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Court Revives Lawsuit Alleging Blind Voter Discrimination
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CINCINNATI (AP) – An appeals court has revived a lawsuit alleging blind Ohio residents have been denied “meaningful access” to the state’s absentee voting system. Disability Rights Ohio sued Republican… Read More
Kentucky State Police are Short of Policemen and Police Equipment
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) – Officials with Kentucky State Police say the agency is facing a manpower shortage and an aging high-mileage fleet, among other issues. The Daily News of… Read More
Kentucky Public Pension Debt Has Increased $5 Billion for the Fiscal Year
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s public pension debt has jumped by more than $5 billion for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2017. Nearly all of that increase is… Read More
Trump’s Nominees Failing To Reflect Nation’s Diversity
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President Donald Trump is nominating white men to America’s federal courts at a rate not seen in nearly 30 years, threatening to freeze a budding transformation toward a judiciary that… Read More
A New Ohio Bill Could Cut School Suspension
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CLEVELAND (AP) – An Ohio lawmaker wants to make changes to reduce the number of young students being suspended from school – a punishment already banned for those youngsters in… Read More
Quentin Poling, Louie Zervos Secure POTW Honors
By: Mitchell Lyons
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For the seventh time in 11 weeks, the Ohio Bobcats have a player named as a Mid-American Conference East Division Player of the week. This time around, the Bobcats have… Read More
Schools Won’t Have to Make Up 5 Days Lost in Industrial Fire
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PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia education officials say schools won’t have to make up five days lost because of a massive warehouse fire. State Superintendent of Schools Steven Paine… Read More
Ohio Officials Say Tick-Borne Lyme Disease Still a Threat
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Department of Health says hunters and those trekking in wooded areas should use bug spray and take other precautions even in cold weather to… Read More
West Virginia School Enrollment Drops For 5th Straight Year
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Education officials say public school enrollment in West Virginia has fallen for the fifth consecutive year. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports enrollment fell about 2,460 students in… Read More
Kasich Calls For New Discussion On Guns To Stem Violence
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CLEVELAND (AP) – Ohio Gov. John Kasich says gun owners and backers of gun-control measures need to find common ground on ways to reduce violence. The Republican governor in an… Read More
Kentucky Derby Museum Announces Project To Expand, Renovate
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – The Kentucky Derby Museum has announced a $6.5 million project to renovate and expand. A statement from the nonprofit museum says plans call for adding more… Read More
Ohio Offers Amnesty Period For Settling Unreported Tax Debts
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio taxpayers with unreported or underreported tax debts will get an amnesty period in which they can pay a reduced amount of interest and avoid owing… Read More
Food Pantry Opening In West Virginia This Week
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – Marshall University’s Department of Dietetics is opening a food pantry in West Virginia this week. The food pantry for university faculty, staff, students and community members… Read More