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AEP Asks For Conservation
By: Fred Kight
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(AP) – An Ohio power company is urging customers to conserve electricity Tuesday afternoon or risk further outages. American Electric Power-Ohio is still working to restore power to about 287,000… Read More
Where Are The Great Revolutionary War Films?
By: Daniel Eagan
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As we celebrate this Independence Day, some might wonder why the Revolutionary War has been shortchanged by filmmakers. Other countries have made an industry out of their past. Shakespeare’s historical… Read More
Buckeye Rural Working To Restore Power
By: Fred Kight
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Dozens of Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative workers are laboring to restore service to customers in the utility's nine county service area. Member Services Manager Bryan Long says electricity was turned… Read More
City Water Levels Improved, But Not Enough
By: Cotrell Loftin
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Athens is still under a water shortage alert issued Monday by the city's service safety director. The city's assitant service safety director, Ron Lucas, says the city has improved in the… Read More
Athens County Red Cross to Open Feeding Stations
By: Cotrell Loftin
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The Athens County Red Cross is setting up feeding stations Tuesday for those still without power after last week's storm. "There are a few core areas in Athens County who… Read More
Second Newswatch Update For July 3
By: Xueying Luo
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Your state and regional news update from WOUB.
Lancaster Continues With Fourth Of July Celebrations
By: Joe Jackson
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Lancaster residents are finding a way to continue their annual Fourth of July celebration this year despite the chaos caused by Friday's severe storm. American Electric Power is using the… Read More
All WV FirstEnergy Customers’ Power Should Be Back This Weekend
By: Associated Press
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The president of FirstEnergy operations in West Virginia says all Mon Power customers should be back on the grid by the end of the weekend. James Haney told reporters in… Read More
Morning Audio Update For July 3
The latest outage reports from American Electric Power show Southeast Ohio still has a large number of customers without electricity following Friday's storm. Half of the Wayne National Forest remains… Read More
Half Of Wayne Nat’l Forest Closed
By: Associated Press
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Most of the Wayne National Forest in southeast Ohio will remain closed this holiday week in the aftermath of Ohio's severe storms. Forest offices reopened Tuesday, and some Athens- and… Read More
WV Tax Revenues Yield $87M More Than Expected
By: Associated Press
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West Virginia has ended its budget year with a surplus considered healthy enough for Medicaid and other needs. Scheduled tax cuts also remain on track. General tax revenues in… Read More
Slowly But Surely, Power Restoration Coming To Residents
UPDATE 1:10 p.m. New numbers from American Electric Power show more than half of Ohio customers' power knocked out by Friday's storm and Sunday's severe weather now have electricity. Fifty-five… Read More