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Telemedicine Takes Transgender Care Beyond The City
By: Keren Landman | NPR
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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
By: Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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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?
By: Chris Benderev | Kelly McEvers | NPR
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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
By: Susan Tebben
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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
By: Associated Press
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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
By: Associated Press
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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
By: Aaron Payne
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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
By: Emily Votaw
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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
By: Associated Press
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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
By: Aaron Payne
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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
By: Aaron Payne
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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