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KY Asks Trump For Help With Election Security
Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes is asking President Donald Trump to urge Congress to provide additional funding for state election security after he signed an executive order Wednesday…. Read More
Chillicothe Prepares To Face Elite Opponent
The Chillicothe football team has faced its fair share of adversity in their first three games. The Cavaliers (3-0) came back from a 13-2 deficit with less than nine minutes… Read More
Philo vs. John Glenn Preview
Philo (2-1) was able to defeat conference foe John Glenn (1-2) last year in the regular season (28-17) however they will be looking for revenge because the Little Muskies ended… Read More
Crooksville vs. Tri-Valley Preview
On Friday, the Crooksville Ceramics (0-4) will square off against the Tri Valley Scotties (3-0) Friday at 7:30 p.m. on their home turf. Tri Valley will be looking to rack… Read More
Another Rape Reported in Athens
ATHENS — Another sexual assault case was reported to the Athens Police Department on Tuesday. The most recent case was reported at about 8 p.m. on Tuesday, when police responded… Read More
Kentucky Secretary of State’s Father Pleads Not Guilty
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – The father of Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes has pleaded not guilty in federal court to making illegal contributions to his daughter’s 2014 U.S…. Read More
Athens Center for Film and Video to Present Work of Roger Beebe
On Sunday, September 23, at 1:00 PM, the Athens Center for Film and Video will present the work of expanded cinema artist Roger Beebe at Arts West, 132 W. State… Read More
Columbus Bans Electric Scooters
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s capital city has issued an emergency order banning electric scooters from sidewalks. Columbus Department of Public Service Director Jennifer Gallagher issued the order Tuesday as… Read More
EPA Proposes Superfund Listing for West Virginia Site
MINDEN, W.Va. (AP) – The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing adding a West Virginia area to its National Priorities List of Superfund sites. News outlets report the EPA announced Tuesday… Read More
WOUB-HD to Broadcast ‘American Masters — Basquiat: Rage to Riches’ Sept. 14
Jean Michel-Basquiat was born in 1960 in Brooklyn, New York to Haitian and Puerto-Rican parents. Throughout his lifetime he created a great multitude of artworks, from graffiti to visceral neo-expressionist… Read More
Ohio Set to Award Latest Prizes in Opioid Science Challenge
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio is awarding another round of prizes totaling $2.4 million in its global technology challenge seeking scientific breakthroughs to address the U.S. opioid crisis. A dozen… Read More
Cluster of HIV Cases Reported in West Virginia
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) – Health officials in a northern West Virginia community are expressing concern about an increase in HIV cases. Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department administrator Howard Gamble said six… Read More
Election Officials Approve Grants for Voting Upgrades
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia election officials have approved more than $6.5 million in federal grants to make upgrades to voting equipment and security across the state. Donald Kersey… Read More
Democratic Party has Lost Its Soul Says Author/Activist Thomas Reston
Long-time Democratic activist and author Thomas B. Reston says the Democratic Party has lost its way and lost its soul over the past generation or more. In his book, “Soul… Read More