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Ohio Men’s Basketball: ‘Cats Lose Close Game At Kent State
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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KENT, OH — Ohio played one of their most complete offensive games of the season on Tuesday night. The Bobcats shot the ball nine percentage points better, 52.9, than their… Read More
Double-Booked Surgeons: Study Raises Safety Questions For High-Risk Patients
By: Rebecca Ellis | NPR
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Most patients do fine, research suggests, when the lead surgeon steps away to begin another procedure. But patients who are older or have underlying medical conditions sometimes fare worse.
Some Noncitizens Do Wind Up Registered To Vote, But Usually Not On Purpose
By: Pam Fessler | NPR
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Claims of massive illegal voting by noncitizens have routinely been disproved, but some noncitizens end up on the voter rolls, often by accident. Now, states are trying to fix that.
Rural Broadband Funding Could Connect More Ohio Valley Communities To High-Speed Internet
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Vivian Livingood is the mayor of Gilbert, a southern West Virginia town of under 500 people that has struggled for years without reliable internet. Livingood said that hampers Gilbert’s tourism,… Read More
Senate President “Absolutely” Wants Income Tax Cut If Gas Tax Is Hiked
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed 18-cent hike in the gas tax is still before state lawmakers. They would have to approve it as part of the transportation budget, which must be… Read More
DeWine Talked To Trump About Lordstown Shutdown Before Surprising Comment
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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President Trump told governors yesterday that automakers are returning to Ohio and other states, a remark he’s said before that fact checkers have found to be untrue. Gov. Mike DeWine… Read More
DeWine Appoints First Woman To Head Ohio Department Of Health
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Gov. Mike DeWine has filled the final position open in his cabinet, which is likely the most diverse in state history. Amy Acton has decades of experience as a doctor… Read More
Rose Smith and Steve Abbott To Perform March 7 at The Dairy Barn
The Dairy Barn Arts Center is pleased to announce the lineup of poets for the second event in its spring poetry series “Spoken & Heard, Poetry of Departure and Relevance,” to… Read More
Get Caught Up On Michael Cohen, Trump’s Ex-Lawyer, And His Big Week In D.C.
By: Philip Ewing | NPR
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The onetime attorney and fixer has closed meetings scheduled with the House and Senate intelligence panels and an open one set for the House oversight committee. It could be a doozy.
Workers’ Compensation Requests More Investment In Safety, Wellness Programs
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is requesting an increase in its budget, saying it’s crucial to encouraging safety and wellness among workers while keeping employer rates down. Ohio BWC is requesting… Read More
Walmart Is Eliminating Greeters. Workers With Disabilities Feel Targeted
By: Alina Selyukh | NPR
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NPR has found that Walmart is changing the job requirements for front-door greeters in a way that appears to disproportionately affect workers with disabilities.
Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra Headed to Peoples Bank Theatre March 1
By: Emily Votaw
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The Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra will bring their unique live show to the Peoples Bank Theatre on Friday, March 1 starting at 7 p.m. WOUB’s Emily Votaw interviewed the director… Read More
Governor Nominates Physician to Lead State Health Department
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Gov. Mike DeWine has nominated a licensed physician with more than 30 years of experience in public health and preventive medicine to direct Ohio’s Department of… Read More
State Defends School Takeover Law in Ohio Supreme Court Case
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state is arguing that lawmakers didn’t violate the Ohio Constitution or a procedural rule when they passed the divisive House Bill 70, which shifted control… Read More
Holocaust Survivor Encourages Ohio Students to Stand Up Against Hatred
A Holocaust survivor, Sami Steigmann, spoke to OU students at Chabad about undergoing Nazi medical experimentation as a young child and how it has impacted his life. Steigmann, a 79-year-old from… Read More
A Reflection of Home: Charles Wesley Godwin’s ‘Seneca’
By: Emily Votaw
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Earlier this month, Morgantown, West Virginia’s Charles Wesley Godwin released his solo debut, Seneca. The album is an achingly intimate portrait of life in Appalachia — from the region’s deeply characteristic… Read More
Marvin the Robot Releases “Here’s Looking at You”
By: Emily Votaw
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Here’s Looking At You by Marvin The Robot Marvin the Robot is the low-fi, indie rock project of Columbus-based musician Miles Curtiss, and he’s been been exploring themes of love,… Read More
Federal Judges Changes Trial Sequence for Opioid Lawsuits
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) — The federal judge overseeing hundreds of lawsuits filed against manufacturers and distributors of opioid drugs is changing the lineup for the first “bellwether” trial in Cleveland. U.S…. Read More
Officials Offer Safety, Health Tips After Kentucky Flooding
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Health officials are urging Kentucky residents affected by recent flooding to follow safety and health tips. The state Public Health Department and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say don’t attempt to… Read More
Governor Says ‘No Executions’ Without Court-Backed Drugs
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Recent statements and actions by Gov. Mike DeWine suggest Ohio could go years without executing another death row inmate. Last month, the Republican governor ordered the prison system… Read More
Court Hears Grisly Details After Guilty Plea in 4 Slayings
By: Associated Press
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IRONTON, Ohio (AP) — The way the killer told it, the young boy was the second of the four relatives slain. The boy’s mother was already dead, and he was… Read More