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Gridiron Glory: Get Ready for Week Two
By: Justin Sampson, Pat Chiesa, Pat Moore
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Southeastern Ohio high school football teams are preparing for their week two games, and so is Gridiron Glory. This Friday our crews can be spotted at games in Jackson, Sheridan, Crooksville, Williamstown, and Athens. The "Game of the Week" crew will head out to Wahama to catch all the action between the White Falcons and the… Read More
Sunpower Unveils New Facility
Sunpower Incorporated opened a new office at the State Side Technology Park in Athens today. Sunpower held a ribbon cutting and grand opening to show off the new $3 million facility. The company has been growing and executives expect the trend to continue, because of its work for NASA. Sunpower has doubled in size during the… Read More
Afternoon Audio Update August 31
By: Cheri Russo
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The Athens County Sheriff's office will not run the Athens County 911 Center. Plus, Sunpower Incorporated made it official today — its new office is open at the State Side Technology Park. Listen here to your audio update.
McDavis’ Speech To Board of Trustees Streaming Live Now
Ohio University President Roderick J. McDavis’ speech to the Board of Trustees on Sept. 1 will be streamed live on woub.org. The meeting will start at 1:30 p.m., and McDavis will begin to speak shortly thereafter. The live feed will provide the entire Ohio University community, in Athens and beyond, with an opportunity… Read More
Commissioners Keep Control Of 911 Center
By: Cheri Russo
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The Athens County Sheriff's office will not run the Athens County 911 Center. The 911 Planning Committee met this morning and decided that Sheriff Pat Kelly's request to run the center was denied. Kelly made the request after Athens County 911 Director Doug Bentley resigned earlier this month. Bentley made the decision to step down… Read More
WOUB Radio Expands OU Athletics Coverage
By: Kelly Martin
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Listeners from WOUB Radio’s Cambridge, Chillicothe, Ironton and Zanesville transmitters will be able to listen to Ohio University football and men’s basketball games this year thanks to a partnership with OU Athletics. "We are thrilled with the opportunity to bring Bobcat football and men's basketball broadcasts to a bigger segment of our region,” said… Read More
Walter Reed Closure Series This Week on ME and ATC
Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC has permanently closed after providing care for the nation's war wounded for more than a century. A government commission charged with closing military bases voted to close Walter Reed rather than to fund renovations. As operations move to new facilities at the National Naval Medical Center in… Read More
Land Near Logan Permanently Preserved
By: Fred Kight
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About 74 acres of land located near Logan will be permanently preserved. This will be done through a new protection agreement between Capital University and the Appalachia Ohio Alliance. The property is known as the Merl and Margaret Primmer Outdoor Learning Center. The Primmers donated their farm to Capital University and Capital worked out… Read More
Health Care Focus Of Appalachian Regional Commission Conference
By: Associated Press
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Health care in Appalachia will be the focus of this year's Appalachian Regional Commission Conference, being held next week in eastern Kentucky. Gov. Steve Beshear says the conference offers an opportunity for representatives of the 13 states in the commission to share ideas and practices that are creating better living conditions in Appalachia. Among topics… Read More
Food Week Continues On Fresh Air
By: Chris Riddle
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It's Food Week on Fresh Air. The program's celebration of all things gastronomic continues with the adventures of a restaurant critic and an introduction to the science of cooking. First, Terry talks with Ruth Reichl, about going undercover as a restaurant critic for the New York Times and growing up with her "taste blind" mother's… Read More
Morning Audio Update for August 31
By: Fred Kight
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A Major Crimes Task Force news release says tests are being done for possible charges against a Marietta man who may have been selling synthetic marijuana. The Jackson Fire department says residents are back in their rooms after a fire at a nursing home last night. An Ohio appeals court has ruled against a move… Read More
Possible Synthetic Marijuana Seized In Marietta
By: Fred Kight
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Tests are being done to determine if charges will be filed against a Marietta man who may have been selling synthetic marijuana. Deputies say they searched the man's house yesterday after getting information that several children had passed out or vomited after consuming the illegal substance. Officers say they seized 15 pounds of green vegetation… Read More
Fire Forces Nursing Home Evacuation
By: Fred Kight
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The Jackson Fire department says residents are back in their rooms after a fire at a nursing home last night. A motorized chair caught fire inside a resident's room at the Four Winds Nursing Home on Seth Ave. The fire was contained to the chair. Employees were able to get the fire out and evacuate… Read More