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Trump Plants Seeds Of Rural Revival With Friendly Farm Audience
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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President Trump is unveiling a task force report on reviving rural prosperity at a Farm Bureau convention in Nashville Monday. Rural voters were a key part of Trump’s winning election coalition.
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Pfizer Halts Research Efforts Into Alzheimer’s And Parkinson’s Treatments
By: Colin Dwyer | NPR
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The pharmaceutical giant said it would be abandoning its neuroscience development programs and allocating its spending elsewhere. The move also means the company will be laying off some 300 employees.
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Betsy Jividen Named West Virginia Corrections Commissioner
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Former federal prosecutor Betsy Jividen has been appointed commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Corrections. State Military Affairs and Public Safety Secretary Jeff Sandy announced… Read More
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Meigs Boys Pick Up A Win As The Girls Extend Winning Streak To Three
By: Ethan Sands
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It was a successful week for Meigs High School Basketball as both the boys’ (2-9) and girls’ (7-4) teams took home wins in their individual contests. On January 4th, in… Read More
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Nelsonville-York Lady Buckeyes Win Big Matchup, While N-Y Boys Struggle To Win One
By: Jacob Murray
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The N-Y Lady Buckeyes came into the week losers of two straight games with a possibility of falling way behind in the standings. Then, Lady Buckeyes junior Mary Kate… Read More
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Athens Boys And Girls Stuck At Two Wins
By: Troy Staudenmaier
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The Athens Bulldog’s struggles continue as both teams failed to come out with the W this week. As we reach the half way point in the season, both teams remain… Read More
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Vikings Pick up Where They Left Off In 2018
By: Brad Walker
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The New Year brought in similar success seen at the end of the previous year in a fresh victory for the Vinton County Vikings boys’ basketball team as they defeated… Read More
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Tuition Increases, Ridges Expansion On Agenda For OU Board Meeting
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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The first meeting of 2018 for the Ohio University Board of Trustees will include talk of tuition increases and a new proposed “career fee.” At the January 18 meeting of… Read More
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Fed Hock Girls and Boys Add Wins to Start Off The New Year
By: Will Collins
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Federal Hocking’s varsity basketball teams are off to a good start in 2018. Both teams came into the New Year looking to add more wins to the win column. The… Read More
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Is Alcohol A Problem? Online Tool Helps Assess Risk And Find Help
By: Allison Aubrey | NPR
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Treatment for alcohol problems isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach. The NIH has launched a navigator site that can help figure out the scope of the problem and find evidence-based treatment options.
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Trimble Tomcats Start the New Year Off Cold
This past week has been a cold one for the Trimble Tomcats as winter weather has caused various cancellations for both the boys and girls teams. Nonetheless, the new year… Read More
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Ohio Bans Sale of Dozens of Invasive Plants Under New Rules
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio has banned the sale of more than three dozen invasive plant species under new rules that took effect Sunday. The state now prohibits the sale… Read More
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Legislative Auditors to Audit West Virginia Supreme Court
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Legislative auditors have set their sights on the West Virginia Supreme Court. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports auditors notified the legislative Post-Audits Committee on Sunday that they… Read More
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Man Killed In Weather-Related Athens County Crash
By: Susan Tebben
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ATHENS — A Georgia man died after a truck he was driving slid off an ice-covered roadway and went off a bridge. Jeffery Byrd, 56, of Twin City, Georgia, was… Read More
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Recycling Grants Awarded in 20 West Virginia Counties
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has awarded nearly two dozen recycling grants to groups in 20 counties. The DEP says in a news release… Read More
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Quit Saying “If Only”
By: Beverly Jones
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“If only I’d done more networking, I’d be able to find a new job.” “If only they’d stop bothering me with trivial meetings, I could finish this project.” “If only… Read More