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Sluggish Start Plagues Bobcats
By: Zach Kautz
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The Ohio Bobcats (10-15, 3-10) could not overcome the slow start Tuesday night, falling 82-74 to the Toledo Rockets (19-7, 11-2) The game could not have started off any worse for Ohio, as Toledo opened the… Read More
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Yates Brothers Combine For 56 Points To Propel Vikings
By: Jerry Kirven
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For Naylan and Nevan Yates getting buckets is a family business. On Tuesday night, business was booming. The brothers combined for 56 points in Vinton County’s 83-71 win over Miami… Read More
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Buckeyes Drop 11th Straight Game to Logan
By: Anthony Marino
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Instead of traveling to Logan High School the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes (5-16) were given the address of Katie Smith Gymnasium which is home to Logan’s Middle School teams but tonight it… Read More
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Eastern Stifles Fed Hock to Spoil Lancers’ Senior Night
By: Nate Moore
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With the playoffs about to start, every team is trying to end their respective seasons on a high note. Whether that’s battling it out for the number one seed in… Read More
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The OUtlet: Season 7, Episode 2
By: Abby Grisez
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This is the February 13, 2018 broadcast of The OUtlet from WOUB News. This week, our reporters feature a student who will be running across the country to raise money… Read More
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Cost Of U.S. Opioid Epidemic Since 2001 Is $1 Trillion And Climbing
By: Greg Allen | NPR
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Economists tracking federal mortality data say the opioid crisis is undercutting the productivity of people in their prime working years — 30s and 40s.
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Drugmakers Spent Millions Promoting Opioids To Patient Groups, Senate Report Says
By: Scott Neuman | Alison Kodjak | NPR
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The report released by Missouri Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill says the cozy relationship between pain advocacy groups and pharmaceutical companies may have played a key role in the opioid crisis.
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Kentucky to Pay Family Members Serving as Foster Parents
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky officials say they will pay $14.3 million to the caregivers of more than 1,500 children in state custody to comply with a federal court ruling… Read More
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LGBTQ+ People Experience Different Difficulties Coming to College
By: Juli Holbert, Michael Kromer
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Transitioning from high school to college creates confusion and uncertainty for many students. Navigating a shared space with a roommate is one of the most common changes that college freshmen… Read More
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West Virginia Senate Advances Car Secondhand Smoking Bill
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia Senate committee has advanced a bill prohibiting smoking in motor vehicles when children age 16 or younger are in them. The Senate Health… Read More
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More than #Metoo: Queer Survivors and Sexual Assault
By: Kalila Bell, Kenyetta Whitfield
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Sexual assault can be a traumatic experience. In our society, it can also be an incredibly hard thing for survivors to talk about—especially when they are members of a marginalized… Read More
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No Quarters? No Problem for City Garage Parking
By: August Knuth
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ATHENS, Ohio – Two parking kiosks were added to the Athens City Parking Garage Tuesday. The kiosks, on levels one and two near the elevators, are part of a city… Read More
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House Bill 337 is Latest Effort to Reduce College Costs
By: Tiffany Goldstein
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ATHENS, Ohio — A bill that would save university students money every semester is working its way through the Ohio House. HB 337, introduced by Ohio House Rep. Mike Duffey,… Read More
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NBA, MLB Criticize West Virginia Sports Betting Bill
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A bill moving through the West Virginia Legislature has drawn criticism from the National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball. The Intelligencer of Wheeling reports the… Read More
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Charter Schools In Kentucky Could Be Delayed
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Charter schools might not come to Kentucky this year after all. Kentucky became the 43rd state to make charter schools legal. But the mechanism to pay… Read More
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Grad Student Gains Seniority as Assistant Coach
By: Nathan Buccilla
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Life as a physical activity graduate student requires a lot of planning. Preparing lesson plans, planning out how to balance class and teaching, preparing game plans.. Wait, game plans? Oh yeah,… Read More
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School Workers Vote Allowing Strike, Other Action For Issues
By: Associated Press
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FLATWOODS, W.Va. (AP) – Public school employees across West Virginia could go on strike following a vote over pay concerns, health insurance benefit cuts and other issues. News outlets report… Read More
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Justices To Hear Arguments Over Giant E-School’s Attendance
By: Associated Press
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Update 3:00 p.m. COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Justices of the Ohio Supreme Court are weighing arguments in a hot-button case over how Ohio calculated funding for the state’s largest online… Read More