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Addis, Lady Buckeyes Escape Meigs With Hard Fought Win
By: Joseph Hennessy
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Free throws are the story for both Nelsonville-York (15-6, 9-2 TVC-Ohio) and Meigs (10-11, 6-6 TVC- Ohio) tonight. When the clock was coming to its final buzzer, both teams were fouling to force the opposing team’s player to a clutch situation. Unfortunately for both teams, they could not make their free buckets. It wasn’t until… Read More
Vice President Pence To Keep Pressure On North Korea, Despite South Korean Warming
By: Camila Domonoske | NPR
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As Pence heads to South Korea to represent the U.S. at the Winter Olympics, he plans to counter North Korea’s media messaging and push allies to maintain pressure on the nation.
Reporting Potholes in Athens May Save You Money
Popping a tire in an Athens pothole these days is about as likely as sliding on ice. This year’s frigid temperatures have created more potholes than usual. According to summitengineer.net potholes are caused by the expansion and contraction of water after it has entered into the ground under the pavement. When snow and ice melts… Read More
Undercurrent Winter Festival Set for Feb. 9-10
By: Emily Votaw
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Michelle Waters, editor of Hold the Note, a publication that focuses on regional music throughout Southeast Ohio, West Virginia and surrounding areas, is hard at work putting the finishing touches on the Undercurrent Winter Festival, a music festival which will take place over the course of Friday, February 9 and Saturday, February 10 at the Peoples… Read More
Screen Addiction Among Teens: Is There Such A Thing?
By: Anya Kamenetz | NPR
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The psychiatric profession is still divided, but there are treatment programs, apps and a new public campaign to address media overuse.
EXCLUSIVE: Crooked Spines’ Lonely, Aching Video for ‘Definite Maybe’
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB Public Media has been treated with the very special privilege of premiering The Crooked Spines‘ video for “Definite Maybe,” the the first single off their recently released “Canyons.” The video features glimpses of some of your favorite regional spots, all under a palatable veneer of melancholy. The song itself, a synth-laden meditation on the kind of loneliness one can only… Read More
Taiwan Company Buying Closed West Virginia Polymer Producer
By: Associated Press
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APPLE GROVE, W.Va. (AP) – A company based in Taiwan says it is buying a former polymer producer in Mason County, West Virginia. Taipei-based Far Eastern New Century Corporation says that it has successfully bid about $34 million for the plant formerly owned by M&G Polymers USA LLC in Apple Grove. The transaction also includes… Read More
Website to Help in Kentucky’s Fight Against Opioid Misuse
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – State officials have announced an online tool to join Kentucky’s fight against opioid drug misuse. Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration says the website – Find-Help-Now-KY.org – allows people to search in real-time for a local substance use disorder treatment center. The new tool will be promoted as part of the governor’s “Don’t… Read More
Ohio Seeks More Partners in Summer Meal Program for Children
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Department of Education is looking for more local nonprofit agencies to join a summer program that feeds tens of thousands of children when they aren’t getting meals at school. Sponsoring organizations in the federally funded Summer Food Service Program are reimbursed for providing free meals at sites such as… Read More
Broadband Grants To Benefit 27 West Virginia Counties
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – An expansion of a block grant program will mean more than $1.5 million for broadband internet projects in West Virginia. Gov. Jim Justice says a dozen projects are aimed at providing high-speed internet more than 300,000 homes. He says grants have been awarded to county commissions in Gilmer, Hampshire, Jackson, Mingo,… Read More
Human Trafficking Investigations Rise In Ohio
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio attorney general’s office says investigations of human trafficking cases rose last year to its highest level since the state began keeping track of those numbers. The Blade reports authorities investigated 202 human trafficking cases in 2017, a 50 percent increase from the previous year. The report released last week… Read More
Ohio To Eliminate Panels On Wild Animal Ownership
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio is eliminating two state panels created to help regulate ownership of dangerous wild animals after a suicidal man released lions, tigers and other creatures at his farm in 2011. The Columbus Dispatch reports the Dangerous and Restricted Animals Advisory Board and the Dangerous Wild Animals State Emergency Response Commission will… Read More
Ohio Awards $1M Contract To Company For Marijuana Help Line
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio has issued a $1 million contract to a New Jersey company to operate a toll-free help line for medical marijuana patients, caregivers and physicians. Cleveland.com reports the help line will be operated by Extra Step Assurance from a call center in Bellefontaine in central Ohio. The company is a subsidiary… Read More
Hearing Held On Medicaid Abortion Bill In West Virginia
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Some critics of an abortion bill in West Virginia are urging lawmakers to instead focus on eliminating the state’s poverty and prescription drug problems. A public hearing on the bill was held Monday in the House of Delegates chambers at the state Capitol in Charleston. The bill would eliminate Medicaid funding… Read More