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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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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