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Trump And Democrats Agree On $2 Trillion For Infrastructure, But Not On How To Pay
By: Brian Naylor | NPR
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Democratic congressional leaders called the White House meeting “very constructive,” but the big question remains unanswered. The parties will reconvene in a few weeks to discuss funding options.
Update: Students Will be Moved to Alternate Locations Next School Year
By: Associated PressBy: Jordan Kelley
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Update (2:30 p.m. 5/24/19) Scioto Valley Local Schools say they plan to relocate students from Zahn’s Corner Middle School to two alternate sites for the upcoming school year. In a letter from the superintendent, posted on Facebook by the school board president for Scioto Valley Local School, the district says it will relocate 4th and… Read More
Athens Officials Requests More Funding to Combat Opioid Crisis
By: Kaitlin Kulich
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Athens community leaders and the Ohio Democratic Party are asking for more money in the local government budget in order to better mitigate substance abuse problems. Chris Knisley, president of Athens City Council, spoke at a press conference with other local officials about the state’s decision to cut local government budgets and how it has… Read More
Sigma Pi Expelled From OU For ‘Hazing and Other Violations’
By: Susan Tebben
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ATHENS (WOUB)– A fraternity under fire after one of its pledge members died has been expelled from Ohio University. A university release sent Tuesday stated “hazing and other violations of the Student Code of Conduct” as reasons for the expulsion. “Through the administrative investigation, the University received reports of hazing activity by members of the… Read More
West Virginia Man Gets 40 Years in Death of 1-Year-Old Boy
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PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison in the death of a 1-year-old boy. The Parkersburg News and Sentinel reports 40-year-old William Travis Schoonover of Parkersburg received the maximum sentence Tuesday on a second-degree murder charge in Wood County Circuit Court. A criminal complaint says Schoonover… Read More