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Amber Alert Lifted… Man in custody
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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UPDATE: An Amber Alert for three children in Athens, Ohio has been canceled after they were found safe and their father was arrested in Cleveland. The alert was lifted shortly… Read More
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Judge Denies Request to Remove AG from Pension Challenge
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A judge has denied a request to have Kentucky’s attorney general disqualified from taking part in a lawsuit challenging a new law making changes to the… Read More
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At The Intersection Of The Random and The Deliberate: Artist Kate Fetterolf
By: Emily Votaw
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For the past 10 years artist Kate Fetterolf has been creating vibrant abstract art. Prior to that, she was deep in the world of figurative art, capturing the shapes of… Read More
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LISTEN: The Fireball Pitcher McArthur, Ohio, Nearly Forgot
One of the only professional baseball players from Vinton County made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut as a pitcher for the now-defunct Seattle Pilots baseball team on April 27,… Read More
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Ohio Utility Board Weighs Challenge in Federal Tax-Cut Case
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – State utility regulators in Ohio could decide soon whether the state’s four big electric utilities can proceed with a challenge that could affect whether proceeds from… Read More
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McConnell Aide Takes Appalachian Regional Commission Role
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Not long after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky squared off with President Trump over funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission, the ARC has a new federal co-chair with strong… Read More
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Ohio School District to Allow Teachers and Staff to Carry Weapons
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HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) – A school board at a southwest Ohio district where a student shot and wounded two classmates have voted to allow teachers and staff to carry weapons…. Read More
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Court Won’t Reconsider Making Public Autopsies of Rhoden Family
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected requests to reconsider its decision shielding complete autopsy reports in the slayings of eight family members from the public. At… Read More
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Alexander School District Hopes to Pass Levy in May Primary
By: Mary Puzder
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Alexander Schools is trying once again to pass a school levy. The one-percent income tax would continue for a five-year period, starting January 1, 2019. If approved by voters, the… Read More
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Mines Owned By Gov. Justice Missed Safety Technology Cutoff
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Two mines owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice were among three across the state that missed the deadline for installing life-saving technology to prevent miners… Read More
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Ohioans Request Nearly 172K Absentee Ballots In May Primary
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state’s elections chief says Ohioans have requested nearly 172,000 absentee ballots so far, ahead of the May 8 primary election. Republican Secretary of State Jon… Read More
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Human Trafficking Displayed Through Fashion
By: Connor Kurek
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Innocence, to violation, to restoration; that’s the journey a victim and survivor of human trafficking goes through – and that was the story told at a Tuesday night fashion show… Read More
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RFK Jr. To Appear With Kucinich In Ohio Governor’s Race
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CLEVELAND (AP) – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning an appearance in Ohio with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dennis Kucinich. Kucinich’s campaign says his “Water and Environment Meet and Greet” with… Read More
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ABC Player’s Production of ‘Auntie Mame’ Coming to Stuart’s May 3-5
In this side-splitting comedy, New York socialite Miss Mame Dennis attracts a parade of sophisticated and stimulating New Yorkers to her apartment at 3 Beekman Place: publishers, artists, writers, educators,… Read More
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Big City London Reporter/Editor Visits & Studies American Small Town & Cities
Journalist Leo Mirani has spent his life in big cities. He worked for the Guardian in Mumbai, India – a city with a metropolitan population of over 22 million people…. Read More