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Final 94th House Forum Brings Talk Of National Issues
By: Susan Tebben
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Along with local issues of job growth, fracking waste and minimum wage, the final public forum for the candidates running in the 94th District House of Representatives race touched on… Read More
2016 Block Party Quieter Night For Police
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Police kept busy on Saturday during the annual Halloween block party, but arrests were down slightly from the rainy Halloween of 2015. The block party, which started early in the… Read More
Diarrheal Disease Spreading In Ohio Capital
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Central Ohio health officials say the number of people who have contracted a worrisome diarrheal disease this year has nearly reached 1,000. The Columbus Dispatch reports… Read More
Two Arrested In Athens ‘Purse-Snatching’ Case
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Two Albany residents were arrested after Athens police responded to calls about a strong-armed robbery on Friday. Donald M. Gilmore, 42 and Zyon K. Gilmore, 20, both of Pageville Road,… Read More
Study: U.S. Geological Survey Maps ‘Overstate’ Earthquake Hazard
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PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) – A new study in Kentucky says U.S. Geological Survey maps overstate the earthquake hazard for the central United States. The result is overly stringent building codes… Read More
Nearly A Dozen OU Students Questioned In Drug Investigation
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Prior to the start of the Halloween Block Party this weekend in Athens, a drug investigation involving students netted drug seizures and one arrest so far. The Athens County Prosecutor’s… Read More
Coolville Bank Robbed, Schools on Lockdown
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Update 12 p.m. Oct. 28: Coolville Elementary School and Arcadia Nursing Center are no longer under lockdown. No other updates on the incident have been released by police. Police are… Read More
Economic Development Coming To Coal Country Start-Ups
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s U.S. senators say Bluefield will get $2 million from the federal Economic Development Administration to develop an industrial incubator for start-up businesses in the… Read More
W. Va. High School Grad Rate Up 90 Percent
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia education officials say the state’s high school graduation rate has risen to nearly 90 percent. Superintendent of Schools Michael Martirano says the 2015-16 rate… Read More
More Than $1M Going To W. Va. Schools For Flood Relief
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s U.S. senators say the Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide $1.7 million to the state for the Nicholas County Schools to secure temporary facilities… Read More
Donald Trump, Jr., Visits Nelsonville, Rocky Brands
By: Susan Tebben
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The son of the Republican presidential nominee visited a local sportsmen group and other supporters at Rocky Brands on Monday, talking game hunting and phone-banking while taking a tour of… Read More
Director: Sexual Misconduct Complaints Rise At OU
Sexual misconduct complaints and cases coming to Ohio University’s Equity and Civil Rights Compliance office have gone up, according to the director of the office. The number of faculty/staff cases… Read More
Family Still Waiting on Closure in Pike Co. Murders
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PIKETON, Ohio (AP) – Six months after someone shot eight members of an extended family to death in their homes in southern Ohio, surviving relatives are still waiting – for… Read More
State Board of Ed Candidates Address Public
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Four of five candidates vying for one seat on the Ohio’s State Board of Education talked issues and experience at Athens High School on Tuesday night. The candidates are from… Read More
Athens City Council Approves BnB Zoning Changes
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After months of deliberation by city committees and the Athens City Council, amendments to the city code were approved to accommodate bed and breakfasts. In third reading Monday night, council… Read More
W. Va. Public Employees Agency Could Get Millions In Cuts
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency, which provides state and public school employees with health insurance, could receive a $25 million benefit cut. The Charleston… Read More
Addiction: How Choices Turn To Disease
By: Bianca Hillier
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**Editor’s note: The students of WOUB News’ Investigative Unit are looking into the heroin epidemic of Southeast Ohio. This article is the first in a series of stories chronicling the situation and… Read More
Vets Services Director Found Guilty of Theft
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CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (AP) – A former veterans services director accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the county agency has been found guilty of theft in office in Ohio. Pickaway… Read More
W. Va. University Bans Deadly Weapons On Campus
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WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. (AP) – West Liberty University’s Board of Governors has approved a campus ban on firearms and other deadly weapons. WTOV-TV reports the vote Wednesday followed a state… Read More
Ohio Retirement Fund Warning Of Fraud
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A retirement fund for Ohio police and firefighters is warning people to be on the lookout for fraudulent checks bearing its name. The Ohio Police &… Read More
Former President Stumps For Clinton In Athens
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Former President Bill Clinton addressed supporters and a few protesters about claiming their future with their vote this November, along with laying out the plans of his wife, presidential candidate… Read More
Hocking College Receives Title IX Grant For Sexual Violence Awareness
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Hocking College has received one of nine grants for Ohio colleges to change the campus climate when it comes to sexual violence. Dr. Betty Young, president of the college, announced… Read More
W. Va. School District To Receive $1.5 M Flood Money
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia school district will receive almost $1.5 million in federal money to replace school items damaged by floods in June. On Thursday, Congressman Evan… Read More
Trial Date Set For Ohio Man Connected To 27 Heroin Overdoses
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – A trial date has been set for an Ohio man who has pleaded not guilty to heroin distribution in connection to 27 overdoses in a five-hour… Read More
‘Jeff Hill’ To Become a Two-Way Road
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ATHENS — Pedestrians and drivers saw a new sight on the East Union Street hill commonly called Jeff Hill: a double-yellow line painted down the center. Officials with the city… Read More
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