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Davis to face Lawson in November for Scioto County Commissioner
By: Kaitlin Thorne
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SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio (WOUB) – The incumbents fared well in Scioto County, with Republicans Bryan Davis and Scottie P. Powell having both secured a win in their races. Davis received 4,365 votes to Oran L. Crabtree’s 1,237. Davis will face off against Democrat Josh Lawson on the November ballot. Republican incumbent Scottie Powell was re-elected… Read More
Shawnee State University pays $400K to professor who refused to use a student’s pronouns
By: Jonathan Franklin | NPR
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PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (NPR) — A public university professor in Ohio who was disciplined four years ago for refusing to use a transgender student’s pronouns is being awarded $400,000 following a lawsuit against the university. Nick Meriwether, a philosophy professor at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio, sued the college in 2018 after he was disciplined… Read More
Southeast Ohio is receiving more than $25 million for local jail projects
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The state is awarding $50 million to rebuild or expand local jails, and more than half of that is coming to southeast Ohio. The funding was announced Friday by Gov. Mike DeWine and Annette Chambers-Smith, director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Here are the allocations, as detailed in… Read More
Cole, Jenkins Advance To General Election For Portsmouth City Council 3rd Ward
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Two candidates continue on to November’s General Election in their search for the 3rd Ward City Council seat in Portsmouth. Andy Cole and Gary Jenkins were the top two vote getters Tuesday, according to unofficial Primary Election results. Cole earned 143 votes, Jenkins received 76 and Jerry Skiver was edged out with… Read More
Scioto Co. Commissioner Dies After COVID-19 Hospitalization
By: WOUB News Team
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — Scioto County Commissioner Mike Crabtree has died from COVID-19 after being hospitalized last week. A post on the commission’s Facebook page confirmed the news about the 71-year-old on Wednesday. “It is with a broken heart and profound regret that we announce the passing of our dear friend Scioto County Commissioner Mike… Read More
Grandfather, Wife Face Murder Charges In Death Of Girl, 5
By: Associated Press
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NEW BOSTON, Ohio (AP) — Court records show an Ohio man and his wife have been charged with aggravated murder in the death of the man’s 5-year-old granddaughter. The Portsmouth Daily Times reports 5-year-old Annabell Greene was flown Wednesday to a Columbus hospital where she died. Her grandfather, 46-year-old Richard Greene, and his 38-year-old wife,… Read More
Scioto County Kidnapping Suspect Found
WHEELERSBURG, Ohio (WOUB) — Authorities in Scioto County believe they have the person responsible for a brutal kidnapping and robbery. In February, an 84-year-old man arrived home to find a man in his house in Wheelersburg. The victim was robbed, beaten, then left locked in his car trunk after the suspect stole and wrecked it…. Read More
Auditor of State Awards Athens City Schools and Others for Audit Reports
By: Michelle Rotuno-Johnson
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio’s state auditor has awarded several local entities after reviewing their financial audit reports. Athens City School District was one of four districts in Ohio to receive the Auditor of State Award with Distinction. On his website, Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber explains this distinction is given to entities who… Read More
State Says County Agency Mishandled Case of Scioto Co. Baby Found Dead
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state says a children services agency mishandled the case of a months-old boy who was found dead in an Ohio well and whose parents have pleaded not guilty to charges including aggravated murder. The Columbus Dispatch reports Ohio’s Department of Job and Family Services recently informed Scioto County Children Services… Read More
Mom of Dead Baby in Well Found Competent for Murder Trial
By: Associated Press
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PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (AP) – The mother of a months-old boy found dead in an Ohio well has been found competent for trial on charges including aggravated murder. Jessica Groves and her husband, Daniel, pleaded not guilty in the death of their son, Dylan. Groves’ attorney, Robert Shawn Stratton, stipulated to a psychiatrist’s finding about her… Read More
Parents Plead Not Guilty in Death of Baby Found in Well
By: Associated Press
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PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (AP) – Court officials say the parents of a 4-month-old boy found dead in an Ohio well have pleaded not guilty to charges including aggravated murder, kidnapping and corpse abuse. Court officials in Scioto County say 39-year-old Jessica Groves and 41-year-old Daniel Groves, of Otway, pleaded not guilty Monday in Portsmouth in the… Read More
Unofficial Primary Election Results for Scioto County
By: WOUB News Team
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Scioto County voters decided the fate of one issue in Tuesday’s Primary Election. The Scioto County Career Technical Center 1 Mill permanent improvement renewal levy was approved with 819 voting for the issue and 279 voting against.
Inmate Who Stabbed Handcuffed Prisoners, Guard Gets 86 Years
By: Associated Press
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PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio man serving life in prison for aggravated murder has been sentenced to 86 years more for a guard’s stabbing last year and a 2017 stabbing that wounded four prisoners who were handcuffed to a table and unable to defend themselves. The Scioto County prosecutor’s office says 39-year-old Greg Reinke… Read More
Two Face Felony Charges Related to Falsifying Concealed Carry Training
By: WOUB News Team
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PORTSMOUTH — Two Scioto County men face felony charges after allegedly issuing or selling false training certificates used to obtain concealed carry permits. Jerry Hayes, 36, of Lucasville, was indicted on 25 counts of falsification by a Scioto County Grand Jury last week, according to Sheriff Marty V. Donini. A months-long investigation revealed Hayes was selling the… Read More
VIDEO: Reform in Lucasville After Inmates Attacked
By: Andrew Welsh-Huggins | Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A newly released video shows the brutality of an Ohio inmate’s knife attack on four other prisoners who were handcuffed to a table and unable to defend themselves. The video obtained by The Associated Press reveals for the first time the extent of the victims’ injuries and raises questions about how… Read More