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Rape Reported Near OU Dorm
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ATHENS — A female student reported being raped on Monday on the Ohio University campus, according to police. The Ohio University Police Department send a crime alert on Monday evening, asking for information about an alleged rape that occurred “in the vicinity of Brown Hall.” The female said the crime occurred between 11:30 p.m. on… Read More
Two Indicted in Infant Death
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ATHENS — A mother and her boyfriend have been indicted in the death of a three-month-old baby. An Athens County grand jury returned indictments on Jerry Wayne Andresen, 21, and Christina Leigh Hazlett, 23, both of Athens. Both were charged with murder, aggravated murder, involuntary manslaughter, felonious assault, two counts of endangering children, two counts… Read More
Local Schools Close Over Threats
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP/WOUB Staff Reports) – A school district and a high school in central Ohio are closed because of threats. Logan-Hocking School District officials announced that classes throughout the district were canceled Friday “due to a threat made toward area schools” that police are investigating. A threat made Thursday to a student by an… Read More
A Federal Shutdown’s Impact On Southeast Ohio
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Very few effects, if any, are expected in Southeast Ohio if the federal government experiences a shutdown because negotiations stall in Congress. While there are 50,000 federal employees in Ohio only those considered “non-essential personnel” could be furloughed. “Essential” workers would remain on the job – but some wouldn’t get paid. Federal judges, Mail carriers,… Read More
Road Crews Bracing for Weekend Winter Weather
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State and local agencies are watching winter weather forecasts and water levels from ongoing rain in anticipation of severe weather this weekend. District 10, the branch of the Ohio Department of Transportation in Southeastern Ohio, is bracing for snow and ice in the forecast for Friday night and into Saturday. A Winter Storm Warning is… Read More
Tuition Increases, Ridges Expansion On Agenda For OU Board Meeting
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The first meeting of 2018 for the Ohio University Board of Trustees will include talk of tuition increases and a new proposed “career fee.” At the January 18 meeting of OU’s Joint Resources and Academics Committee, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Deborah Shaffer is set to present an update on budget planning and tuition and… Read More
North Carolina Woman Accused Of Stealing From Cancer Fund
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A woman in North Carolina is awaiting extradition back to Ohio after allegedly stealing from a Trimble Township organization raising money for cancer awareness. Michelle Lowery-Rowan, 46, formerly of Glouster, was arrested by the University of North Carolina Police Department on Wednesday afternoon, according to a press release by the Athens County Prosecutor’s Office. Lowery-Rowan… Read More
Marietta Man Convicted Of Sex Act on OU Campus
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A Marietta man was sentenced to a year in prison for a sex crime prosecutors say was committed on Ohio University’s main campus. Devon C. Bowling, 20, was sentenced by Athens County Common Pleas Court Judge George McCarthy on Monday of one count of gross sexual imposition. According to a release by the Athens County… Read More
OU’s President To Make Capitol Hill Push For DREAMers
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Ohio University president Duane Nellis said he will urge Ohio’s Congressional delegation in Washington, D.C., to protect undocumented immigrants who came to America as children and are now students. Nellis made the comments in response to today’s announcement by the Trump administration that it is ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Those… Read More
Bike Paths, Moonville Rail Trail Receive ODOT Funding
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The Ohio Department of Transportation announced the 2017 Transportation Alternatives Program recipients, including the city and county of Athens and projects throughout Southeast Ohio. The Northwest Athens Bikeway Spur will have its third phase funded, to the tune of $311,659, according to a press release from ODOT. The project will connect the Hockhocking Adena Bikeway… Read More
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