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Amazon Plans Flights, Package-Sorting Operation at Airport
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WILMINGTON, Ohio (AP) – Amazon says it will open an operation at an Ohio airport that will include daily flights and a package-sorting facility. Amazon’s statement Monday said the operation to open in 2019 at Wilmington Air Park in southwest Ohio will provide more capacity as the company continues to build out its central air… Read More
Ohio University Student Dies Over Weekend
Update 5:32 p.m. Athens Police say they are investigating the death of a first-year Ohio University student. Police have identified the student as 18-year-old Collin Wiant of Dublin, Ohio. According to APD, they received at 2:49 a.m. Monday morning about an unresponsive male at 45 Mill Street. Wiant was transported by EMS to the hospital where… Read More
Ohio Men’s Basketball: Ohio faces challenge in Chris Clemons
By: Michael Roth
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When the Ohio men’s basketball team hosts their first Division I opponent of the season, Chris Clemons will be making the trip with the Campbell Fighting Camels Monday night. Clemons is one of the most exciting players in the country, scoring over 25 PPG his last two seasons of college basketball. Clemons is truly a… Read More
Local Businesses Connect with Students at Ohio University Farmer’s Market
By: Samantha Wiesneth
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ATHENS, Ohio — The Ohio University Campus Involvement Center hosts a weekly farmers market in hopes to connect students with local businesses. Every Friday afternoon vendors from around the area set up booths in Ohio University’s Howard Park – right on the corner of South College and Union Street. Barbara Harrison, the assistant director of… Read More
Ohio University Students Pushed to Vote
By: Samantha Wiesneth
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ATHENS, Ohio — With election season right around the corner, local groups are encouraging students to register to vote. In Ohio, certain races, such as the gubernatorial race, are getting students particularly excited to cast their ballots, said Athens County Board of Elections Deputy Director, Penny Brooks. Since Athens is home to Ohio University, local… Read More
Athens Honors Veterans, Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day
By: Kaitlin Kulich
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Veterans from multiple branches of the armed forces marched down Court Street Sunday to honor veterans and to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day. However, before the morning parade on Sunday, veterans from Gilham-Frank VFW Post 8804 of News Marshfield as well as several Athens Sunrise Rotary Club volunteers placed flags on hundreds of veteran… Read More
Kent State Security Fee for Gun-Rights Event Prompts Lawsuit
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CLEVELAND (AP) – A conservative advocacy group suing Kent State University officials argues the Ohio school is impeding free speech with a $1,800 fee to provide security for a planned gun-rights discussion at the student center. In a lawsuit this week, the group Liberty Hangout alleges it’s being treated unfairly because of its viewpoints and… Read More
Professor Sues Over Rebuke for Calling Transgender Students Male
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PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (AP) – A professor is suing officials at his small, public university in Ohio after receiving a written warning for violating its nondiscrimination policy by not addressing a transgender student using the gender terms preferred by that student. Nicholas Meriwether filed a federal lawsuit this week against officials at Shawnee State University in… Read More
Deal Reached in Old Lawsuit Over Educating Disabled Students
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s Department of Education and an advocacy group have a proposed agreement to settle a 25-year-old lawsuit about the education of students with disabilities. The Columbus Dispatch reports more than 250,000 such students are expected to benefit from the agreement aimed at improving educational support for them and raising academic achievement…. Read More
FEMA Penalizes West Virginia Over Grant Requirements
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A report from the West Virginia legislative auditor’s office says the Federal Emergency Management Agency has penalized the state for not complying with grant requirements. News outlets cite the report as saying management deficiencies at the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management prompted FEMA to place West Virginia into… Read More