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Oak Hill Hands Lady Muraduers First Round Post Season Exit
By: Taylor Pacelli
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Unfortunately for the Meigs Lady Marauders, the season has come to a close, after a close playoff matchup against the Oak Hill Lady Oaks. The girls played their hearts out… Read More
Josie Ousley And the Lady Vikings Make Quick Work Of River Valley
By: Alex Harrison
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The River Valley Lady Raiders had a nice run going. After going winless the entire season winless, the team won its regular season finale and the beat New Lexington in… Read More
Proposed New Agency Could Shift Influence on Education
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A Republican state lawmaker has proposed putting Ohio’s governor fully in charge of K-12 education. A bill proposed Wednesday would join Ohio’s departments of Education and… Read More
West Virginia Natural Gas Alternative Rejected
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia House is advancing legislation to authorize drilling for natural gas where 75 percent of a West Virginia property’s landowners agree, rejecting an amendment… Read More
New Coach Gives Athens Baseball An Early Start – Indoors
By: Connor Kurek
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Athens baseball training for the 2018 season is in full swing – but indoors, with a new coach and seven starter spots to fill. Todd Nuzum, 53, found out in… Read More
Glidden Cleanup Expected Three Weeks After Waterline Break
By: Elise Hammond
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ATHENS, Ohio -The sidewalk between Jeff Hill and Ohio University’s Glidden Hall that has been closed for a little over three weeks, is expected to reopen by Sunday. What some students… Read More
#SayHerName at OU: Where Crafting and Activism Meet
By: Brook Endale
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Ohio University Students and faculty used quilting to start a dialogue about how police violence towards black women is often overlooked. The Women’s Center, the Office for Multicultural Student Access… Read More
Teacher to Skip Work in at Least 4 West Virginia Counties
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Teachers from at least four West Virginia counties are planning a one-day work stoppage to highlight their concerns over pay and health insurance. Media outlets report… Read More
Kleeh Nominated For Federal Judgeship In West Virginia
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has announced his intent to nominate Thomas S. Kleeh of West Virginia as a U.S. District Court judge. A statement on the White House… Read More
Kentucky Lawmakers Hint Pension Plan Could Be Forthcoming
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Republican leaders in Kentucky’s legislature may be close to unveiling a bill aimed at shoring up state pension systems for government employees and school teachers after… Read More
West Virginia Bill To Protect Historic Displays Advances
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia bill that aims to protect historic displays is advancing. The Register-Herald reports the “West Virginia Monument and Memorial Protection Act of 2018” passed… Read More
Pillich To Leave Ohio Governor’s Race, Back Cordray
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Democrats’ lone female governor candidate is leaving the race to back rival Richard Cordray, the former federal consumer watchdog. A Democrat close to Cordray’s campaign… Read More
Man Accused Of Selling Gun Used To Kill Ohio Police Due In Court
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A judge plans to consider bond for a man accused of providing the gun used in the fatal shooting of two Ohio police officers. Federal prosecutors… Read More
Hometown Journalists Add to Poverty Problems of Their Areas, Scholar Says
Often Appalachian natives decry the “drive by journalists” from big cities that come to small Appalachia towns just to capture pictures and depictions of poverty, unemployment, drug addiction and squalid… Read More