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Award-Winning Journalist Focuses onConnection of Environmental Issues
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Keith Schneider, an award winning journalist for Circle of Blue and the New York Times, recently spoke at Ohio University to students at the Voinovich School’s Environmental Studies Program. He… Read More
Environmental Advocate Visits Athens to Support Issue 7
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John Spon is the Law Director of Mansfield Ohio and a strong proponent for cities to take action to protect local environments from water pollution and other outgrowths of fracking…. Read More
Two Area Entities Defrauded Out Of Health-Care Dollars
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The Hocking-Athens-Perry Community Action Agency and O’Bleness Memorial Hospital have been listed by federal prosecutors in the Northern District of Ohio as losing nearly $500,000 in a health care scam…. Read More
Ohio Author Kicks Off New Biography Series For Young Readers
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Ohio author Michelle Houts defines herself as a "writer, school speech pathologist, a mom and a farmer." Her most recent book, Kammie on First: Baseball’s Dottie Kamenshek, has just been released by Ohio University Press.
Kamenshek was the real life baseball hero that actor Geena Davis portrayed in the movie A League of Their Own. This is Houts' first biography aimed at young audiences.
Environmental Filmmaker Discusses Unique Work
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Sean Peoples makes unique films. They're not designed to entertain; instead they are created to put human faces on complex issues. And they're not feature-length; most average around 10 minutes each.
In Athens this week for the College Town Film Festival, Peoples stopped by WOUB to talk with Tom Hodson about his "conversation starter" films.
Scripps’ Visiting Professional Journeys To Turkey To Protect Journalists
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The audio clip above is a shortened version of a Conversations From Studio B episode. If you want to listen to the full episode click here. Veteran journalist and Ohio… Read More
Swedish Journalist Studies The Role Of Religion In American Politics
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The role of religion in American life and American politics is the research topic of Therese Larsson Hultin, a Swedish journalist traveling across the United States on a 90-day fact-finding… Read More
Judge Says Courts Must Take a Holistic Approach to Solving Domestic Violence Issues
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Although the current spotlight has been on the National Football League (NFL) and domestic assaults perpetrated by its players, domestic violence is an all-too-often occurrence facing judges in Ohio. It… Read More
Advocate Mary Beth Tinker Promotes First Amendment Freedoms
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In the 1960s, Mary Beth Tinker was a party in a famous U.S. Supreme Court case giving limited freedom of speech to public school students. Nearly 50 years later, she… Read More
Dr. Arthur Fine Tells The Real Story Behind Albert Einstein
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Dr. Arthur Fine, emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Washington, kicks off this season’s Frontiers in Science Lecture Series at Ohio University. His topic is “What Was Einstein… Read More
Athens County Schools Dip In State Report Card Rankings
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The Ohio Department of Education has released its 2013-14 school report cards and four of the five Athens County Districts scored worse than last year. The only school system doing… Read More
OU Alum Uses Psychiatry In His Work With NASA
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Dr. Ronald Moomaw, an alumnus of the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, talked with WOUB about his illustrious career in medicine and his current work as the Psychiatrist/Flight Surgeon for… Read More
Four Of 5 Athens County Public Schools Score Below Reading Average
By: Tim Sharp, Tom Hodson
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More than 80 Athens County third-graders may have to repeat their last year as a result of failing to hit the state’s grade level reading benchmark. While Athens City Schools… Read More
OU Board Of Trustees To Review McDavis’ Performance
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Update 5:06 p.m. The “special meeting” on June 14, of the Executive Committee of the Ohio University Board of Trustees is to conduct the annual performance review of President Roderick… Read More
Prosecutor Delivers 12-Count Indictment Against Glouster Police Chief
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Update 8:30 p.m. The Trimble village counsel met on Tuesday night and said Lucas Mace has been placed on unpaid, administrative leave, but he has not been fired. The Athens… Read More
An Explanation Of Mace’s Legal Proceedings
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Glouster Police Chief Lucas Mace, who was arrested Friday, made his initial court appearance in Athens County Municipal Court Tuesday morning. Mace, who is out of jail after posting $10,000… Read More
Former OU Student Bohache Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Charges
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A former Ohio University student, Cory J. Bohache, 21, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Athens County Common Pleas Court to three felonies and he will be heading to prison. He… Read More
Car Chase Leads To Arrest Of An Alleged Local Drug Kingpin
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After a four-car chase through Glouster on Monday night, Derek James Gyure, 26, of Glouster was arrested and charged with five major felonies. Gyure was seen tossing a green ammunition… Read More
Nelsonville Man Heading To Prison For 14 Years For Burglary And More
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Shane Benson, 33, of Nelsonville was found guilty in Athens Co. Common Pleas court of 18 counts of burglary, two counts of grand theft of a firearm or dangerous ordnance,… Read More
Schuneman Symposium Focuses On Data Visualization In Storytelling
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The E. W. Scripps School of Journalism and the School of Visual Communication in the Scripps College of Communication are sponsoring the annual Schuneman Symposium on Tuesday, March 25 at… Read More
An Explanation Of The Process By Which Pat Kelly Could Be Suspended
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We will attempt to breakdown, into easy understandable steps, the applicable state statute being used to review whether Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly should remain in office while his criminal… Read More
Bohache Pleads Innocent To All Drug Charges
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Ohio University student Cory Bohache, 21, who was arrested Tuesday on a three-count drug indictment, pleaded innocent to all charges at his arraignment Wednesday in Athens County Common Pleas Court…. Read More
Athens Resident Turner Changes Drug Pleas, Gets 3 Years In Prison
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Athens resident Jeffrey S. Turner, 45, changed his pleas to guilty on multiple drug charges and is heading to prison for three years. Turner pleaded guilty Monday to one count… Read More
Newark Man Gets 18 Months In Prison For Domestic Violence In Athens
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Charles R. Gard, 27, of Newark, Ohio was sentenced Monday to spend the next 18 months in prison for domestic violence in Athens County. Athens County Common Pleas Judge L…. Read More
Ohio Attorney General Monitoring Propane Price Gouging Complaints
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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced Thursday that his office will be “actively monitoring” complaints about propane pricing and alleged shortages. DeWine has been receiving complaints from Ohioans that propane… Read More
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