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Ohio Women’s Basketball: Bobcats’ Offense Falls Flat Against Buffalo
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS — When the Bobcats’ offense went cold in Toledo two weeks ago, shooting just 24 percent in a 26-point loss to the Rockets, it could be written off as… Read More
United Methodist Church Votes To Keep Bans On Same-Sex Weddings, LGBTQ Clergy
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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Delegates rejected change despite a Virginia pastor’s warning: “You will be putting a virus into the American church that will make it very sick, and it will be sick quickly.”
Michael Cohen Calls Trump A ‘Racist’ And A ‘Con Man’ In Scathing Testimony
By: Philip Ewing | NPR
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Updated at 5:16 p.m. ET Donald Trump apparently blessed the meeting his son held with a Russian delegation to get dirt on opponents in 2016 and welcomed advance word of… Read More
Bill Would Revive West Virginia Film Tax Credits
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A bill that would revive film production tax credits in West Virginia has passed the House of Delegates. Last year Gov. Jim Justice signed legislation ending… Read More
Task Force Looking Into Using Risk Assessments In Bail Process
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Ohio Supreme Court chief justice is gathering a team of experts to examine the state’s bail system, determining whether or not the system is unfair for people who are… Read More
W.Va. House Passes Bill to Reduce Steam Coal Severance Tax
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A bill that would reduce the tax on steam coal produced in West Virginia has passed the House of Delegates. The bill approved on an 88-11… Read More
Democrats Try Again For Tax Credit For Low-Income Ohioans
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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With debate over increasing the gas tax and adding another income tax cut in the next budget, Democratic lawmakers and anti-poverty advocates are trying again what they’ve pushed for years… Read More
Man Who Pleaded Guilty in 4 Slayings Apologizes in Court
By: Associated Press
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IRONTON, Ohio (AP) – A man who pleaded guilty in the deadly Ohio shootings of four relatives, including a young boy, has apologized before the three judges who will sentence… Read More
Speak With Lilly Martin Spencer in Lancaster March 3
By: Emily Votaw
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On Sunday, March 3, visitors to the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio will have the opportunity to “speak” to artist Lilly Martin Spencer, who is the subject of the museum’s… Read More
Federal Prosecutor Adds Charges In Kentucky Coal Dust Fraud Case
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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A federal prosecutor announced new charges against a senior coal company official for conspiring to falsify the required monitoring of coal dust. The case comes amid a surge in cases… Read More
Ohio Senate President Skeptical of Proposed Gas-Tax Increase
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Senate president has expressed skepticism about the size of the governor’s proposed increase in the state gas tax and says a cut in Ohio’s… Read More
Students’ Testimony Revives Effort to Restrict Vaping
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A push to ban e-cigarettes and other vaping products for people under 21 has been resurrected in Kentucky after some heart-felt testimony from a group of… Read More
Winner of 2019 Appalachian Advocate Award: Teresa Curtiss
The Women of Appalachia Project (WOAP) is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2019 Women of Appalachia Project Appalachian Advocate Award is Athens Food Rescue Executive Director Teresa Curtiss…. Read More
Mom of Patient who Died Sues Care Center for Alleged Neglect
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The family of a patient who died is suing an Ohio care facility where alleged neglect led to criminal charges against employees. A wrongful-death lawsuit against… Read More
West Virginia to Receive $1.4M in Federal Funds to Fix Roads
By: Associated Press
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NEW MARTINSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) – The federal government has provided $1.4 million to repair West Virginia roads that were damaged in storms last spring. The funding is through the Federal… Read More
State EPA Considers Rules for Water-Quality Certification
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Draft rules being considered by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency would allow developers’ privately-hired consultants to be trained by the state to monitor and certify water… Read More
13th Annual Colony Short Film Fest to Feature ‘The Price of Free’
By: Emily Votaw
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Friday, March 1 through Saturday, March 2 mark the 13th Annual Colony Short Film Festival, which will take place at the Peoples Bank Theatre in Marietta. The festival is intended… Read More
Richard Thompson Tribute Headed to Casa March 2
By: Emily Votaw
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Richard Thompson OBE might be one of the most respected musicians of the 20th century. His witty, often acerbic lyricism paired with his genius guitar abilities has made him a… Read More
University Moves to Support Food-Insecure Students
By: Claudia Cisneros
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Philip Hickey is a fourth-year student at Ohio University. He says he sometimes runs out of money for food because he pays so much for school. This is how he… Read More
Koko – The Gorilla Who Talks | Wednesday, March 6 at 8 pm
KOKO – THE GORILLA WHO TALKS To Have Encore Broadcast on March 6, 2019 on WOUB – The Story of the Remarkable Gorilla Who Captured Hearts Around the World –… Read More
Libel Laws Protecting Media Assailed by Trump and Justice Clarence Thomas
Decades long protections afforded media against libel actions are being threatened to be upended by the duo of President Donald Trump and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. President Trump… Read More
Eastern’s Slow Start Brings Season to End
By: Zoe Stitzer
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Eastern got off to a slow start – an uncommon theme for this team. Garrett Barringer scored all four points for Eastern in the first quarter. After only scoring one… Read More
Lancers Fall to the Hands of Coal Grove
By: Jarrod Maltry
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The Lancers offense came out firing on all cylinders Tuesday night, handling the fast pace offense and scrappy press defense from Coal Grove. Federal Hocking knocked down jumpers and forced… Read More