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Breaking It Down With Wesley Bright
By: Emily Votaw
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Wesley Bright has been singing since he was a kid in church — and even though he’s now a rapidly rising star in the world of what could be called… Read More
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PHOTOS: Athens County Fair 2017
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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The Athens County Fair is going on this week, with plenty of livestock shows, baking competitions and even a poultry dress-up show. Here are some photos of the first few… Read More
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WOUB Students Win Major Regional Student Production Awards
By: Tom Hodson
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For the ninth time since its inception, Gridiron Glory, a student production at WOUB Public Media, won a major Student Production Award in Sports from the Ohio Valley division of… Read More
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Tank Leak Oozes 300 Tons of Molten Glass into Ohio Plant
By: Associated Press
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Update 8/9/17 ZANESVILLE – The crack in South Zanesville Fire Chief Russell Taylor’s helmet is small, but it means the helmet must be replaced. According to the Zanesville Times Recorder,… Read More
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Lawyer Won’t Rely on Ride Maker for Cause of Fair Accident
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The lawyer pursuing a possible lawsuit over a man’s death on a thrill ride that broke apart at the Ohio State Fair says he won’t rely… Read More
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Kentucky City Hopes to Tap Immigrants to Fill Job Openings
By: Associated Press
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) – A Kentucky city is pursuing a study of how area immigrants can fill thousands of open jobs in the region. The Bowling Green Daily News… Read More
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High-Tech Ideas to Fix Opioid Crisis Compete for Ohio Grants
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP Statehouse Correspondent
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Gov. John Kasich called for scientific breakthroughs aimed at solving the opioid crisis, and grant-seekers are answering with ideas such as remotely controlled medication dispensers,… Read More