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Heartbreak
By: Duncan Goldberg, Mitchell Lyons
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The Ohio Bobcats had their lone senior at the line, shooting two for a chance to give them the lead with five seconds remaining. Mike Laster missed both free throws. Two overtimes later, the Ohio Bobcats (9-13, 2-8) fell 101-98 to the Central Michigan Chippewas (15-8, 4-6) on Saturday. A James Gollon and-one put Ohio… Read More
PHOTOS: 2018 48-Hour Shootout Day 2
By: Emily Votaw
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The 2018 48-Hour Shootout continues throughout Saturday, February 3 and will conclude tomorrow on Sunday, February 4 at 6 p.m. at the screening of the completed films in the Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium at 6 p.m. Attendance to the screening is free. WOUB’s Emily Votaw checked in with two of the Ohio University School of Media… Read More
‘Jeopardy!’ Contestants Fumble Entire Football Category, To Coach Trebek’s Dismay
By: Laurel Wamsley | NPR
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After clearing the rest of the board, the last category was “Talkin’ Football.” It soon became evident why the contestants had avoided it.
Ex-student Files Suit Over Handling of Sex Assault Case
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former student at Marshall University has filed a federal lawsuit against the university’s board of governors, claiming that the school’s decision to allow the man she accused of sexual assault to remain a student for months during a lengthy appeals process forced her to abandon her education at Marshall. The… Read More
Union Files Lawsuit Over Freeze on Cost-of-Living Increases
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio union’s lawsuit aims to block a planned freeze on costs-of-living increases that would affect nearly 80,000 retired school workers. The Columbus Dispatch reports the state Association of Public School Employees filed its lawsuit Thursday against the School Employees Retirement System. The union criticized the system’s investment decisions in the lawsuit, saying… Read More
Lawmakers Push Bill to Help Orphan Well Plugging Program
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio lawmakers are pushing a bill to increase funding for plugging abandoned oil and gas wells. The Canton Repository reports the proposed law would target orphan wells that can cause pollution and even explode. The state taps a fund consisting of taxes and fees from oil and gas companies to pay for well… Read More
PHOTOS: 2018 48-Hour Shootout Day 1
By: Emily Votaw
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Students involved in the 2018 Ohio University 48-Hour Shootout were busy throughout the evening of Friday, February 2 getting things going on their individual productions. WOUB’s Emily Votaw dropped in on the animation teams involved in the competition: Stump Studios and the aptly named animation team, around 11 p.m. on Friday night, to check in on how their… Read More
Tornadoes Storm Into Waterford, Leave With Share Of Second In The TVC-Hocking
By: Thomas Garverick
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Trey McKnickle and the Southern Tornadoes did not forget what happened on Dec. 22. Friday night, McKnickle made the biggest play of the Tornadoes’ season: a drive to the right baseline and hit the game-winning layup for the Tornadoes (11-5,9-3 TVC-Hocking) as time expired to beat the Wildcats (9-5, 8-3 TVC-Hocking) 52-50. The Tornadoes got… Read More
Marauders Defense Smothers Wellston
By: Meladi Brewer
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Tonight may have been a cold one for Meigs fans as they made the trip to Wellston to watch their team take on the Golden Rockets, but that didn’t stop the Marauder defense from bringing the heat against the Wellston offense as Meigs (7-11, 4-6 TVC-Ohio) defeated the Golden Rockets (10-6, 6-3 TVC-Hocking) 48-35. Both… Read More