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WV State Board of Education Reaffirms Superintendent Firing
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West Virginia's Board of Education has affirmed its firing of Jorea Marple as state schools superintendent. The board voted 6-2 Thursday after public comment sharply critical of Marple's ouster. Nineteen… Read More
Texting Jackson Co. Driver Gets Prison Time For Fatal Crash
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An Ohio driver distracted by a text message when he caused a fatal crash has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison. … Read More
Ohio House Passes Bill Changing Time Students Must Spend In School
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Sponsors say a bill passed by the Ohio House would give school districts more flexibility in making up snow days and other lost time. The bill passed Wednesday would change… Read More
Protesters Kicked Out Of Public Forum On Injection Wells
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UPDATE: 9:00 a.m. Around 100 protesters were escorted from a public forum over injection gas drilling in Athens County Wednesday night. Members of the group Appalachia Resist, who are against… Read More
Faber To Take Over As Ohio Senate President
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Republicans in the Ohio Senate have picked a new leader to replace their term-limited president. State Sen. Keith Faber will take over in January for… Read More
Ohio Chemical Company Cited After Vapor Release
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Federal workplace safety officials have cited a chemical company for dozens of violations and propose $545,000 in fines after a vapor release temporarily closed a northeast Ohio plant and a… Read More
W.Va. Airport Sees Surge In Passengers
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Passenger traffic at the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport is soaring this month. Terry Moore, airport manager, said the airport has seen 594 passengers in November, as of this past weekend…. Read More
Conservative Group President Wants To Force “Heartbeat Bill” Vote
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The chief advocate of a blocked Ohio bill that would impose the tightest abortion restriction in the nation vowed Wednesday to use a legislative maneuver to try to force a… Read More
Public Fracking Forum Planned In Lieu Of Hearing
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The state is holding an open-house style forum instead of the formal public hearing that southeastern Ohio gas-drilling opponents had wanted. Opponents of… Read More
Humane Society Wants To Join Ohio Exotics Lawsuit
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The Humane Society of the United States wants to join the state in defending a lawsuit that challenges Ohio's new law regulating dangerous wildlife. The lawsuit filed earlier this month… Read More
Ohio Senate OKs Tougher Penalty For Nurse Assault
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A bill increasing penalties for hurting a nurse or other health care worker on the job has unanimously cleared the Ohio Senate. The measure imposes penalties as serious as fifth-degree… Read More
Crackdown On Dog Breeders Heads To Ohio Governor
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An Ohio bill to crack down on high-volume dog breeding operations, dubbed puppy mills, is headed to the governor's desk. The Ohio Senate signed off, 32-1, to House changes. A… Read More
Tight Ohio House Race Headed For Recount
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A tight Ohio House race is headed to a recount after official tallies put the Republican incumbent just 14 votes ahead of his Democratic challenger. Final election results posted late… Read More
Court: No Need For Neutrality In Drawing Political Districts
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In a defeat for Democrats, the Ohio Supreme Court has let a newly drawn state legislative map stand. In a 4-3 ruling Tuesday, a divided court said Ohio's Constitution… Read More
Holiday Travel Fatalities In Ohio Down From Past Three Years
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The Ohio State Highway Patrol says fewer people were killed on Ohio's roads this Thanksgiving holiday period, compared with the past three years. The patrol says 11 people were killed… Read More
WV Congresswoman To Announce Senate Bid
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U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito is marking her 59th birthday by vowing to run for U.S. Senate in 2014. The 2nd District Republican is scheduled to announce her campaign plans… Read More
Prison Officials Underwhelmed By Impact Of Legislation
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An Ohio prison official says reductions in the state's inmate population have not come as quickly as they anticipated after new legislation aimed at addressing overcrowding. A 2011 bill promised… Read More
ODOT: Be Careful Out There Shoppers
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Black Friday begins not only the holiday shopping season but the holiday rise in intersection crashes. The Ohio Department of Transportation warns drivers to be constantly vigilant in… Read More
WV Board Of Education Reveals Response To School System Audit
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The West Virginia state Board of Education has responded to an audit that criticized the school system as being too bogged down in state-level bureaucracy. The board released a 130-page… Read More
NCAA Single-Game Scoring Record Broken in Iowa
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Before yesterday, Rio Grande's Bevo Francis held the NCAA scoring record after scoring 113 points against Hillsdale in 1954. Rio Grande University is only a little over an hour from… Read More
Thanksgiving Travel Up Slightly In Ohio
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The number of Ohioans traveling for Thanksgiving is expected to increase slightly compared with last year as travelers feel the pinch of the sluggish economic recovery. Auto club AAA expected… Read More
College Readiness Exam Replacing Ohio Grad Test
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State education leaders have agreed to replace the Ohio Graduation Test with a nationally standardized college readiness test, such as the ACT, and 10 subject-area exams. The college readiness test… Read More
Turkey Prices Slightly Up This Year
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Some Ohioans are paying more for their Thanksgiving turkeys this year, but experts said the jump in price isn't affecting sales. Jim Chakeres, executive vice president of the Ohio Poultry… Read More
Man Dies In ATV Accident
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The Ohio State Highway Patrol said a 24-year-old eastern Ohio man has died after the all-terrain vehicle he was riding collided with a deer. Justin Pytlak of St. Clairsville… Read More
Ousted SupCo Justice Not Seeking New Seat
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An Ohio Supreme Court justice who lost a re-election bid says he won't apply to be appointed to a different seat on the court. Justice Robert Cupp, a Republican… Read More
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