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U.S. Formally Begins To Leave The Paris Climate Agreement
By: Rebecca Hersher | NPR
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Under the agreement hammered out in 2015, the first day that countries can reverse the promises they made is Nov. 4, 2019. It will be another year before the American withdrawal is official.
Appeals Court Rules Trump’s Accountants Must Turn Over Tax Records
By: Brian Naylor | NPR
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Lawyers for President Trump say they plan to appeal to the Supreme Court, potentially setting up an election-year decision about disclosing the president’s finances.
Forecast Calls for Continued High Water in Great Lakes
By: Associated Press
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) – A new forecast says Great Lakes levels are likely to remain unusually high and may set additional records. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers office in Detroit on Monday released its outlook for the next six months. Hydrologist Keith Kompoltowicz says a wet October interrupted the usual fall drop-off of… Read More
From Atlanta By Way of A Big, White Van: Rev. Justin Hylton
By: Emily Votaw
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Reverend Justin Hylton stopped by WOUB’s studios prior to performing at the Smiling Skull Saloon on Monday, October 28. He spoke to WOUB’s Emily Votaw about his decision to live a nomadic lifestyle, performing over 200 shows a year, his most recent release, Bag of Broken Bones, and more. Hylton also performed “So Far Away” live… Read More
Proposed State Bill Creates Infrastructure for Future Federal “School Choice” Program
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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A federal program that could provide $5 billion dollars to private schools across the country hasn’t received the ok from congress yet. But that’s not stopping at least one state senator from introducing a bill to draw down those dollars when and if the program is approved. Republican Sen. Matt Huffman has long supported charter… Read More
Elk Tours in West Virginia Draw Visitors from 8 Other States
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia wildlife official says a monthlong series of fall tours to see elk drew visitors from eight other states. Chief Logan State Park naturalist Lauren Cole says that 227 people went on the sold-out tours in September and October. The elk were at the nearby Tomlin Wildlife Management Area… Read More
West Virginia Woman Reunited with Wallet Lost 15 Years Ago
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia woman has been reunited with a wallet she lost in 2004. Catrina Napier says she got the wallet back on Friday after a student found it in a Spring Valley High bathroom. Student Michael Tyree says he found the wallet in the rubble of a bathroom ceiling that… Read More
Authorities Seek Franklin Co. Uber Driver Indicted for Rape
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Authorities are searching for an Ohio ride-sharing driver charged with raping a female passenger. The Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office in Columbus said Friday 28-year-old Abdirizak Abdullahi Aden has been indicted on one count of rape. The Uber driver is accused of sexually assaulting a 24-year-old woman in April. Prosecutor Ron O’Brien… Read More
Ohio Officials Warn Drivers to be Alert for Deer
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – State authorities are reminding drivers in Ohio that November is peak season for vehicle-deer collisions. Officials say there were nearly 3,800 collisions last November on state roadways. They urge drivers to be alert for deer bolting across roads, especially at dawn and dusk. State Highway Patrol Superintendent Richard Fambro advises drivers… Read More
A Night at the Opera House: A Fundraiser for Stuart’s Opera House Dec. 31
Stuart’s Opera House in Nelsonville, Ohio will host A Night at the Opera House: A New Year’s Eve Fundraiser for Stuart’s Opera House on Tuesday, December 31 from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. and tickets are on sale now! Come celebrate New Year’s Eve in style at Stuart’s Opera House! Our grand lobby is the… Read More
‘Telling a People’s Story’ Celebrates African American Children’s Literature
By: Emily Votaw
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November 1 through December 20 the Athens Public Library (30 Home Street, Athens) will host the Telling a People’s Story: African American Children’s Illustrated Literature exhibition, organized by the Miami University Art Museum with grant funding from the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation. The exhibition features 130 images selected from over 600 books and 14,000 illustrations reviewed… Read More
Tim Armstead to Become West Virginia Chief Justice
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Tim Armstead will become the West Virginia Supreme Court’s chief justice on Jan 1. The court announced the decision Monday following an administrative conference. As chief justice, he’ll become the administrative leader of the state’s judiciary system, including circuit, family and magistrate courts. The court also designated Justice Evan Jenkins to… Read More
Class of 2019 to be Inducted in Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame will honor 20 veterans at this year’s annual induction ceremony. Members of the 2019 class will be inducted Thursday, at the Radiant Life Church in the Columbus suburb of Dublin. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine and the Deborah Ashenhurst, director of the Ohio Department of Veterans… Read More
Racing Track and Casino Proposes $100M Expansion
By: Associated Press
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LEBANON, Ohio (AP) – A harness racing track and casino in Ohio has proposed a $100 million expansion project. Miami Valley Gaming and Racing in southwestern Ohio’s Warren County is considering adding a hotel, restaurant, parking garage and additional gambling machines. Domenic Mancini, the racino’s president and general manager, says the expansion will allow the… Read More
Athena Cinema Kicks Off Science on Screen® with Nov. 5 Screening of ‘Juno’
The Athena Cinema announces its receipt of a generous award from the Coolidge Corner Theatre and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation of $6,000 in support of its 2019 – 2020 Science on Screen® event series, opening with The Science of Contraception on November 5, 2019 at 7 p.m. The free screening will present 2007 award-winning… Read More
Stuart’s Opera House Hosts Town Mountain Feb. 28
Stuart’s Opera House welcomes Town Mountain in Nelsonville, Ohio on Friday, February 28 at 8 p.m. and tickets are on sale now! The Bend Bulletin’s Brian McElhiney says Town Mountain, “has serious country and rock ’n’ roll DNA.” Town Mountain features guitarist and vocalist Robert Greer, banjoist Jesse Langlais, mandolinist Phil Barker, fiddler Bobby Britt,… Read More
Stuart’s Opera House presents A Backstage Evening with Joan Shelley Nov. 7
Stuart’s Opera House in Nelsonville, Ohio hosts A Backstage Evening with Joan Shelley on Thursday, November 7 at 8 p.m. and tickets are on sale now! This show is general admission and audience members will sit on the Stuart’s stage with the performer! Ticket buyers will enter through the breezeway at our East Washington Street… Read More