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Athens Outlasts Alexander To Win 9th Straight Game
By: Will Collins
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When the Alexander Spartans traveled to take on rival Athens at Mcafee Gymnasium, they met a physical Bulldog team, in a game that would be added to the long list of historic games between the two squads. The Bulldogs came out fast and played tough under the basket, but the Spartans would not go quietly… Read More
Waterford Shuts Down Tomcats To Set Up Rematch For TVC-Hocking Crown
By: Meladi Brewer
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It was an emotional roller coaster tonight in Waterford as the Wildcats face the Trimble Tomcats on Senior Night. Coming into the game, the Wildcats were determined to play hard defense and pressed Trimble from all angles. “Focus on defense,” Waterford Coach Tom Simms said. “Let the offense come.” The score bounced back and forth between… Read More
Painful Lessons: Using Data On Overdose Deaths To Combat Opioid Crisis
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The Ohio Valley’s numbers on the opioid crisis are grim, especially so in West Virginia, which has the nation’s highest rate of overdose deaths. But those numbers could give health workers the ability to identify people at risk of drug overdose and then reach them before they die. That’s what researchers from the West Virginia… Read More
Grand Jury Indicts Russians Linked To Interference Campaign Targeting 2016 Election
By: Philip Ewing | NPR
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Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller’s office says 13 Russians and three Russian entities took part in a broad information war against the United States.
West Virginia Senate Votes to Limit Painkiller Prescriptions
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s Senate has voted unanimously to limit new painkiller prescriptions for many patients in an effort to prevent addictions. The bill approved Friday generally would limit initial opioid prescriptions written for adults by physicians to a seven-day supply with exceptions for patients in cancer, hospice and long-term care. The limit… Read More
What’s so German?
By: Lauren Ramoser
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This essay is one of an occasional series written by students who are new to Athens, Ohio. Someone asked me a week ago: “Lauren, can you fake an American accent?” That felt weird to me, because I am trying my best to speak this language. Therefore, I thought that I would talk with an American accent… Read More
The Last Rhino on NATURE, Coming February 21
Nature: The Last Rhino introduces viewers to Sudan, the very last male Northern White Rhinoceros. His harrowing journey is told through the international cast of characters who have been involved in Sudan’s life, from when he was snatched as a calf from his mother’s side in war-torn Central Africa, to his captivity as a prized… Read More
Study: Older, Less Educated At Risk In Kentucky Medicaid Changes
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – As Kentucky prepares to impose the nation’s first work requirements for Medicaid, a new study suggests the people most likely to lose their coverage are older and in poor health while those most likely to keep their insurance are younger and in better condition. That’s because of the way the work… Read More
West Virginia Senate OKs Outside DNA Testing
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s Senate has unanimously approved legislation intended to speed processing of DNA lab testing by authorizing the State Police to use outside contractors for criminal identification including rape kits. The bill would give the Marshall University Forensic Science Center the first opportunity to do the work. The legislation also authorizes… Read More
Ohio’s 2 Largest Solar-Array Projects Receive Approval
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio officials have approved permits for what would be the two largest solar arrays in the state. The Columbus Dispatch reports the two projects approved Thursday are the Hardin Solar Center in Hardin County and the Hillcrest Solar Farm in Brown County. If built, the combined capacity of the projects would… Read More
Gibbons Lands Support For US Senate Bid From Rand Paul
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) – Cleveland businessman Mike Gibbons has landed the endorsement of Republican Rand Paul in his bid for U.S. Senate. The second-term senator from Kentucky on Thursday called Gibbons a fiscal and constitutional conservative who can be trusted to “stand up and fight for smaller government and less government overreach into our lives.” The… Read More
Ohio State Fair Accident Victims Reach Settlement
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Those injured in a deadly accident last summer at the Ohio State Fair have reached a settlement with the state. The settlement was announced during an Ohio Expositions Commission meeting Thursday. According to the motion, the settlement’s terms include no money coming out of the state treasury and the plaintiffs fully… Read More
Athens Facilities Plans Inch Forward
By: Susan Tebben
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ATHENS — The members of the Athens City School District made one thing clear Thursday night: they want to rebuild. The discussion about where the board will land on a facilities master plan has been ongoing for more than a year, but in April a decision has to be made in order for the district… Read More
Nelsonville York’s Season Ends in Overtime Thriller
By: Jerry Kirven
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With 13.7 seconds left in overtime, Jessie Addis approached the free throw line for what would be the last time in her Nelsonville York career. She took deep breaths, while she shook lactic acid out of her shoulders, all to prepare for the two most important shots of her historic career. No matter the result,… Read More