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John Marshall Keeps Warren Winless
By: Noah Wolf
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The band had just come off the field after their pre-game performance. Warrior fans in attendance just learned who won Homecoming King and Queen. Some fans were still making their way into the stadium. With less than two minutes gone in the first quarter, on the first pass play of the game, John Marshall quarterback… Read More
Scores From Around the Area: Week 7
By: Alex Harrison
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Muskingum Valley League Morgan 8 @ John Glenn 75 New Lexington 32@ Crooksville 19 Philo 42 @ Coshocton 14 Tri-Valley 24 @ Sheridan 14 West Muskingum 6 @ Maysville 60 Frontier Athletic Conference McClain 0 @ Chillicothe 56 Jackson 48 @ Miami Trace 28 Washington Court House 34 @ Hillsboro 41 Scioto Valley Conference Huntington… Read More
Ohio Football Takes on CMU in Homecoming Clash
By: Thomas Garverick
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Sitting at 4-1, (1-0 MAC) near the midway point of the season, the Ohio Bobcats seem to be trending in the right direction as they zone in on their Mid-American Conference foes for the rest of the season. But there’s still a glaring issue on this Bobcat team that could hinder them from defending their… Read More
“Matewan” Revisited: Film Unearthed Region’s Buried Labor History
By: Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Thirty years ago the premiere of a small-budget, independent film had an out-sized effect on how many people in Appalachian coal country thought about their region and their past. “Matewan,” directed by John Sayles, depicted a bloody chapter in the fight to organize coal miners in the 1920s, exploring themes of class struggle and pacifism in… Read More
CSX Asks Discrimination Against Women Lawsuit Be Dismissed
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – A railroad company has denied that its hiring practices discriminate against women. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that CSX Transportation in Huntington asked a federal judge in West Virginia on Sept. 29 to dismiss a complaint brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC filed the lawsuit on Aug. 1… Read More
Judge Shot Outside Ohio Court Says He’s Glad to Resume Work
By: Associated Press
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STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio judge who was shot outside his courthouse in August has returned to the bench and says he’s glad to be back at work. The Steubenville Herald-Star reports Jefferson County Judge Joseph Bruzzese returned to his courtroom Thursday, handling arraignments and a sentencing. Bruzzese was shot Aug. 21 while walking… Read More
Pipeline Gets Federal Ok to Carry Natural Gas Liquids
By: Associated Press
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – A 70-year-old natural gas pipeline that passes through several Kentucky counties has received federal authorization for a proposed conversion despite some concerns from opponents. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said in a recently released decision that converting the Tennessee Gas Pipeline from carrying natural gas to natural gas liquids does not… Read More
Kentucky Guard Soldiers Deploy For Hurricane-Relief Mission
By: Associated Press
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – About 120 Kentucky Army National Guard soldiers have been deployed to the U.S. Virgin Islands to assist with hurricane-relief operations. Guard officials say the soldiers are with the 940th Military Police Company. The Walton, Kentucky-based unit departed from the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville. The guardsmen will serve under… Read More
2 More Ohio Natural Gas Plants Approved For Construction
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Regulators have OK’d the construction of two new natural gas power plants in Ohio. The Ohio Power Siting Board on Thursday approved plans for the two separate projects in Guernsey and Trumbull counties that are targeted to begin operating in 2020. Close to a dozen natural gas power plants are being… Read More
Giant Online Charter School Says It May Close Within Months
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – One of the nation’s largest online charter schools says it will close within four months, in the middle of the school year, if Ohio’s efforts to recoup $60 million or more in disputed funding aren’t halted. In a new court filing, attorneys for the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow say the closure… Read More
Justice Makes 1 Last Stop To Support To Road Bond
By: Associated Press
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – Gov. Jim Justice is taking his roadshow on behalf of West Virginia’s $1.6 billion bond referendum to Bluefield, one last stop the day before Saturday’s statewide referendum. Justice has traveled around the state talking to residents about the highway program he says would add tens of thousands of jobs to the… Read More