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MedFlight sues county residents for cost of emergency airlift
ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio — In 2021 and 2022, four different Athens County men suffered life-threatening traumas that required emergency medical transportation to hospitals in Columbus, via MedFlight of Ohio. What the men didn’t know was how much those flights would cost them. The flights were only partially covered by...
Theft Investigation at Circleville Credit Union Uncovers Widespread Fraud in Ross, Amanda and Athens Counties
Circleville, OH — A recent theft at the Circleville branch of Homeland Credit Union has led to a broader investigation involving multiple incidents across various locations. The theft, reported on February 13, 2024, involves two individuals, Brian Bobo and Andre J. Daniels, who are suspected of fraudulently cashing checks totaling $3,618.
On appeal, DOJ affirms ex-Ohio House Speaker Householder took FirstEnergy’s $60 million ‘secret deal’
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The U.S. Department of Justice told a federal appeals court Monday that the prosecution got it right: Ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder accepted millions of dollars in bribes from FirstEnergy Corp. and deserves every day of his 20-year prison sentence. A jury convicted Householder, 65, of...
What is sloth fever? How close is it to Ohio? What to know about virus spreading to US
A disease commonly found in the Caribbean and Amazon basin of South America is spreading to the United States, reports the CDC. Is it coming close to Ohio? Here's what to know about sloth fever. ...
Wood County BOE hears update on attendance policy
PARKERSBURG — New policies on attendance from the West Virginia Department of Education have been sent to school districts around the state and Director of Attendance Chris Rutherford gave the Wood County Board of Education an update on those policies Tuesday. “Fact is, when the kids are in our...
Due upon receipt: Medical debt threatens the livelihoods of West Virginians
You owe $8,580.07, payable to the hospital now. Room and Board Emergency Room Cardiology Radiology Pharmacy Laboratory Physician fees This is an actual bill someone close to me received last month after a visit to a local West Virginia hospital that resulted in a nonadmission, but required observation and diagnostic testing. The total cost of […]
Feds: Justice coal companies have no defense against move to hold them in contempt
Federal attorneys asking a court to hold 23 of Gov. Jim Justice’s family-owned coal companies in contempt for nonpayment of health and safety fines entered a filing this week saying the companies shouldn’t have entered into a payment plan if they knew they couldn’t honor it. The filing, entered Tuesday in the U.S. District Court […]
Cleveland schools remain on sidelines of Ohio’s EdChoice school voucher lawsuit
For now, it appears the Cleveland Metropolitan School District will not join a third of Ohio’s school districts in supporting a lawsuit seeking to eliminate Ohio’s EdChoice school voucher program. Signal Cleveland asked CMSD if it was considering joining the coalition of districts backing the EdChoice lawsuit, but...
Utilities that opposed Kentucky’s new energy planning commission are now part of it
Gov. Andy Beshear has filled two seats on a new energy planning commission with utility executives who, like Beshear, opposed the commission’s creation. Kentucky lawmakers earlier this year created the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission (EPIC) to slow the retirement of power plants fueled by coal and natural gas. Investor-owned utilities and environmentalists opposed the […]
Ohio Cross Country Season Preview
ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio men's and women's cross country teams are lacing up their shoes for their first meet of the season on Friday. Ohio kicks off its season at the Tommy Evans Invitational hosted by Akron at Silver Creek Metro Park in Norton, Ohio, on August 30. Last season, the women finished second and the men finished seventh at the meet. It'll be a race to excite. From there, the Bobcats will compete in the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 20 and the Live in Lou Classic in Louisville, Kentucky on October 4. The Bobcats...
WOUB nominated as NETA Public Media Awards finalist in two categories
ATHENS, OH – The WOUB Learning Lab’s Our Ohio High School Documentary Film Festival and a video which was part of WOUB’s spring 2024 episode of its new series, Foothill Features, called The Land of Giants: The Ohio Art Corridor have been named finalists in the 56th Annual National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) Public Media Awards competition. Our Ohio was nominated in the Educational Resources for the Classroom category, while the Foothill Features segment was nominated in the Visual Arts category.
Board of Trustees approves renaming College of Fine Arts, provides enrollment update
The Ohio University Board of Trustees met Monday, Aug. 19, to discuss new college deans, classroom AI usage and enrollment updates. Resources, Facilities, and Affordability Committee. Ohio University’s Resources, Facilities and Affordability Committee presented its discussion topics at 11:30 a.m. The committee briefed the trustees on updates from capital projects....
Volleyball: Everything to know ahead of the Bobcat Invitational
After a 2023 campaign where Ohio finished second in the Mid-American Conference East Division, Ohio will start 2024 as hosts of the Bobcat Invitational, with three teams coming to Athens, Ohio. About a decade ago, Ohio was one of the most dominant mid-major programs in NCAA Division I. However, since...
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