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A Growing Recovery: Food Service And Farming Jobs Provide A Path Out Of Addiction
By: Brittany Patterson | Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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This is the first story in an occasional series exploring the links between addiction recovery and a recovering economy. It’s lunch hour, and Cafe Appalachia is bustling. Located in South… Read More
Ex-Ohio House Speaker Bought $330K Home Amid FBI Probe
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s former House speaker purchased a $330,000 house since resigning amid a federal investigation. County records show Republican Cliff Rosenberger’s new 3,249-square-foot, four-bedroom home sits on… Read More
Congressional Leaders Seek Investigation Into Russian Investment In KY Aluminum Mill
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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A group of Congressional leaders asked the Trump administration to review a Russian company’s investment in a new Kentucky aluminum mill. The request comes from eight prominent Democratic lawmakers with… Read More
U.S. To Lift Tariffs On Steel And Aluminum From Canada
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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The Trump administration has reached a deal to lift tariffs on steel and other metal imports from Canada, in a move that could put the two nations a step closer to ratifying the USMCA trade pact.
One-Armed Man Sues Over Being Handcuffed Wrist-to-Ankle
By: Associated Press
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CLAY, W.Va. (AP) – A one-armed man whose wrist was handcuffed to his ankle has filed a federal lawsuit against the sheriff’s department in Clay County, West Virginia. Former state… Read More
Ex-Washington County Prosecutor Gets 60 Days Jail
By: Associated Press
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MARIETTA, Ohio (AP) – A former Ohio county prosecutor accused of inappropriate sexual conduct with a female kidnapping victim has been sentenced to 60 days in jail. The Marietta Times… Read More
Appalachian Counties Lead Ohio in Suicide Rates
By: Benjamin Schwartz
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ATHENS (WOUB) — Suicide rates in Ohio are rising — and according to a recent study published by The Ohio Alliance for Innovation in Population Health, nine out of the… Read More
Trump Delays Auto Tariffs For 6 Months
By: Avie Schneider | NPR
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The Trump administration announced Friday that it will delay tariffs on cars and auto parts imports while it negotiates trade deals with Japan and the European Union.
Wage Hike Possible For People Who Care For Disabled Ohioans
By: Sam Aberle | Statehouse News Bureau
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Hundreds of people gathered outside the Ohio Statehouse earlier today to support a proposed wage increase for workers who assist individuals with disabilities. Representative Scott Lipps (R-Franklin) thinks workers who… Read More
5 Students Involved in Meth Incident at Middle School
By: Associated Press
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WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) – Authorities say five students were involved in an incident involving methamphetamine at a Kentucky middle school. Letcher County Schools Superintendent Denise Yonts told news outlets that… Read More
Ex-Students Want Ohio State to Answer for Abuse
By: Associated Press
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Update 12:52 p.m. Former Ohio State University students who say they were sexually abused by a campus doctor say it’s time for administrators to take responsibility. Results from a yearlong… Read More
Ohio’s Unemployment Rate Dips Slightly in April
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell slightly from March to April. State officials on Friday said the unemployment rate was 4.3% in April, compared with 4.4%… Read More
This Week On Radio Free Athens: May 18, 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!… Read More
DeWine: Proposed Lethal Injection System To Be Sent To Judge
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says he expects Ohio to present a federal judge with a proposed new lethal injection system within several weeks. The Republican governor… Read More