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Eastern Ends Season Against Notre Dame
By: Jack Gleckler
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A 3-pointer by Notre Dame’s Isabel Cassidy was all the Lady Titans needed to pull ahead in the showdown between the Eastern Lady Eagles and Notre Dame Lady Titans at… Read More
Report: Child Poverty Could Be Cut In Half Over 10 Years, At A Hefty Price
By: Pam Fessler | NPR
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A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine lays out how to cut child poverty in half in 10 years.
André Previn, Musical Polymath, Has Died At Age 89
By: Susan Stamberg I NPR
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André Previn died Thursday morning in Manhattan. He was a composer of Oscar-winning film music, conductor, pianist and music director of major orchestras.
Man who Pleaded Guilty in 4 Lawrence County Slayings Sentenced to Death
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 been sentenced to the death penalty. A panel… Read More
First Listen: Helado Negro, ‘This Is How You Smile’
By: Stefanie Fernández I NPR
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Ecuadorian-American producer Robert Carlos Lange builds his sound on ambient electronics, Latin American rhythms and instrumentation that allows each element to bounce and reverberate.
State Saved $4.4B According To Report From Health Plans
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The group that represents Ohio’s Medicaid health plans says their managed care process is saving the state about $2.2 billion a year. But critics say there are several improvements that… Read More
U.S. Economy Grew 2.9 Percent In 2018, Just Below Trump’s Target
By: Jim Zarroli | NPR
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The U.S. economy expanded at a solid 2.6 percent rate during the last three months of 2018, but growth was significantly lower than it had been earlier in the year as the boost from tax cuts waned.
Trump Accepts Kim ‘Word’ He Had No Role in Warmbier Death
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he takes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “at his word” that Kim was unaware of the alleged mistreatment of an American… Read More
Company Plans to Add 100 Jobs to West Virginia Facility
By: Associated Press
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WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) – A marketing and communications company is planning to add 100 new jobs to a West Virginia facility. The Intelligencer reports Williams Lea Tag plans to add… Read More
Advocates Say Awareness Is Vital Tool In Fight Against Human Trafficking
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Hundreds of people gathered in Columbus for the 10th annual Human Trafficking Awareness Day to discuss the most pressing issues related to the issue and share what has been working… Read More
School Safety Bill Wins Final Passage in Kentucky
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky lawmakers have given final approval to a school safety bill that comes more than a year after two students died in a shooting at a… Read More
Senator Sponsors Bill To Require 20-Hour Workweek For More Medicaid Recipients
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Ohio is among 15 states that have asked the federal government for permission to impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients. Ohio’s request would cover people up to age 50, but… Read More
State House Speaker Open to Idea of More Revenue for Roads
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s House speaker has indicated he’s open to the idea of more revenue for road and bridge maintenance although he hasn’t committed to any changes the… Read More
W.Va. Gov Signs Bill Mandating High School Computer Science
By: Associated Press
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BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has signed legislation requiring students to take computer science classes before graduating high school. Justice held a ceremonial bill signing Thursday… Read More
ECOT Case Still Ongoing, Though No Criminal Charges So Far
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The state says the now-closed Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow still owes tens of millions of dollars for students it didn’t have but was paid to educate. Last year, an audit… Read More
Episode 061 : Greatness Every Day w/ Matt Wheaton
Matt Wheaton started Greatness Every Day with the intention to be able to say he lived a great life, and wants you to be able to do the same! His… Read More
ABC Players Present ‘Beauty and the Beast’ at Stuart’s Opera House
On this episode of Conversations From Studio B, Chris Parsons, director of the upcoming ABC Player’s performance of Beauty and the Beast, talks with members of his cast and crew about… Read More
John Denver: Country Boy | Saturday, March 23 at 3:30 pm
JOHN DENVER: COUNTRY BOY March 23, 2019 on WOUB – An Intimate Profile of the Popular Singer Reveals the Man Behind the Music – At the peak of his fame… Read More
Episode 049: Economics commentator Chris Farrell talks UNretirement
Award-winning journalist Chris Farrell writes and talks about financial management and the economy, for places like Marketplace Money, Bloomberg, the Minneapolis StarTribune and Minnesota Public Radio. In this episode, he… Read More
Waterford Rolls Past Southern To Make It To Convo
By: Nick Henthorn
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The intensity was at a fever pitch Wednesday as the Waterford Wildcats (16-6) battled the Southern Tornadoes (12-10) at Meigs High School in the Sectional Finals. Bodies sprawled across the… Read More
Lady Blue Lions End Lady Vikings Season
By: Ryan Burg
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The Washington Court Blue Lions ended the Vinton County Lady Vikings postseason the previous year. They faced off against each other in the same part of the postseason, but the… Read More
Trimble Advances To District Semi-Finals Game
By: Tee Willis
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The last two meetings between the South Gallia Rebels and the Trimble Tomcats were settled by single digits. The third game of the series followed the same sequence, but had… Read More