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An Appetizing App Allowing Students to Help Students
By: Logan Leduc
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ATHENS, Ohio – Two things that tend to go together, college students and food. However, those same students may not realize that food has never been more accessible on the… Read More
Ohio Hockey: Smith’s Incredible Performance Not Enough; Ohio Splits Weekend Series Against Davenport
By: Zach Paquette
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With the game on the line in overtime, Ohio goaltender Jimmy Smith had to put the team on his back to weather the Davenport offensive storm in the series finale… Read More
Ohio Volleyball: Bobcats Split Final Road Trip of Regular Season
By: Michael Roth
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Ohio Volleyball started the week at .500 in MAC play and ended the week at .500 in MAC play. The Bobcats traveled to Akron to take on an improved Zips… Read More
Mac Miller Died From Overdose Involving Fentanyl, Coroner Finds
By: Andrew Flanagan I NPR
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The Los Angeles medical examiner said cocaine and ethanol were also present at the time of death.
U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Hear Case Involving Ohio’s Death Penalty Law
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The U.S. Supreme Court says it won’t hear a challenge to Ohio’s death penalty law in a case involving a convicted murderer and rapist from Marion. The Supreme Court chose… Read More
State Lawmaker Says Election Day Law Isn’t Being Followed
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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There’s a law that’s been on the books that designates part of Election Day as a state holiday but one Democratic state lawmaker says it’s not being followed. Representative Dan Ramos says… Read More
Watch 3 Rare Prince Videos For ‘Endorphinmachine,’ ‘Rock And Roll Is Alive,’ ‘Dolphin’
By: Salvatore Maicki I NPR
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The Prince Estate has announced that it will be digitally uploading videos from the artist’s visual archive on a weekly basis.
Can’t Stop Worrying? Try Tetris To Ease Your Mind
By: Maanvi Singh | NPR
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There could be an upside to your phone addiction. Games like Tetris can reduce anxiety, according to new research. So if you’ve got Election Day jitters, go ahead and launch that app.
Hundreds More Cameras to be Installed on Ohio University Campus
By: Samantha Weinraub
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ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio University Housing and Residence Life will be installing 400 more cameras near residence halls. The cameras will be installed at all entrances, exits, lobbies and staff… Read More
Ohio’s Early Voting Turnout Doesn’t Necessarily Predict ‘Blue Wave’
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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More Ohioans have requested early absentee ballots for this midterm election than the last one in 2014. But Ohio is behind other states that are seeing record early turnout levels…. Read More
Murray City Man Keeps Mining Museum’s Lights on
By: Justin Thompson
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MURRAY CITY, Ohio – The little white building on the edge of Snow Fork is easy to miss – then again, so is Murray City. The town, about a half-hour… Read More
Democrat Manchin Seeks Another Senate Term In West Virginia
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The toughest fight of Democrat Joe Manchin’s three-plus decades in West Virginia politics comes down to whether he can retain his U.S. Senate seat in a… Read More
After 9 Years In Orbit, Kepler Telescope Leaves A Legacy Of Discovery
By: Lulu Garcia-Navarro | Henry Zimmerman | NPR
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NASA’s Charlie Sobeck, former manager of the Kepler Space Telescope mission, discusses the monumental findings of the spacecraft and NASA’s decision to retire it in orbit.
Security Cameras Just One Tool to Keep Students Safe
By: Lauryn Moss
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ATHENS, Ohio – More cameras will be watching over Ohio University students by the beginning of the year, but no one will see those feeds in real-time. Housing and Residence… Read More
Should OU Smoking Policy Include Vaping?
By: Joe Weiner
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ATHENS, Ohio – Although Ohio University banned smoking on campus six years ago, a recent spike in vaping is raising concerns that the policy needs to be amended. Ohio University’s Smoke… Read More
Ohio Likely to Consider Medical Pot for Opioid Addiction
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) – An Ohio medical professor and family physician says he’s gathering data and research on treating opioid addiction with cannabis. Dr. F. Stuart Leeds said he plans to… Read More
Visitors to Alpaca Farm Leave with Warm and Fuzzy Feel
By: Allie Eldredge
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ATHENS, Ohio — If you are looking for ways to stay warm in the cold months to come, local business owner Marilyn Wentworth might have an answer for you: her… Read More
Jon Stickley Trio to Perform at Unique House Show Adyn’s Dream Fundraiser
By: Emily Votaw
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On Saturday, November 10, Adyn’s Dream, a regional non-profit dedicated to assisting families living with Spinal Muscular Atrophy through the power of music, will host a unique house show fundraiser… Read More
Early Ballots Reach Record Numbers in West Virginia
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – More West Virginians have cast more early ballots this year than in the last midterm election. 121,679 ballots had been cast Thursday morning and early voting… Read More
Radio Free Athens: a Playlist for November 3, 2018
Every weekend volunteer DJs fill the airwaves with their favorite sounds. Check out this playlist curated based on what those volunteer music geeks were spinning this past weekend. This week, enjoy “Solsbury Hill”… Read More
Not Guilty Pleas By Inmates Charged In Prison Knife Attacks
By: Associated Press
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Two prison inmates charged in separate knife attacks at an Ohio prison that left a guard severely wounded and four prisoners injured have entered not guilty pleas. Authorities say the… Read More