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Man In Custody After Reported Shooting Incident With Deputies
By: Athens Messenger staff reports, Michael Locklear
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UPDATE 1:55 p.m. Franklin Green's arraignment is set for Wednesday at 10 a.m., according to Athens County Prosecutor Keller Blackburn. He was indicted in January on felonious assault charges, and… Read More
OU Trustees Approve Tuition Increases For Next Academic Year
By: Atish Baidya, Michael Locklear, Taylor Mirfendereski
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UPDATE 4/19/13, 6:32 PM: Ohio University trustees have approved an undergraduate tuition increase for the upcoming academic year. The Board of Trustees met Friday at Ohio University's Athens campus. The… Read More
Sen. Portman Says Gun Bill Wouldn’t Have Prevented Tragedy
By: Michael Locklear
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Ohio's two U.S. senators voted with their parties Wednesday on expanding gun background checks. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) says he voted against the measure because it wouldn't have made a… Read More
Far East Side Rezoning Clears First Hurdle
By: Michael Locklear
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Members of Athens City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night on the first reading of an amendment to an ordinance that would re-zone an area of the Far East Side. Councilmember… Read More
Far East Side Rezoning Clears First Hurdle
By: Michael Locklear
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Members of Athens City Council voted Tuesday night to amend an ordinance that would re-zone an area of the Far East Side. Michele Papai, who represents the Third Ward, says… Read More
Athens Celebrates Veterans Day With Parade, Ceremony
By: Michael Locklear
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Several hundred people lined Court Street in Athens Sunday morning to catch the Veterans Day Parade. Marching bands, civic organizations, veterans and those currently serving took part. A… Read More
Vice President Campaigns In Lancaster
By: Michael Locklear
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In a final push for votes in Lancaster, Vice President Joe Biden said character is the quality that separates the two presidential candidates. “My guy, Barack Obama, your president,… Read More
Husted Makes Final Preparations For Election Day
By: Michael Locklear
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The state's top election official says he is making final preparations for Tuesday's election. In a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Secretary of State Jon Husted said 40,000 workers will staff… Read More
Some State Lawmakers Seek To Require Insurance Coverage For Autism
By: Michael Locklear
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Ohio lawmakers are again trying to require insurance coverage for autism. Dozens of bipartisan legislators are sponsoring bills in both chambers meant to ease the financial burden on parents who… Read More
Lang, Stivers Debate In Congressional Race
By: Michael Locklear
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The two candidates in the race for Ohio's 15th Congressional district, which includes much of Southeast Ohio, faced off in their one and only debate Wednesday night in Lancaster. … Read More
Ohio Consumer Group Calls For Stricter Food Safety Laws
By: Michael Locklear
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An Ohio consumer group says the implementation of stricter federal food safety laws has fallen short. The Ohio Public Interest Research Group released a report Wednesday on the progress in… Read More
Sheriff Reflects On Response One Year After Exotic Animals Released
By: Michael Locklear
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Exactly one year since dozens of exotic animals were released from a Zanesville farm, a Muskingum County law enforcement official is reflecting on the division's response. Muskingum County Sheriff Matt… Read More
Obama Delivers Broad Campaign Message In Athens
By: Michael Locklear
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The president spoke to a crowd of 14,000 on College Green at the heart of Ohio University's campus Wednesday evening. Barack Obama's half-hour speech came on the first day of… Read More
Traveling Nuns Visit Athens To Talk Politics
By: Michael Locklear
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A group of nuns criss-crossing the state to talk politics made a stop in Athens Sunday night. They call themselves "Nuns on the Bus" and encourage citizens to vote their… Read More
Republican Presidential Ticket Campaigns In Lancaster
By: Michael Locklear
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and running mate Paul Ryan spoke to thousands of people in Lancaster about job creation and other topics Friday evening. "The economy is not… Read More
Chillicothe Officials Attempt To End Car Surfing Following Deadly Accident
By: Michael Locklear
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Chillicothe officials are searching for a way to curb the dangerous fad of car surfing, just weeks after two separate incidents where one teen died and another boy was seriously… Read More
State Auditor Looks Into School Attendance Irregularities
By: Michael Locklear
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Southeast Ohio is "clean" so far in the school attendance audit, according to an interim report released by the state auditor Thursday morning. Dave Yost said five school systems in… Read More
State To Study Antipsychotic Drugs Effects On Children
By: Michael Locklear
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Ohio Medicaid officials announced a plan Tuesday to take a look at how antipsychotic drugs are being prescribed to children, especially those in foster care. The state will spend a… Read More
Issue 2 Group Grades Husted
By: Michael Locklear
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Ohio's chief elections official got an informal "performance review" Monday from a group that has butted heads with the Republican over the redistricting proposal on the ballot. It was… Read More
Anti-Issue 2 Mailer Deemed Potentially Misleading
By: Michael Locklear
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The Ohio Elections Commission found probable cause Thursday that an anti-Issue 2 ad is misleading. The Ohio Republican Party put out the mailer that takes aim at the proposal backer's… Read More
Groups Fear Phone Companies Could Cut Landlines
By: Michael Locklear
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Nine consumer advocacy groups met in the Statehouse Wednesday to speak out against a bill they say "would end the guarantee of landline phone service for Ohioans." Affected are so-called… Read More
Morgan Co. Companies Hope Lodge Reopening Will Bring Business
By: Michael Locklear
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Morgan County companies are hopeful the reopening of Burr Oak Lodge will have a ripple effect on their businesses. They held a tourism fair over the weekend to celebrate. Design… Read More
Pawpaw Festival Celebrates 14th Year
By: Michael Locklear
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Organizers of the Pawpaw Festival say the fruit becomes more popular every year. "The Pawpaw Festival has really brought pawpaws to the people… pawpaw foods, pawpaw art, pawpaw cosmetics, pawpaw… Read More
Meigs Co. Couple Rebuilds After Tornado Two Years Ago
By: Michael Locklear
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Sunday marks the two-year anniversary of tornadoes that tore through southeast Ohio. Dozens of families in the region lost their homes the night of Sept. 16, 2010. In Meigs County,… Read More
Ohio Ballot Board Lengthens Description Of Issue 2
By: Michael Locklear
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The Ohio Ballot Board met Thursday to rework its description of Issue 2. That would change the process for shaping congressional districts. The Ohio Supreme Court calls the original ballot… Read More
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