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New Audio Series Features Appalachian Authors and Stories as Part of TGAR
PBS has launched The Great American Read (TGAR) in a massive national effort to pick the top fiction book from a listing of the top 100 works, compiled by a… Read More

The Nelsonville Music Festival: Connecting the Community With the Arts Since 2005
By: Emily Votaw
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Every year a blister of incredible music, gorgeously rendered artwork, and an undefinable yet undeniably palpable community spirit erupts in all it’s ephemeral glory all over Robbins Crossing at Hocking… Read More

West Virginia To Receive $7.9M For Emergency Preparedness
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia will receive $7.9 million to improve emergency preparedness. Democratic U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin and Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito announced the funding in a… Read More

Memorial In Ohio Statehouse Honors Company Losses In Iraq
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A memorial paying tribute to a central Ohio-based Marine reserve company that lost 22 Marines and a Navy Corpsman in Iraq in 2005 once again can… Read More

West Virginia Lawmakers OK Bill Creating New Arts Department
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia Legislature has passed a bill to establish a new arts department. The bill creating the Department of Arts, Culture and History was approved… Read More

Ohio Students To Test Wits Against Cybersecurity Attackers
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A central Ohio university is hosting an event that will test students’ skills at defending against cyberattacks. The daylong capture-the-flag event Tuesday at Franklin University will… Read More

Ohio GOP’s Ryan Smith Eyes Speaker Nod; Timing Questioned
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Republicans appear poised to elect former House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger’s hand-picked successor to lead the chamber through the end of the year. A vote to replace… Read More