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The OUtlet Podcast: Panhandling and Athens Recycling
Each week, The OUtlet brings you stories from the Athens and Ohio University communities. This week, we touch on the issue of panhandling in the city of… Read More

Copperheads Clinch Playoff Berth
By Ian Ording – Copperheads Staff Writer In front of 1,010 fans, the Southern Ohio Copperheads, presented by OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital, clinched a playoff berth with a 6-5 victory in… Read More

Audio: New Tobacco-Free Campus Policy
By: Majd Mariam
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The number of universities and colleges in Ohio going tobacco-free is on the rise. Starting on August 1st, Ohio University and Hocking College will apply new policies regarding the use… Read More

Detectives Investigate Body Found in Burned Car
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CINCINNATI (AP) – Cincinnati detectives are investigating the burned remains of a male body found in a car on the city’s west side. Police say a car was reported on… Read More

W. Va. Town Council Members Appear Before Ethics Commission
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Two Piedmont Town Council members thought they were justified in authorizing $10,000 toward the legal fees of a town employee who later was sentenced for taking… Read More

Inmate Found Dead in Jail Cell
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GEORGETOWN, Ohio (AP) – A sheriff says an inmate found hanging in his county jail cell in southern Ohio has died and the state is investigating. Brown County Sheriff Dwayne… Read More

Ohio Standards Board Opposes School Barricade Devices
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s building standards board has taken a strong position against the installation of barricade devices on doors in the event of an active shooter in a… Read More

LISTEN: Inspirefest Organizers Hope to Engage Community, Create Fun
By: Adam Rich
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On this episode of Conversations from Studio B, host Robin Barnes welcomes Chad Ricketts and Levi Brown, both organizers of Inspirefest 2015. Inspirefest is an annual event which raises funds… Read More

Ohio College Student Facing Murder Charge in Newborn’s Death
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NEW CONCORD, Ohio (AP) – Authorities have charged a 20-year-old Ohio college student with killing her newborn baby in April. Muskingum County Prosecutor Mike Haddox said Emile Weaver was indicted… Read More

LISTEN: 2015 Newport Folk Festival
Listen to NPR’s live coverage of the 2015 Newport Folk Festival, July 24-26 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. WOUB’s Josh Antonuccio is at the fest and will… Read More

ARTS/West to Celebrate 10th Anniversary with Three-Day Event
Athens area residents are invited to celebrate ARTS/West’s 10th anniversary with a weekend-long event, Aug. 14-16. The celebration gets underway on Friday, Aug. 14 at 5 p.m. with an art… Read More