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The Athens Cannabis Ordinance – Issue 6
TACO – What’s on the Ballot The Athens Cannabis Ordinance, or TACO for short, does not legalize or decriminalize cannabis, but it will depenalize it. Right now under state law… Read More
OU Employee Accused of Making Terroristic Threats
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ATHENS, Ohio — An Ohio University employee is in custody after allegedly threatening to “take down” himself and other employees at the dining hall where he worked. Curtis Embrey, 38, of… Read More
Former Athens County Assistant Prosecutor Indicted
By: Jacob Solether
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ATHENS — A federal grand jury has charged Michael “Mickey” A. Prisley, of Columbus, with eight charges connected to tax fraud and theft of government money. Prisley is the former… Read More
Nathan Rourke Secures Third MAC Player of the Week Award
By: John Jarosik
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For the third time this season, Ohio quarterback Nathan Rourke has been honored with the Mid-American Conference East Division Offensive Player of the Week Award. Thanks to his NCAA season-high… Read More
K9 Alert: West Virginia City Seeks Escaped Police Dog
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – A police department in West Virginia is looking for its K9 dog, who wandered off from his kennel. The city of Huntington says in a news… Read More
Federal Hocking School Board to Fill Three Open Seats
By: Chelsea Sick
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Tausha Pullins’ son is a senior in the Federal Hocking School District, but has been going to school in the district since he was in Kindergarten. Pullins said she has… Read More
West Virginia Officials: HIV Outbreak Involved 15 Counties
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Health officials in West Virginia say they were able to contain an HIV outbreak in the southern part of the state by quickly identifying infected people… Read More
Chatting Levon Helm, Art and Science With Oliver Wood
By: Emily Votaw
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Thursday, November 9, The Wood Brothers will swing into Nelsonville for a show at Stuart’s Opera House. About a year out from their latest release, Live From the Barn, recorded on… Read More
West Virginia Tax Receipts Up 5.3 Percent From Last Year
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia tax officials say collections of $1.3 billion so far this fiscal year are 5.3 percent higher than last year, with October receipts nearing $354… Read More
Slackluster to Unveil First Full-Length, ‘Sheek,’ This Month
By: Emily Votaw
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If you’re looking for a healthy dose of psyched out, guitar driven indie rock, look no further than local outfit Slackluster. The backbone of the group was born in 2014,… Read More
Kentucky House Speaker Resigns Leadership Position After Settling Sexual Harassment Claims
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s Republican House speaker has resigned his leadership position after acknowledging he settled sexual harassment claims from one of his staffers last month. Jeff Hoover announced… Read More
NPR Reaches 99 Million People Monthly, GenXers And Millennials Drive Growth
NPR Stations’ Audience Grows For Fifth Consecutive National Ratings Period NPR’s journalism and original programming reaches at least 99 million people every month across all platforms – broadcast and digital…. Read More
West Virginia Firms Praised For International Market Entry
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia officials have recognized 34 companies for exporting products to a new country in the previous year. Gov. Jim Justice and other officials presented the… Read More
Justice Running For Governor Says He’ll Vote On Some Cases
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Supreme Court justice and Democratic gubernatorial candidate William O’Neill says he’ll continue to participate and vote on cases in which he was previously involved. O’Neill… Read More
Heated Statewide Issues, Local Battles Tuesday In Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – High-profile statewide measures on crime victims’ rights and prescription drug prices will be decided Tuesday in Ohio, along with local elections including mayoral races in three… Read More
Voters Tapped As Ohio Opioid Crisis Stretches Foster Care
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Officials say Ohio’s opioid crisis is stretching the state’s foster care system as more and more children are removed from the homes of their drug-addicted parents…. Read More