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Cannabis Economy: With Medical Marijuana, Ohio’s Meigs County Hopes To Cash In On “Golden” Opportunity
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Meigs County, Ohio, has a complicated history with marijuana. “Meigs County Gold” has been grown illegally for years. Local legend has it that was the strain of choice for musicians like the Grateful Dead and Willie Nelson when they toured Ohio. But for Meigs County Commissioner Randy Smith, that isn’t a source of pride. Instead… Read More
Anti-Tobacco Advocates Question McConnell Plan To Raise Minimum Purchasing Age
By: Sasha Ingber | NPR
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Citing an “unprecedented spike” in teens vaping, Sen. Mitch McConnell said the bill would raise the minimum age for people to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. Tobacco companies back the proposal.
FirstEnergy Corp, FirstEnergy Solutions: What’s The Difference?
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Ohio House is considering a piece of legislation, HB6, that will create a new fee on electric bills and scrap the state’s green energy standards. FirstEnergy Solutions’ two nuclear plants would stand to greatly benefit from the bill through large subsidies. There’s a long history between FirstEnergy Solutions and its former parent company FirstEnergy Corp,… Read More
Deputy Fatally Shoots Man After Attack During Arrest
By: Associated Press
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia sheriff’s office says a deputy has fatally shot a man who pulled a knife while the officer was attempting to arrest him. News outlets report a statement from the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department said deputies responded to a home Wednesday where 46-year-old John Stewart Jr. had threatened to… Read More
Honda Slows Civic, Accord Production As SUV Demand Grows
By: Associated Press
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MARYSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Honda is slowing production of Accords and Civics as car buyers continue to favor SUVs and trucks. The Japanese automaker says it will temporarily idle a second-shift production line in August at its Marysville, Ohio, assembly plant. The shift is expected to resume production in several years. Honda says the line… Read More
Federal Judge Blocks Part Of Ohio Abortion Law
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge blocked part of an Ohio law late Thursday that bans the abortion method of dilation and evacuation in most cases, adding to a list of restrictions on the procedure that are or soon could be in legal limbo. Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Barrett in Cincinnati ordered the state not… Read More
Police: ‘High-Level Target’ Arrested in W. Va. Drug Bust
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Police in West Virginia say a large supplier of drugs has been arrested in Huntington and charged with five felonies. Huntington police on Wednesday announced the arrest of Tyson Davis, labeling him a “high-level target.” Officers found more than 100 grams of suspected fentanyl, heroin, pills, marijuana and two guns after… Read More
W. Va. Officials Warn Of Social Security Scam
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Officials are warning West Virginia residents to look out for scammers who pose as the Social Security Administration. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Thursday said there’s a “seemingly relentless effort” by con artists to steal personally identifiable information by posing as members of the federal government. He says dozens… Read More
Former Vice Squad Officer Faces New Charges
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Prosecutors say a former Ohio vice squad officer facing multiple federal and state charges including the shooting death of a 23-year-old woman is now accused of destroying evidence. Ex-Columbus officer Andrew Mitchell has pleaded not guilty in state court to killing Donna Castleberry in 2018 after she stabbed him in the… Read More
Ohio University Professor Asks For Dismissal Of Lawsuit
By: Susan Tebben
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ATHENS (WOUB) — An Ohio University professor is asking to be dismissed from a lawsuit in which he is accused of sexually harassing a graduate student who worked with him. Dr. Yusuf Kalyango filed a motion April 12 with the U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio Eastern Division, claiming none of the woman’s claims… Read More
Bonds Offered To Help Fund New Athens School Buildings
By: Kaitlin KulichBy: Kaitlin Kulich
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ATHENS (WOUB) — Athens City Schools is now offering tax exempt bonds to people who wish to support the funding of the new school buildings. At Thursday’s regular meeting of the Athens Board of Education, the school district announced it received an updated credit rating earlier this week, which now allows people to buy bonds… Read More
This Week On Radio Free Athens: April 20, 2019
Every weekend local music geeks unite to provide the region with 11 hours of creatively curated tunes on WOUB 1340AM, an endeavor that is known commonly as Radio Free Athens! Typically the program runs from 9 a.m. EST to 8 p.m. EST every Saturday, and can also be heard through this link. Here is a… Read More