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West Virginia University president given contract extension amid serious challenges
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia University Board of Governors gave President E. Gordon Gee a one-year contract extension Monday amid a budget shortfall, falling enrollment and plans to… Read More

The Yellow trucking company meltdown, explained
By: Emma Bowman | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — It’s the end of the road for one of the nation’s largest freight carriers. Yellow, a trucking company that just three years ago took a $700… Read More

Pee-wee Herman actor Paul Reubens dies from cancer at 70
By: Associated Press
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Reubens, the actor and comedian whose character Pee-wee Herman became a cultural phenomenon through films and TV shows, has died. Reubens died Sunday night after… Read More

Lawsuit asks Ohio Supreme Court to toss reproductive rights amendment off November ballot
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A lawsuit asks the Ohio Supreme Court to block the proposed reproductive and abortion rights amendment that’s been certified to appear on the ballot in… Read More

Appellate court allows discrimination claim regarding Ohio University’s COVID policies to go forward
By: Reese Thompson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – A state appellate court is allowing students and staff to move forward with a discrimination claim against Ohio University regarding its COVID-19 policies during the height… Read More

The Actors Guild of Parkersburg presents ‘Newsies’ as their final production of the 2022-2023 theater season
PARKERSBURG, West Virginia – The Actors Guild of Parkersburg to concludes the 2022-2023 theater season with a three-week run of Newsies. Set in turn-of-the century New York City, Newsies is… Read More

Sunday brings drama closures on RIDLEY and “Grantchester on MASTERPIECE” – August 6; 8 – 11 pm
Sunday, August 6 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm The Sunday dramas conclude tonight with: 8:00 pm RIDLEY “The Numbered Days” Part 2 Ridley discovers a shocking connection between the… Read More