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Telemedicine Takes Transgender Care Beyond The City
In rural areas, doctors and nurses competent in transgender care are hard to find. It can also be a challenge to locate providers who offer respectful care for issues unrelated to gender identity.
J.D. Vance Investor Tour Draws Hopeful Companies And Harsh Critics
J.D. Vance, author of the best-selling memoir “Hillbilly Elegy,” returns to his native Kentucky this week. But Vance isn’t selling books this time. He’s leading a bus tour of well-heeled venture… Read More
In The Coal Counties Of Central Appalachia, Will Trump’s Promises Come True?
Donald Trump promised coal miners: “You’re going to be working your asses off!” NPR spent more than a year in the coal counties of central Appalachia and found hope, cynicism and some surprises.
Athens County Courts Receive Grants, Technological Upgrades
ATHENS — The Athens County Court of Common Pleas and Municipal Court received grants Wednesday totaling nearly $150,000, intended to improve technology within the courts. The grants were awarded through… Read More
Bevin’s Lawyers Defend Kentucky’s New Abortion Law in Court Filing
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Gov. Matt Bevin’s legal team says Kentucky’s newest abortion law seeks to prevent a “barbaric” procedure while a fetus is alive in the womb. His lawyers… Read More
Voters Across Ohio Approve 68 Percent of School Levies
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio voters have approved more than two-thirds of school levies on Tuesday’s primary election ballot. The Ohio School Boards Association said Ohioans passed 63 of 92… Read More
Race For Open Fairfield County Commission Seat Set After Primary Election
LANCASTER, Ohio — The race for the open Fairfield County Commissioner seat is set after voters cast their ballots in Tuesday’s Primary Election. Jeremey Fix defeated Lisa Reade 7658 –… Read More
Ratha Con 2018 Celebrates Art, Community
Pop culture trends may ebb and flow, but for the true devotees of all things film, literature, and comic book based, one’s particular love for Star Wars or Lord of… Read More
Auditor: Companies Should Repay $250K Spent for E-School Ads
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state auditor has concluded private companies should repay $250,000 in taxpayer money that Ohio’s largest online charter school used for television ads attacking a state… Read More
Investigative Reporting Hits the Grassroots through Non-profit Journalism
Investigative journalism is not the sole province of only big-city newspapers like the “New York Times” or the “Washington Post.” Instead, it is starting to flourish at the grassroots level… Read More
Harrison County Voters Approve Three Levy Renewals
CADIZ, Ohio — Harrison County voters approved all three levy renewals presented to them in yesterday’s Primary Election. The county Board of Development Disabilities programs levy was approved by a… Read More
Belmont County Sees Close Races for County Commission Nominations
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio — Belmont County voters saw two close races for the County Commissioner nomination for both major parties during Tuesday’s Primary Election. Incumbent Mark Thomas won the nomination… Read More