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Morning Audio Update for Monday January 10, 2013
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Schools in Ohio get their share of casino dollars; Rain in the forecast but higher temperatures expected this morning and into the afternoon. More in your morning audio update
Wet Year-End Forecast – Snow Emergencies End
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Things returned to normal Monday weather-wise in Southheast Ohio. Partly sunny skies were seen Monday morning with a chance of rain expected in the afternoon. Highs were forecast to be… Read More
Some Counties Remain Under Snow Emergency
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Three area counties remained under a level-one snow emergency Sunday: Perry, Jackson and Coshocton. No county in the state was on a higher level. A level-one snow emergency means roads… Read More
Heavy Snow Causes Area Power Outages
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Nearly 200 homes were without power in Athens County Saturday afternoon after as much as five-inches of heavy, wet snow fell thoughout the area. American Electric Power's outage map showed… Read More
More Road Problems Prompt Snow Emergencies
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Counties in Southeast Ohio have declared level one snow emergencies and two are level two as heavy snow continued to fall in the region on Saturday morning. Athens, Hocking, Perry,… Read More
Athens Man Crashes Through Athens Neighborhood
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An Athens man has been cited for operating a vehicle while under the influence following a Friday night accident that tore through a Richland Avenue neighborhood. Athens Police were called… Read More
More Counties Added To Snow Emergency List
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Counties in Southeast Ohio have declared level one snow emergencies and one is at level two as heavy snow hit the region. Athens, Hocking, Coshocton, Perry, Muskingum and Ross Counties… Read More
Heaviest Snowfall Yet Hits Southeast Ohio
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Up to five inches of snow is expected to accumulate in parts of Southeast Ohio Saturday as a winter storm warning continues though early afternoon. Parts of the region received… Read More
One Dead In Weekend Car Crash
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A Bainbridge woman was killed when her car hit a gaurdrail and flipped. The Chillicothe Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said the accident occurred on US 50 near… Read More
Gas Prices Bump Up In Ohio
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Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have risen 10.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.39 per-gallon Sunday. This compares with the national average that had fallen 3.2… Read More
Morning Audio Update for Monday November 12, 2012
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Veteran's Day observed one day after 11-11. Weather is calling for rain and forest plan being prepared for Route 33 corridor. These stories in this morning's audio update.
WOUB To Air Presidential Debates Live
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The WOUB Center for Public Media has announced it will be airing the presidential debates on its televison transmitters in Athens and Cambridge and the WOUB FM Radio Network. Tom… Read More
Ohio Public Retirement Accounts To Receive Millions From BAC Settlement
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It is estimated that the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio and the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System will receive a total of $20 million as a result of a… Read More
Heroin – Oxycodone Lands Michigan Pair In Scioto Jail
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A driver stopped by the Ohio State Highway Patrol knew he needed to jettison his stash of drugs so he took off – but it didn't help. Troopers report that… Read More
AGs Website Shouts: Don’t Get Murdered In Akron
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A new emphasis on Ohio's more than 5,000 cold-case homicides will include the listing of cases on the attorney general's website and help from state crime experts to crack them…. Read More
Kasich Appoints Washington County Man As OU Trustee
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Governor John R. Kasich Tuesday announced the appointment of David E. Brightbill of Lower Salem (Washington Co.) to the Ohio University Board of Trustees. Brightbill's term will run from September… Read More
Auctioning Drug Family Fortune Set In Marietta
By: Tim Sharp, WOUB Contributing Writer
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Charlie McLeish is saving his voice for one of the largest auctions his company has ever conducted. "We expect 600 to 700 people here tomorrow," he said. Cars, jet skis,… Read More
Half Dozen Burglaries – One Traffic Stop
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More than a half-dozen burglaries may have been solved with a simple traffic-stop in Washington County Thursday afternoon. Washington County Sheriff Larry Mincks has reported that Brandon Walters, age 29,… Read More
iPhone 5s Jump Off Shelves In Athens
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Athens, Ohio residents joined thousands of others across the country in queuing-up for the new iPhone-5 Friday morning. Several stores in the city stocked up. Customers began lining up outside… Read More
Facebook Sex Conversation Results In Marietta Arrest
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The Washington County Sheriff's Office said a string of messages between a 20-year-old man and a 15-year-old girl resulted in an arrest Wednesday afternoon. Authorities say 20-year old Justin Klintworth… Read More
OU Trustees Chair To Retire As Columbus Superintendent
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The Chair of the Ohio University Board of Trustees is expected to announce her retirement as the head of Columbus City Schools. Gene Harris, who's been in the position since… Read More
OSBA Predicts Problems If Redistricting Amendment Passes
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The Ohio State Bar Association is opposing passage of Ohio's Redistricting Amendment. In a statement on OSBA's website Ohiobar.org, the group said it's concerned about moving the judiciary from a… Read More
Hundreds Of Miners Lose Jobs
By: Associated Press, Tim Sharp, WOUB Contributing Writer
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Alpha Natural Resources reported Tuesday that it's eliminating 1,200 jobs company-wide, including 400 with the immediate closing of eight mines in West Virginia, Virginia and Pennsylvania. The decision comes as… Read More
Ohio University Student Unexpectedly Dies In Dorm
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An Ohio University freshman has unexpectedly died. Ohio University Interim Dean of Students Jenny Hall-Jones said in a news release that freshman Terrence Ambro died in Washington Hall Sunday in… Read More
Morning Audio Update for Monday August 17, 2012
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Cloudy this morning then a 20 percent chance of showers. Police are busy making drug arrests in our region; Contellium sets a contract vote. More in your morning audio update… Read More