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The ECOT Money Pit Ditches Local Districts’ Plans
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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A progressive think tank says data from the Ohio Department of Education’s website shows not only how much state money went to the now-closed Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT), but… Read More
FEMA Offers Disaster Relief For February Damage
Thanks to a major disaster declaration signed in April, most of the counties in Southeast Ohio are eligible for disaster relief funds for weather-related damages sustained in February. According to… Read More
West Virginia’s Collections Boost Budget
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia is on pace to have a budget surplus at the end of the fiscal year on June 30. Gov. Jim Justice says revenue collections… Read More
Southeast Ohio’s Rep. Smith Is Voted House Speaker
By: Associated Press
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The Ohio House has picked former Speaker Cliff Rosenberger’s chosen successor as their leader through the end of the year. Finance Chairman Ryan Smith, of Gallia County, won the competition… Read More
“The Kindness Podcast” is on Summer Break; It’ll be Back in Late August
The Kindness Podcast, hosted by Nicole Phillips, is taking a break for the summer. But, it will be back with an even BIGGER AND BETTER Season 2 starting August 30…. Read More
Trump’s Power Bailout Explained
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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President Trump has told the Department of Energy to stop the pending closure of some economically struggling coal-fired and nuclear power plants. As Brittany Patterson reports, energy analysts say that… Read More
UN Report: Americans Live Shorter And Sicker Lives
The United Nations has just published a report on poverty in the US based on a fact-finding tour that included parts of the Ohio Valley. The UN report found Americans… Read More
Rough Translation Podcast from NPR Coming June 13th
Five-episode second season considers apologies in Japan, early childhood education in Ghana, and Jane Austen in Pakistan Rough Translation is on new journeys to find out how things we’re talking… Read More
Fight For WV’s Last Amtrak Ticket Counter
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin is continuing his fight against Amtrak’s removal of its only ticket counter agent in West Virginia as part of the company’s move… Read More
Trump Jr. Stumps For West Virginia Senate Race
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) — With five months to go before the general election, West Virginia’s U.S. senate race is heating up. Republican candidate Patrick Morrissey, West Virginia’s Attorney General, got… Read More
Nelsonville Council President Resigns
By: Associated Press
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NELSONVILLE – In a surprise move, Nelsonville City Council President Ed Mash sent an email to city officials early Monday morning announcing he was stepping down as president and resigning… Read More
Pike Co. Deputy Cleared In Shooting Death
By: Associated Press
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LATHAM – A Pike County grand jury has cleared a sheriff’s deputy in the February shooting death of a suspect. The Chillicothe Gazette reports the case against Pike County Sheriff’s… Read More
Ohio House Speaker Vote Scheduled For Today
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The paralyzed Ohio House is ready to vote on a new speaker. Republican Rep. Kirk Schuring, acting House leader, has called a vote Wednesday. The vote… Read More
Summer Food Programs Starting In Ohio
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Department of Education says more than 1,000 sites around the state are participating in a summer program that helps feed children when they aren’t… Read More
Mexico & USA are Coming Together Not Apart says ‘Vanishing Frontiers’ Author
As we feel racial tension from the White House and hear immigration horror stories from President Donald Trump’s Administration, it is refreshing to have a true scholar publish a book… Read More