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Philo Helps Playoff Self with Win Over New Lexington
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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Philo came into Week 10 needing a win and some help to advance into the postseason. The Electrics (7-3, 6-2 Muskingum Valley League) did their part on Friday night by defeating New Lexington 28-10. And, by way of the Indian Valley Braves and the Teays Valley Vikings, they got their help and have clinched a… Read More
Scores From Around the Area: Week 10
By: Alex Harrison
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Frontier Athletic Conference Chillicothe 31 @ Jackson 17 Hillsboro 61 @ McClain 13 Washington Court House 43 @ Miami Trace 12 Scioto Valley Conference Paint Valley 20 @ Adena 14 Zane Trace 34 @ Huntington 6 Piketon 12 @ Unioto 28 Southeastern 48 @ Westfall 12 Muskingum Valley League John Glenn 49 @… Read More
VIDEO: Grocery Store Comes With Community
By: Susan Tebben
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Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of stories from WOUB on Vinton County’s journey as a food desert, and the fight for fresh food. The series is being done in partnership with the Vinton County Courier. MCARTHUR — The 12,000 sq. ft. Campbell’s Market which opened this month in McArthur was not built by… Read More
Opioid Emergency: How Trump’s Plan Will — And Won’t — Help The Ohio Valley
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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As bad as the opioid epidemic is across the nation, it is even worse here in the Ohio Valley. Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia collectively have a rate of opioid-related deaths that is more than twice the national average. Last year 5,306 people died from opioid overdoses in the three states — 15 deaths a… Read More
Philo Needs Win Over New Lexington and Help for Playoffs
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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The 2017 regular season has reached its final chapter, and for many teams, this week will determine whether or not they get to continue their story into November. Philo is one of those teams. The Electrics (6-3, 5-2 Muskingum Valley League) enter week 10 on the brink of making the postseason with an eighth place… Read More
OUPD Hosts “Coffee with a Cop” Event for Third Year Straight
By: August Knuth
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Ohio University Police Department hosted their first “Coffee with a Cop” event of the school year on Monday, Oct. 16th. The police department has now hosted this event for three years straight in an attempt to encourage the conversation between campus law enforcement and its students. The police department gave out free coffee and deserts… Read More
Confederate Flag Hanging Brings Powerful Message to Athens
By: Josh Gregory
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“It is time for us in this very belated moment to condemn this troubled flag to death,” John Simms, a Detroit multimedia artist who hosted the hanging of confederate flag at Ohio University Thursday said to several hundred people. The installation depicted a Confederate flag hanging from a 13-foot gallows. According to Sims, this symbolic… Read More
Alexander Ties Down The Lady Falcons in District Semi
By: Molly Kennedy
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Alexander took control of the court as they faced off against Minford in the Division 3 District Semifinals at Waverly. The Lady Spartans brought home a win in just three sets sweeping the Lady Falcons out of the competition. Alexander knocked Minford off their feet as they came out hot, leaving the Lady Falcons out… Read More
Lady Lancers March Forth On To District Final
By: BeauDanon Stark
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The Federal Hocking Lady Lancers looked to step up after squeaking by Trimble last Thursday, and they did as they controlled the match through all three sets to take the Division 4 District Semifinal. From the get-go, the Lady Lancers had an edge, primarily at the net. The Lady Tigers struggled early which allowed the… Read More
If April Showers Bring May Flowers, What Do October Showers Bring?
It looks like another beautiful day at Strouds Run State Park. The leaves are changing color and the sun is shining bright. Well, that’s for the moment at least. In reality, it’s barely 50 degrees and it just stopped raining for the first time today. As a result, no boats have been taken out and… Read More
Ohio Deputy Who Shot Newspaper Photographer Back to Work
By: Associated Press
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio sheriff’s deputy has returned to work after being placed on paid administrative leave for shooting a newspaper photographer when he mistook a camera for a gun. 25-year-old Clark County deputy Jacob Shaw has been assigned to the county jail after the Sept. 4 shooting of New Carlisle News photographer… Read More
First Ever Athens Area Women’s Summit Oct. 27
By: Emily Votaw
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Friday, Oct. 27 marks the very first Athens Area Women’s Summit, presented and organized by the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce. The event aims to provide those in the Athens area (and particularly those who identify as women,) with resources to bulk up their leadership potential, inspire them to succeed, and expose possibilities for professional… Read More
SEO History Center Hosts ‘Phantom of the Opera’ With Live Organ
Sunday, October 29 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. the pipes of the great organ will sing out at the Southeast Ohio History Center! Renowned professional organist Dennis James will provide the sound backdrop to the 1925 silent film version of Phantom of the Opera. Hearing the live pipe organ singing out the melodies of The… Read More
Ohio Ballot Fight Over Drug Prices Sees $50M In Spending
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Backers of a fall ballot issue in Ohio aimed at lowering what the state pays for drugs have been outspent by the pharmaceutical industry-funded opposition nearly 4-1. Campaign finance reports filed Thursday show Ohioans Against the Deceptive Rx Ballot Issue has spent $39.4 million against Issue 2 since July. It still… Read More
West Virginia Jail Rates Unchanging; Counties Owe $13.4M
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority has agreed to keep the per diem rate for inmates at $48.25 next year. According to the state Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety, the authority board vote this week was unanimous. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that the rate has been the… Read More
Ohio Governor Recognizes Green Efforts Of Schools Commission
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio has been named the nationwide leader in building environmentally-friendly school buildings. The U.S. Green Buildings Council recognized the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission for having surpassed 300 green K-12 school buildings. Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich issued a resolution Thursday honoring the commission and its staff. David Williamson, the commission’s executive… Read More
Unemployment Rates Fall In 102 Kentucky Counties
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky officials say unemployment rates fell in 102 of the state’s 120 counties between September 2016 and September 2017. The Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics says jobless rates stayed the same in five counties and rose in 13 counties statewide. The agency says Oldham County had the state’s lowest… Read More