Search for Jimmy Hoffa resumes
July 16, 2003HAMPTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Almost 28 years after ex-Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa disappeared, law enforcement officials dug into the ground yesterday outside a home nearly 100 miles away, a prosecutor said.
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Local bus drivers attend safety competition
July 16, 2003Imagine having to take the driving test all over again, then proving your skills by parallel parking, maneuvering through cones and barrels, staying in a straight line of tennis balls and driving through narrowing alleyways. Now imagine doing all this in a vehicle 36 feet long.
Roller coaster finds friends in weird riders
July 16, 2003SANDUSKY--It's been a whirlwind summer for Robert Ward. He has been a rider on the 72 mph Magnum XL-200 roller coaster at Cedar Point amusement park 1,194 times so far this season.
OU-COM, area doctors give physical help
July 16, 2003The community-service program at the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine is working with local health professionals to provide athletic physicals and camp physicals for area children.
Cooking up a culinary course via video
July 16, 2003Good timing is needed when whipping up recipes in the kitchen -- and it is also the reason behind the co-production of Chef 'N' Show.
Business partners refute supplement allegations
July 16, 2003COLUMBUS -- A poultry researcher and her doctor business partner did not claim their company's powdered egg yolks -- sold as an immune system booster -- were a drug, the doctor said Wednesday.
Here's the thing
July 16, 2003Here's the thing about concerts: The shows are for the real fans, not just some folks who have enough money to buy tickets and have heard a few songs on the radio.
Trafficking charges dismissed
July 16, 2003Drug trafficking charges filed in the Athens County Court of Common Pleas against a 36-year-old Athens man were dismissed Monday pending further investigation by the Athens Police Department and the Sheriff+
Local production of Annie kicks off
July 16, 2003Tomorrow no longer is just a day away for the Ohio Valley Summer Theater's cast of Annie. The musical, which will run July 16 through Aug. 3, opened last night at Kantner Hall's Elizabeth Baker Theater.
Taft names new advisor
July 16, 2003COLUMBUS — Gov. Bob Taft yesterday named a longtime aide who serves as his liaison to state and federal lawmakers to be his new chief of staff.
University professors earn national fame for discovery
July 9, 2003Ohio University physicists Ken Hicks and Daniel Carman are earning a spot in the international limelight as part of a group that has helped in the discovery of a new type of subatomic particle.
Council adds extra meeting to beat recess
July 9, 2003Several ordinances, including one that would decide the fate of the Athens Skate Park, were introduced at Monday+
Tip for the service you receive
July 9, 2003Here's the thing about those of you who eat in restaurants and do not tip your server: you are bad people who will hopefully fall into a well.
Maximum penalty handed down in vehicular manslaughter case
July 9, 2003An Athens woman convicted of vehicular manslaughter received the maximum sentence this week.
Old rec center receives reprieve
July 9, 2003Athens City Council has spared the old recreation center from the wrecking ball +
OU graduate writes first novel
July 9, 2003When Ohio University alumna Deb Drovdlic-Egan and a good friend waded into the ocean off of a beach in Australia last February, she did not know that within moments her entire life would be different.
Local art on display
July 9, 2003Metallic flower sculptures, a colorful quilt and a series of paintings critiquing the Bush administration are just some of the works of arts displayed in Ohio University-
Demanding medical tests is wrong kind of punishment
July 9, 2003The issuing of a detention or a day in suspension is an appropriate and common punishment for students skipping out on a day of school, but an intermediate school in New York crossed the line by forcing hooky-playing students to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy.
State closes Buckey Egg Farms
July 9, 2003COLUMBUS -- Neighbors expressed tentative relief over the state's decision to shut down Buckeye Egg Farm, even as some worried about the economic impact.
