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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 a fluke. However, after Wednesday night’s performance in the Convo, what was a fluke could prove to be something much worse as the ‘Cats season… 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 efforts by WikiLeaks to disrupt the election, his former lawyer told Congress on Wednesday. Those were only a few of the politically incendiary allegations Michael… 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 the state’s program after an audit showed the $5 million in annual credits produced little economic benefit. Delegate Dianna Graves is the bill’s sponsor. The… 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 arrested but held on expensive bail before they can argue their case. Daniel Dew, with the conservative leaning Buckeye Institute says a high bail can… Read More
W.Va. House Passes Bill to Reduce Steam Coal Severance Tax
By: Associated Press
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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 vote Wednesday would change the severance tax from 5 percent to 4 percent effective July 1 and to 3 percent effective July 1, 2020. It… 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 – changes to a tax credit aimed at low-income working Ohioans. Ohio is one of six states with a non refundable earned income tax credit,… Read More
Man Who Pleaded Guilty in 4 Slayings Apologizes in Court
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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 him to life in prison or death. Twenty-four-year-old Arron Lawson pleaded guilty last week in Lawrence County to 13 counts including aggravated murder in the… 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 latest exhibition, “Lilly’s World.” Spencer herself passed away in 1902, but Robin Schuricht, an Education Specialist at the Ohio History Connection, will act as Lilly,… 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 of black lung disease and widespread allegations from miners that cheating on dust monitors is common in the mining industry. Western Kentucky District U.S. Attorney… Read More
Ohio Senate President Skeptical of Proposed Gas-Tax Increase
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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 income tax could help offset a gas-tax increase. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s administration has recommended increasing the gas tax by 18 cents a gallon beginning… Read More
Students’ Testimony Revives Effort to Restrict Vaping
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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 middle school students. The students attended the Senate Health and Welfare Committee on Wednesday. They testified about Senate bill 218, which would set up an… 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. The award is given yearly to a woman who has dedicated herself to enhancing the wellbeing of Appalachian culture, Appalachian women’s health, Appalachian families or… Read More
Mom of Patient who Died Sues Care Center for Alleged Neglect
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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 Whetstone Gardens and Care Center in Columbus was filed Monday over the March 2017 death of 56-year-old James Chandler. His mother alleges Chandler died because… Read More
West Virginia to Receive $1.4M in Federal Funds to Fix Roads
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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 Emergency Management Agency’s public assistance grant program. The repairs are to be made to roads in Wetzel County. Democratic U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin of West… Read More
State EPA Considers Rules for Water-Quality Certification
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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 quality. State biologists currently monitor water quality and determine whether applicants should receive water permits for developments at sites including wetlands or streams. The state… 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 to spotlight independent short films from around the globe, and this year the event is highlighting The Price of Free, the winner of the 2018 Sundance… 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 legendary part of the western musical canon, from his early work with Fairport Convention to his contributions to some of the most massively popular Bonnie… 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 became a food-pantry user. “It’s not a good feeling to be like, hey, I need food,” he said while picking up canned vegetables at the… Read More