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Immigration, Infrastructure And Iran: The President’s Plans For 2018
By: Domenico Montanaro | NPR
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President Trump enters his second year in office, fresh off his first legislative victory. Are there more to come? What about that Russia probe, hot spots overseas — and those midterm elections?
Union Criticizes Ohio Decision to Close Hocking Correctional Unit
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The union representing Ohio prison employees says it’s disappointed by the state’s decision to close a prison unit employing about 110 people. Christopher Mabe is president of the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association. He says job losses from the closing of Hocking Correctional Unit are a lot for a local community… Read More
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Into the Amazon Premieres Tuesday, January 9
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Into the Amazon Premieres Tuesday, January 9, 2018 on PBS Theodore Roosevelt and Brazilian Explorer Candido Rondon Make Perilous Expedition Down the Mysterious Amazonian “River of Doubt” Into the Amazon tells the remarkable story of the 1914 journey taken by President Theodore Roosevelt and legendary Brazilian explorer Candido Mariano Da Silva Rondon into… Read More
Proposed State Fund Would Help Counties Pay Bills, Fight Opioids
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP Statehouse Correspondent
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A veteran Ohio politician is calling for a special state fund to help counties boost employment, fight opioid abuse and cover basic expenses. Any of the state’s 88 counties, large or small, would be eligible to draw from the equalization fund proposed Wednesday by Republican Gene Krebs. The former state representative… Read More
Analysis Shows Toxic Sites In Flood Zone
By: Alexandra Kanik | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The Ohio Valley has long been home to some of the dirtiest industries in the nation. Coal, plastics, and chemical plants and their waste sites dot our river valleys. Even those no longer operational leave their legacy in the soil and water. Distler Farm sits on the outskirts of Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky. Its pastoral… Read More
Ohio Highway Patrol Reports Fewer Holiday Traffic Deaths
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol says traffic deaths were down compared to last year during the just-concluded extended holiday weekends. The Patrol says preliminary statistics show five deaths from five crashes in the state during the Dec. 22-25 Christmas holiday period, down from 14 traffic deaths in last year’s Christmas period…. Read More
19-Year-Old College Freshman Takes Office as City Councilman
By: Associated Press
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UHRICHSVILLE, Ohio (AP) – A 19-year-old who launched his campaign for a council seat in a Tuscarawas County city while still in high school has officially taken office. Eric Harmon tells WEWS-TV he’s expecting a busy four years as he starts his first term as at-large member of the Uhrichsville City Council and his second… Read More
Ohio Clinic Displays Abortion Messages on Billboards
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) – Ohio’s largest abortion clinic has launched an advertising campaign aimed at challenging the stigma around the procedure. Preterm’s My Abortion, My Life campaign includes 16 billboards around Cleveland, where the clinic is located. Each billboard displays a sentence beginning with “Abortion is…” and ending with a different phrase. Some phrases include “a… Read More
Ohioans Can Apply for Amnesty to Settle Unreported Tax Debts
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s six-week tax amnesty period is underway, giving taxpayers with unreported or underreported tax debts an opportunity to pay a reduced amount of interest and avoid owing further penalties if they settle up. The state Department of Taxation is accepting applications for the amnesty program for residents and businesses until Feb…. Read More
Clint Black Headed to Peoples Bank Theatre March 23
Peoples Bank Theatre invites you to a night of good old (and new) country music with multi-million selling country mega-star, Clint Black. His is one of the most storied careers in modern music. Clint Black surged to superstardom as part of the fabled Class of ’89, reaching #1 with five consecutive singles from his triple-platinum debut, Killin’… Read More
CMT’s Next Women of Country Tour Comes to OU Feb. 23
Friday, February 23, 2018, at 8 p.m., CMT Next Women of Country Presents: Sara Evans “All the Love Tour” featuring RaeLynn and Kalie Shorr will come to Ohio University’s Memorial Auditorium ACM and CMA Award winning country music star Sara Evans has partnered with CMT for its fourth annual Next Women of Country Tour in 2018…. Read More
Bobcats Leave Mount Pleasant With Nothing Pleasant
By: Clark Wicks
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While people all over the world are looking to change for the better during the New Year, the Ohio Bobcats (7-6) 75-50 loss to the Central Michigan Chippewa’s (12-2) extended a few lackluster streaks the Bobcats hoped to leave in 2017. Not only does this 25-point loss mark the Bobcats fifth consecutive loss to the… Read More