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Ohio Amendments on Community Rights Clear Ballot Board
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Two proposed ballot issues that supporters say would restore Ohio communities’ rights to challenge corporate incursions have been cleared for signature-gathering. The Ohio Ballot Board certified… Read More

OU Division of Theater’s ‘Failure: A Love Story’ to Open Dec. 6
By: Natalie Colarossi
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For its final theater performance of the 2017 fall semester, Ohio University’s College of Fine Arts will be presenting a comedic and whimsical ensemble piece with its production of Failure:… Read More

State Criticized for Marijuana Consultant’s Drug Conviction
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state is facing criticism for hiring a consultant with a drug conviction to help select Ohio’s medical marijuana growers. At issue is a 2005 guilty… Read More

Bobcats Struggle with Shooting in Cleveland State Loss
By: Thomas Garverick
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Nine-of-46. That’s what the Ohio Bobcats (4-3) shot from the three-point line as their early season shooting struggles costed them again in their 71-64 loss on the road Wednesday morning… Read More

House Approves Ohio Bill To Expand Flying Of POW/MIA Flag
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A bill to expand when the POW/MIA military flag is flown is on its way to the Ohio Senate for consideration. The legislation requires the flag… Read More

West Virginia Hunters Kill 44,455 Bucks In Firearm Season
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SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia wildlife officials say hunters killed 44,455 bucks during the state’s two-week firearm season that ended Saturday. The Division of Natural Resources says data… Read More

Audit: Public Workers Took Paid Leave, Didn’t Vote
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – An audit has found that more than 1,100 public employees claimed leave to vote in Kentucky elections, but did not cast a ballot. State Auditor Mike… Read More

Attorney General Files Amicus Brief In Tea Party IRS Case
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CINCINNATI (AP) – Ohio’s attorney general wants to unseal testimony made by two former IRS officials at the center of a 2013 tea party tax scandal. A federal judge previously… Read More

State Representative Replaces Ohio Senator Who Resigned
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A state representative from Napoleon has assumed the seat of an Ohio senator who resigned amid a sexual harassment scandal. Republican state Rep. Robert McColley was… Read More

“Good All Over” – a New PBS Docuseries Bringing You Stories of Helping Others
“Philanthropologist” is a word created by two filmmakers Craig Martin and Earl Bridges. It is a combination of “philanthropist” and “anthropologist.” It also describes what these two filmmakers do. They… Read More

Gallia Academy’s High Powered Offenses Rolls Past Meigs
By: Ethan Sands
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Injury’s proved detrimental tonight for the Marauders as fall to Gallia Academy 59-37 The Marauders held it close till the second half when the Blue Devils broke it open by… Read More

Warren Uses Second Half to Defeat Athens
By: Noah Wolf
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Logan Maxfield had 12 first-half points, and at halftime, the Athens Bulldogs led the Warren Warriors, 28-24. To start the second quarter, Warren went on a 10-0 run and Athens… Read More

OU Students Generate Solutions to Opioid Crisis at “Ideathon”
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio — A group of Ohio University students came together Monday to propose ideas to help combat the state’s opioid crisis. The “Ohioans Over Opioids Ideathon” allowed students to… Read More