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Survey Finds Teen Use Of Opioids Declining
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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A survey produced by the National Institute on Drug Abuse found a rare bit of good news about the opioid crisis: fewer teenagers reported using opioids outside of medical purposes. The Monitoring the Future Survey 2017 results show a continued trend in decreased misuse of opioids by teens that dates to the early 2000s. Public health officials say that’s… Read More
Ohio Students As Renaissance Engineers
A group of Ohio University students from the organization called Renaissance Engineers volunteered their time at the Chauncey Public Library to teach the local children how to build their own flashlights. When asked why the organization wanted to volunteer at Chauncey, Renaissance Engineers President, Evan Streator, said kids in Chauncey often don’t get the level… Read More
Teens: Pretty Sober, Except For The Marijuana And Vaping
By: Angus Chen | NPR
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A national survey finds teen substance abuse at the lowest levels since the early 1990s. But marijuana use hasn’t declined, and the number of teenagers who are vaping is rising quickly.
Call the Midwife Holiday Special – 2017 | Christmas Night at 9 p.m.
PBS Announces CALL THE MIDWIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL To Air on Christmas Night – Premieres Monday, December 25, 2017, 9:00 p.m. ET – PBS is spreading the holiday cheer for their viewers this season with the CALL THE MIDWIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL, airing on Christmas night, Monday, December 25, 2017, at 9:00 p.m. The special sets the… Read More
Eric Idle’s The Entire Universe | Friday, December 22 at 10 p.m.
Unwrap ERIC IDLE’S THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE This Christmas Season on PBS Friday, December 22, 2017 – Eric Idle and Professor Brian Cox Explain the Entire Universe in One Hour in a Wacky Musical-Comedy-Science Variety Extravaganza with Special Guests Warwick Davis, Noel Fielding, Hannah Waddingham, Robin Ince and Astronaut Tim Peake – A cosmic explosion of… Read More
Huntington Has Public Meeting After Record Homicides
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia city that’s experiencing more killings than ever before has discussed a plan to address the violence. News outlets report that the Huntington City Council held a public meeting Wednesday after the 18th homicide happened Tuesday. Huntington police Capt. Hank Dial says the department’s number of homicide investigations this… Read More
Schrader Youth Ballet Brings ‘Clara’s Dream’ to Peoples Bank Theatre Dec. 17
By: Emily Votaw
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The Nutcracker is perhaps the most recognized ballet of all time. Based on the 1816 story by German author E.T.A. Hoffman The Nutcracker and the Mouse King and interpreted through French playwright and novelist Alexandre Dumas’ adapted story The Nutcracker, the ballet premiered at the Mariinsky Theater in Saint Petersburg on Sunday, December 18, 1892. Some… Read More
Athens Food Banks, Pantries Help during Holidays
By: Anastasia Nicholas
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Food is a cornerstone for the holiday season. For families struggling to feed themselves all year, Thanksgiving and Christmas can be especially difficult. Food insecurity in Athens County is the highest in Ohio, Athens County Food Pantry Outreach Chair Karin Bright said. More than 13,000 Athens County residents don’t know where their next meal is… Read More
Miners’ Pensions A Major Part Of Spending Debate
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Retired union coal miners are joining teamsters, iron workers and other union retirees in an effort to shore up their ailing pension plans, and they hope the ticking clock on a government spending bill will help. Some Democrats want to see protections for retirement benefits included in the omnibus spending bill, which Congress must pass… Read More
Lyle Lovett and Shawn Colvin Headed to OU Athens Campus March 21, 2018
The Ohio University Performing Arts Series has just announced that legendary singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett and contemporary folk music gem Shawn Colvin will perform on Ohio University’s Athens campus in the Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium on March 21, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Concert Connection pre-sale tickets will be up on Monday, December 18 noon to 3… Read More
Animal Group: 111 Cats Removed from Home in Bad Condition
By: Associated Press
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GAHANNA, Ohio (AP) – An animal group has removed more than 100 cats from a central Ohio home where 55 other felines were found dead. The Dispatch reports workers from Columbus Humane wore protective suits while removing 111 cats Wednesday morning from the home of a 60-year-old man in Gahanna. A Columbus Humane spokeswoman says… Read More
Top Tunes ’17: Mackenzie Ellis
Who can believe it? Another year has come and gone, leaving but memories of records beloved past! This is an installment in an ongoing holiday season series for WOUB, in which some of the area’s favorite music nerds share what moved them, musically, in the year 2017. Mackenzie Ellis has been a volunteer DJ for WOUB’s… Read More
Jazz Night Gives Students Chance to Practice Their Craft
By: Maddie Peck
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Flights of red wines pair well with good company and rousing jazz. David Savola sat at the bar inside Athens Uncorked. He’s drank a glass of pinot noir. The bartender opened another bottle, and jazz music filled the air. To the side of the wine bar sat a six-piece jazz combo featuring keys, drums, strings,… Read More
Hocking Hills Forests Under Threat by Fuzzy Bug
By: Tess Herman
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The cool, green, vibrant canyons and caves of the Hocking Hills are under threat by a tiny, invasive bug. The trees that cling to the cliffs of the Hocking Hills are mostly Eastern Hemlocks. These hemlocks are being attacked by an insect with a cute name and deadly consequences: The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. This insect… Read More
Company Breaks Ground on Marijuana Site in Yellow Springs
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YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (AP) – One of the 12 large growers Ohio has picked to participate in its medical marijuana program plans a ceremonial groundbreaking. The CEO of Chicago-based Cresco Labs is expected to take part Thursday morning along with Yellow Springs officials and medical marijuana advocates at the site of the planned cultivation facility…. Read More
Cordray Hires Doug Jones’ Fundraiser in Ohio Governor Bid
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A day after Democrat Doug Jones scored a stunning U.S. Senate victory in Alabama, his campaign’s finance chief is headed to the Ohio gubernatorial campaign of Richard Cordray. Cordray, a fellow Democrat, announced the hiring of Antonia Koch on Wednesday. He called her “a formidable” fundraiser and adviser to Jones who… Read More
Bill Would Make Computer Science an Ohio Graduation Option
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A bill expanding computer science as an option for Ohio schoolchildren is on its way to Gov. John Kasich. The legislation requires the Department of Education to adopt standards and a curriculum for computer science in grades K-12. The House approved Senate changes to the bill Wednesday. The bill also allows… Read More
How to Succeed By Treating Everybody Like a Somebody
By: Beverly Jones
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The Foster Harris House is a lovely little Inn and restaurant in the tiny, historic town of Washington, Virginia. For the new owner, Klaus Peters, running the House is a post-retirement labor of love. Klaus is a distinguished gray-haired man with a bit of an accent and a beaming smile. Before his “boring” short-lived retirement, Klaus… Read More
Episode 010 : “Helper’s High” w/ Allan Luks
Ever wonder where the term “Helper’s High” came from? Allan Luks coined that phrase back in the 1990s. Allan is considered among the top experts on volunteerism. His pioneering research changed what we know about how the body benefits from being kind. For four decades Allan has directed well-known organizations dedicated to helping others, including… Read More