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Ohio U Professors Point to Athletics & Admins re: Budget Issues
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio — The Ohio University chapter for the American Association of University Professors (OU-AAUP) on Monday released research suggesting the university’s financial aid should come from Ohio Athletics as opposed to its academic departments. “Athletics typically runs an annual deficit in the range of $20 million,” according to OU-AAP. Their research further asserts, “Like… Read More
The Language Of Cybercrime
Cybercriminals have learned to refine the language they use in scams, making scams harder to detect and more likely to fool potential victims.
End-of-Year Conference Recap: Muskingum Valley League
By: Alex Porter
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It’s hard to believe, but the 2019 football season is over. For the MVL, there were many surprise teams that took to the top, and then there were some that didn’t quite live up to the hype. New coaches, upperclassmen stepping up and strong team chemistry were all factors in seeing which teams would be… Read More
Fractured Into Factions? What The Founders Feared About Impeachment
By: Jessica Taylor | NPR
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The Founding Fathers saw impeachment as a release valve from another “crisis of a national revolution.” But they also worried it would devolve into partisan bickering if put into action.
Conviction Upheld for W. Va. Child Abuser Serving up to 210 Years
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a man sentenced to 65- to 210-year’ imprisonment for sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl in 2007. The court unanimously ruled last week that there’s no need to throw out a 2016 jury ruling that found Douglas Neumeyer guilty. Neumeyer… Read More
Symposium on Opioid Crisis Set this Week in West Virginia
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ROANOKE, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia University’s School of Public Health is working with partners across the state on a symposium on the opioid epidemic. Assistant Professor Lindsay Allen says the rate of drug overdose deaths involving opioids doubled between 2010 and 2017. Allen says extra effort is needed to find ways to address the… Read More
Ohio Bill Would Erase Time Limits, Loophole in Cases of Rape
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – State senators in Ohio are debating a proposal to lift the statute of limitations on rape. It would also close a loophole that allows rape inside marriage to go unpunished. During Senate hearings that began Wednesday, Democratic co-sponsor Sen. Nickie Antonio, of Lakewood, said Ohio’s current rape laws don’t account for… Read More
Arguments Set for Case of Ohio Gun Owner Drunk Inside House
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Supreme Court will hear arguments in February to decide whether a law prohibiting gun owners from carrying firearms while intoxicated should be applied inside a gun owner’s home. Lawyers for a Clermont County man arrested in 2018 after he acknowledged having an unloaded shotgun while drunk say the law… Read More
Ohio’s Gun Season for Deer Begins Early Next Month
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s gun season for deer is set to begin early next month. The season runs Dec. 2 through Dec. 8, with an additional weekend of hunting Dec. 21 and Dec. 22. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife says hunters killed more than 60,500 deer during last year’s weeklong… Read More
Player of the Year Film Watch: Reece Perkins
By: Alex Porter
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The John Glenn Little Muskies had a historic season in 2019, as they finished the regular season with a record of 8-2, and a 7-1 record in the MVL. With that, they won a share of the MVL title along with the Sheridan Generals. It would be John Glenn’s first MVL title since 1980. With… Read More
WV Lawmakers Return for Special Session
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia lawmakers are set to convene for another special session after legislators say the governor sprung a series of bills on them with little warning. The House of Delegates and the Senate are scheduled to gavel in Monday to take up measures dealing with tourism tax credits, expunging DUI offenses… Read More
Wright’s Three Touchdowns Not Enough as Trimble Falls in Heartbreaker
By: Zach Paquette
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When the clock ran out at Red Devil Stadium, midnight struck for the 2019 Trimble Tomcats’ season, ending any state title hopes. After a back-and-forth affair, New Middletown Springfield narrowly edged the Tomcats 20-19. It came down to the last drive of the game, with the Tomcats driving inside the Tigers 30-yard line. On a… Read More
Dayton Gunman’s Friend Expected to Plead to Unrelated Counts
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A friend of the gunman in the deadly Dayton mass shooting is expected to plead guilty to unrelated federal firearms charges. Court documents show 24-year-old Ethan Kollie will be in court Wednesday. No details of his plea agreement have been disclosed. Kollie is accused of lying on a federal firearms form… Read More
Ohio Report Finds Many Pregnancy-related Deaths Preventable
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Department of Health says nearly 200 women died from pregnancy-related causes over a recent eight-year period and many of their deaths were preventable. A report the department issued Friday identified 186 pregnancy-related deaths between 2008 and 2016, a ratio of 14.7 per 100,000 live births. Black women were more than 2.5… Read More
First Trial Connected to Rhoden Family Slayings Delayed
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A judge has delayed what was supposed to be the first trial connected to the investigation into the 2016 slayings of eight family members in Ohio. Prosecutors said Monday that both sides agreed to postpone the trial for Rita Newcomb just as jury selection was to begin. Officials didn’t give a… Read More
“The Chaperone” on MASTERPIECE | Sunday, November 24 at 9 pm
They’re not in Kansas anymore. The Chaperone Elizabeth McGovern and Haley Lu Richardson star in a captivating drama scripted by Julian Fellowes on MASTERPIECE Sunday, November 24, 2019 at 9pm on PBS The star, writer, and director of Downton Abbey the series and film reunite in The Chaperone, based on Laura Moriarty’s best-selling novel… Read More