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Hiring Rebounds In June As Employers Add 224,000 Jobs
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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Job growth rebounded strongly last month as employers added 224,000 jobs. That followed a disappointing May when employers added just 72,000 jobs.
Watershed Moment: “Ephemeral” Streams Debate Could Reshape Ohio Valley Waterways
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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West Liberty University Professor Zachary Loughman has dedicated his professional life to crustaceans – specifically freshwater crayfish. He dips his hand into one of the water tanks at his laboratory near Wheeling, West Virginia, to pick up a teal crayfish the size of a dollar bill. “See the little guy dropping down? We caught mom… Read More
Teen Swimmer’s Body Found in West Virginia River
By: Associated Press
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BEAVER, W.Va. (AP) – Authorities say the body of a 16-year-old boy has been found in a West Virginia river. A National Park Service news release says the boy had been swimming with two other people in New River Gorge National River on Friday morning when he got caught in the swift current and was… Read More
Columbus Police Say Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs Monitored
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Columbus police say they monitor 10 to 15 motorcycle gangs based on criminal activity, a small number of the overall clubs in the city. Mark Lovett is a detective with the Columbus police Criminal Intelligence Unit and an expert on motorcycle gangs and clubs. He tells The Columbus Dispatch that assaults,… Read More
Senators: Feds’ American Flags Should be Made in America
By: Associated Press
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BANGOR, Maine (AP) – A pair of senators says the American flags the federal government purchases should have to be made in America. Republican Sen. Susan Collins, of Maine, and Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, of Ohio, introduced legislation they call the “All-American Flag Act” that would require the government to buy flags produced entirely with… Read More
Lawyer Confirms Billionaire Coal Entrepreneur Died in Copter Crash
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NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — A spokesman for the attorney of Chris Cline is confirming that the billionaire coal entrepreneur and his daughter were among the seven Americans killed in a helicopter crash in the Bahamas. Joe Carey is a spokesman for Cline’s lawyer in West Virginia, Brian Glasser. He says Cline and his 22-year-old daughter… Read More
Democrats Question Time Spent On Abortion Bills Instead Of Budget
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Ohio is operating on a budget extension since lawmakers failed to pass a new two-year state budget by the constitutionally mandated June 30th deadline. Some Democrats are whether time that was spent on a controversial abortion law recently put on hold by a federal court could have been used better hammering out details of the state budget…. Read More
19th Big Bend Blues and Brews Bash July 26-27
By: Emily Votaw
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The Big Bend Blues and Brews Bash will return for the 19th year to downtown Pomeroy’s riverside amphitheater Friday, July 26 through Saturday, July 27. This year’s acts include Albert Castiglia, Johnny Rawls, Scott Holt, Clarence Spady, Randy McAllister, Dave Keller, The Labra Brothers, Blitzkrieg, Brent Patterson & Saturday Night Showcase, Renee Stewart Band, Blue… Read More
Authorities Seek Suspect in Fatal Meigs County Shooting
By: WOUB News Team
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POMEROY, Ohio (WOUB) — Authorities in Meigs County are searching for a woman accused in the shooting death of another woman Wednesday evening. Tammy Neace, 45, of Meigs County, faces a charge of aggravated murder after allegedly shooting and killing Kelli Marking, 42, of Pomeroy. A child visitation exchange was set to take place Wednesday… Read More
West Virginia Agency Looking to Outsource Foster Care System
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia agency says it is seeking an outside vendor to take over the state’s foster care and adoption system. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the Department of Health and Human Resources released its bid for the managed care organization (MCO). The move is billed as a way to help streamline… Read More
Authorities: Woman’s Body Found in Park, Possible Homicide
Update 5:15 p.m. DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) – A woman’s body was found in a shallow grave in an Ohio park and authorities are investigating the discovery as a possible homicide. The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office in central Ohio says an officer with the state Department of Natural Resources discovered a shallow grave while on foot… Read More
Laura Gibson II 2019 Gladden House Sessions
By: Liz Penry
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Laura Gibson brought honest lyricism and graceful, heartwarming melodies to the Gladden House stage Saturday, June 8. Not only is the Oregon native a multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter, but she has also completed her MFA in writing, allowing her mastery of storytelling and language to take on a remarkably abstract elegance. In her interview with Gladden… Read More
OVST Presents ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ July 11-28
By: Emily Votaw
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On this installment of Conversations From Studio B, the Ohio Valley Summer Theater’s 2019 production of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” is discussed. WOUB’s Emily Votaw interviews the production’s director, Dusty Brown; the production’s music director Devin Sudman, and actors Carter Rice (Quasimodo), and Hannah McCauley (Esmerelda). The production will open on Thursday, July 11 in… Read More
This Week On Radio Free Athens: July 6, 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 list… Read More