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Week In Review: Meigs Marauders’ Struggles Continue
By: Curtis Feder
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The past few weeks have not been too kind to Meigs for both the boys and girls basketball teams. It was a light week for the boys team this week, with only one game against Fisher Catholic. It was a tight defensive matchup, but in the end the Marauders lost a nail-biter 42-39. After another… Read More
Week In Review: Nelsonville-York Trends Continue for Respective Teams
By: Will Price
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The Nelsonville-York boys and girls basketball teams were looking to start off the new year on the right foot as the calendar flipped to 2020. Each team had a single game as both teams looked to shake off losses to end 2019 and start a win streak as winter break comes to a close. First,… Read More
Week In Review: Trimble Flexes Their Muscles After Week of Tough Opponents
By: Zach Paquette
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After great starts from both the boys and girls squads, the Tomcats came into the week with four tough matchups between both squads and they didn’t disappoint. The anticipated matchup of the week came on Friday when the Tomcats played host to the Lancers of Federal Hocking. This matchup featured two evenly matched teams and… Read More
Update: Two Suspects Apprehended in Connection with Athens Shooting
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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UPDATE 1/6/2020 Athens Police say two suspects have been apprehended in West Virginia in connection with the shooting death of Floyd Lester Hart, 37. Police say Dylan Secoy, 26, and Rachael Povosky, 18, were arrested by the Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office. Secoy is charged with murder. Povosky is charged with complicity to murder. The suspects… Read More
Judge Halts Unapproved Construction at Eastern Ohio Dam
By: Associated Press
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NEW PHILIDELPHIA, Ohio (AP) A judge has halted unapproved construction work at a high-hazard Ohio dam after state inspectors determined the structure wasn’t safe. Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Judge Edward O’Farrell issued a temporary restraining order Thursday against the owner of Sleepy Hollow Lake Dam. It prohibits further construction at the site without approval of the… Read More
3 Killed in Separate Accidents in Southern Ohio
By: Associated Press
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The Ohio State Highway Patrol says three people have been killed in separate accidents in southern Ohio. Two people were killed Friday night when a car driven by an 18-year-old man crossed the median on U.S. 35 and was struck by a car driven by a 45-year-old woman in Ross County. Joshua Eggers, of Jackson,… Read More
Winter Break Review: New Year, Same Bulldogs
By: Jack Demmler
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The Athens Bulldogs boys basketball team has been all business this season, and things haven’t changed. Following the 51-37 victory over New Lexington, Athens defeated the Nelsonville York Buckeyes 65-48. After starting the season 3-0, the Bulldogs saw their first loss from the hands of the Alexander Spartans and fell to the Chesapeake Panthers soon… Read More
Methodists Propose Split In Gay Marriage, Clergy Impasse
A group of United Methodist Church leaders from around the world and across ideological divides is proposing an amicable separation. The proposal is to create a new conservative denomination. Members of the 13-million-person denomination have been at odds for years over issues of gay marriage and gay clergy. The proposal, called “A Protocol of Reconciliation… Read More
Week In Review: Alexander Spartans’ New Year Yields Mixed Results
By: Abigale Blashinsky
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The Alexander Spartans had a light week to kick off the new year. Their first game of 2020 did not go in their favor. On Jan. 3, the Spartans took a loss against Chillicothe Cavaliers 41-55. Last year the Alexander and Chillicothe match up resulted in a tough loss as well with a score of… Read More