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Newark Crash With Ambulance Kills Driver
By: Associated Press
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Authorities in central Ohio say a collision with an ambulance killed a 93-year-old car driver and sent four more adults to hospitals. Police in Newark say the car was pulling… Read More

WOUB Showdown To Feature Union Valley, Hunnabee And The Sandy Tar Boys
By: Kelly Martin
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If you’re a fan of bluegrass music, you can catch a free, live performance at the WOUB studios one Sunday a month. This month’s performance will occur on Sunday, Feb…. Read More

Ohio Pair Convicted In Boys’ Deaths Get New Trials
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An appeals court in eastern Ohio has overturned the convictions of a woman and her husband in the drowning of her 3-year-old son and disappearance of his 2-year-old brother during… Read More

Poverty And The Pulitzer: A Talk With Photographer Michael Williamson
On this edition of Conversations from Studio B, WOUB’s General Manager and Director Tom Hodson talks with Michael Williamson, the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer of The Washington Post. Some of… Read More

Lancaster Artist Featured At OU-L Gallery
By: Cheri Russo
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The title of the exhibit may be Fowl Weather, but you're not likely to see anything that will put you in a foul mood. Painter Lisa Schorr’s show opened Thursday,… Read More

Preview: Ohio Looks To Start MAC Season 7-0
The Northern Illinois vs. Eastern Michigan game received high publicity last Saturday, not for their spectacular play but for their horrific shooting percentages. Northern Illinois set an NCAA record with… Read More

Library Hosting Exhibit, Reception for Athens Artist
By: Bryan Gibson
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Throughout January, Athens Public Library patrons have enjoyed Recent and Abstract, a month-long exhibit of John McVicker's paintings.
Now, as the show comes to a close, local residents will have the opportunity to meet the artist this Wednesday at the library.

State Rep. Supports Commissioners’ Plan
A state representative is throwing her support behind an Athens County commissioners' plan to keep nearly 50 jobs in the area. Representative Debbie Phillips (D-Athens) Monday sent a letter to… Read More

WV Coal Miners Picket Bankruptcy Hearing For Patriot Coal
By: Associated Press
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About 175 West Virginia coal mining families are picketing in St. Louis as the United Mine Workers of America tries to salvage health care benefits for retirees and widows from… Read More

No Charges In State Contract Investigation
By: Associated Press
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Kanawha County prosecutor Mark Plants said no criminal charges will be filed following an investigation of a dispute over a state contract. Two DHHR lawyers and a former agency official… Read More

Fatal Head On Collision
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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One person is dead after a head-on collision in Wood County Monday night. The accident happened just before 6 p.m. on Emerson Avenue. The Wood County Sheriff's Office said the… Read More

Morning Update For January 29
$40,000 worth of copper was stolen from a Lawrence County high school. One person is dead in a head-on collision Monday night in Wood County. Details in your morning update.

Copper Thieves Delay Completion Of High School Athletic Facility
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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A Lawrence County high school's new facility will have to wait to be finished after thieves took $40,000 worth of copper. Chesapeake High School's new $3.2 million athletic facility was… Read More

D.J. Cooper Is The Best Passer In College Basketball According To ESPN’s Bilas
By: Pat Chiesa
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D.J. Cooper is in the midst of arguably the finest season of his Bobcat career. His field goal percentage (.441) and 3-point field goal percentage (.350) are higher than ever,… Read More