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Survivor Advocacy Program Ditches Peer Advocates
Peer Advocacy was once a program where students could be trained to become survivor advocates. These advocates would talk to survivors, take them to get medical care, help them find… Read More
Sheets Not Enough For Rebels to Beat Belpre
Heading into South Gallia game, everyone knew Johnny Sheets was going to be the focal point of the South Gallia Rebels’ offense. Not only was he the focal point, he… Read More
Scores From Around the Area: Week 6
TVC-Hocking Belpre 30 @ South Gallia 20 Eastern 7 @ Waterford 46 Federal Hocking 14 @ Southern 45 Trimble 46 @ Wahama 0 TVC-Ohio Alexander 20 @ Vinton County 37 … Read More
Transitioning in College
Many college campuses across the country pride themselves on being LGBT friendly. However, the majority of college student health insurance plans do not offer any coverage for Hormone Replacement… Read More
Ohio Takes on Kent State After Opening Weekend Sweep
After a convincing sweep of John Carroll last weekend, the Ohio Bobcats will look to continue their success at home this weekend against the Kent State Golden Flashes. Coming into… Read More
Experiences of LGBTQ Students of Color at Ohio University
Being a student at Ohio University can be difficult. Dealing with prejudices like racism and homophobia can make life even harder. For LGBT-identifying students of color, these are issues they… Read More
New Kentucky Home: From Battle Zone Refugee To Business Owner
The international refugee crisis caused by people fleeing the war-torn Middle East has been a high-profile issue in the presidential campaign. Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton told CBS’s “Face the Nation”… Read More
ABC Players Bring “Stuart Little” To Stuart’s Opera House
This edition of WOUB’s Conversations From Studio B features Jodi MacNeal of the Athenian Berean Players speaking with several members of the cast of the upcoming production of Stuart Little… Read More
W. Va. School District To Receive $1.5 M Flood Money
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia school district will receive almost $1.5 million in federal money to replace school items damaged by floods in June. On Thursday, Congressman Evan… Read More
Ohio Football Opens Conference Play with Battle of the Bricks
Ohio will head to other familiar bricks this weekend as they will take on Miami this Saturday in the Battle of the Bricks. Coach Frank Solich indicated that Ohio will… Read More
25 Years Of Hip-Hop Without Ego: Mission Man Returns to Donkey Coffee
Next year is a big one for Oxford, OH raised musician Gary Milholland. October of 2017, to be exact, will mark exactly 25 years since the rapper spit his very… Read More
Trial Date Set For Ohio Man Connected To 27 Heroin Overdoses
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – A trial date has been set for an Ohio man who has pleaded not guilty to heroin distribution in connection to 27 overdoses in a five-hour… Read More
‘Nesting Patterns’ By Rachel Clark Debuts At ARTS/West Oct. 6
Nesting Patterns, an exhibit of work by Rachel Clark, will hang in the ARTS/West gallery space, 132 W. State St. Athens, OH, Oct. 6 through Oct. 30, during the hours… Read More
Senate Hearing In West Virginia To Focus On Carbon Limits
LOGAN, W.Va. (AP) – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito will lead a Senate hearing in southern West Virginia about the Clean Power Plan. The Clean Air and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee meeting… Read More
Ohio’s Minimum Wage To Increase By 5 Cents Starting In 2017
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state minimum wage will increase by 5 cents next year to adjust for inflation. Officials say non-tipped workers must be paid an hourly wage of… Read More
Ohio Asks 12,000 Doctors To Comply With Pain Pill Monitoring
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Some 12,000 Ohio doctors are being warned they appear to be violating a 2015 law that requires them to check patients’ prescription histories against a state… Read More
Ohio Launches System For Those In Crisis To Text For Help
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio has launched a system allowing people in stressful situations to text counselors for help, day or night. Tracy Plouck, the Department of Mental Health and… Read More
Man Charged In 27 Huntington Overdoses Pleads Not Guilty
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – A trial date has been set for an Ohio man who has pleaded not guilty to heroin distribution in connection to 27 overdoses in a five-hour… Read More
Ohio Official: No Attempted Intrusion Into Voter Database
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s elections chief is expressing confidence in the security of the swing state’s voting equipment and its voter registration database. Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted’s… Read More