Category: Talking Points
20
Sep
Firefighters Compete like Family
by Morris Wein
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The air smells of grease and gasoline in The Plains Fire Department in Athens County at 7 p.m. Tuesday as the firefighters prepare for their biweekly training exercise. The objective seems simple: get...
12
Dec
Longaberger Company once employed thousands of basket weavers
by Bennett Leckrone
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The Longaberger Company was once a billion dollar company. All that's left today are empty buildings and the world's largest basket.
13
May
Guernsey Power Station
by SEO
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By Rasheedah Beatty Until now, information regarding the groundbreaking for the new Guernsey Power Station has been vague. The project initially received pushback from American Electric...
30
Apr
Troubled Water
by SEO
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By Erin Franczak On a Saturday morning, a couple drives to a local spring off Route 78, where a concrete slab with a group of three pipes protruding from a...
29
Apr
Gina McKnight talks Monday Creek Publishing
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By Devon Hannan Appalachian author and publisher Gina McKnight started Monday Creek Publishing out of her horse barn after writing her first children’s book in 2009....
04
Dec
Well Armed Women of Meigs
by SEO
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By Cameron Fields Jessamy Bright is pleased to see that some women in Southeast Ohio are eager to learn more about self-defense and safely using firearms. Bright,...
19
May
Preserving Shenandoah’s History
by SEO
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Nestled in Noble County is a piece of United States history. Back in 1925, the USS Shenandoah crashed in Ava. The crash’s history lives on at the Shenandoah Air Disaster Museum. ...
08
Dec
Athens to get its first transitional housing for women recovering from addiction
by SEO
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Teresa G. still receives support from other women who once sent letters to her at least twice a week. She had started receiving these letters...
01
May
Pay-to-Play
by SEO
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In January 2016, 49 percent of high schools in Ohio enforced a “pay-to-play” policy in which it costs money for a student to play a...
01
May
Wisteria Reclaims Corporate Buisness Model; Abanonded Mine Land
by SEO
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For many, Wisteria is a nature preserve, a venue for private and public events, and a campground. However, the land doubles as a corporation that seven families call home.Located...