Apple Festival
The week of September 18 marked the annual Jackson Apple Festival, a weeklong celebration of the rich cultural heritage of the Jackson, OH area. Located just about an hour outside… Read More
Kentucky Lawmakers Told Opioid Crisis ‘A Public Health Catastrophe’
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s opioid addiction crisis was the focus of a daylong meeting by state lawmakers. The Courier-Journal reports the joint House-Senate Health and Welfare Committee heard from… Read More
2 Eastern Kentucky Health Care Providers To Merge
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (AP) – Two health care providers in eastern Kentucky have announced plans to merge. WYMT-TV cited a statement from Appalachian Regional Healthcare and Highlands Health System in reporting… Read More
Kentucky County Joins Lawsuit Targeting Opioid Distributors
HENDERSON, Ky. (AP) – A Kentucky county is joining a multi-county, multi-state effort to sue opioid distributors to recoup costs associated with the drug epidemic. The Henderson County Fiscal Court… Read More
Ohio Increases Fine To $2.3M Against Pipeline Developer
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s environmental agency has more than doubled the fines against a company building a natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to Michigan. The Ohio Environmental Protection… Read More