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Athens County Dog Shelter: Overcrowding and Allergies
By: Taylor Moore
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ATHENS, Ohio — The Athens County Dog Shelter is struggling because they have so many dogs coming in, but too few are being adopted. according to Athens County Dog Warden, Mary Beth Brown. “Some of the dogs have been here for three or four months, that’s a really long time,”Brown said. “We do a lot to… Read More
Honey for the Heart Halloween Parade
Honey for the Heart, an art organization in the Athens area is coming together again this year for its annual Halloween parade. Honey for the heart makes giant puppets for various events around Ohio, returning to Athens for Halloween annually. The theme for this year’s parade is “things with wings”. The puppets will be paraded around… Read More
West Virginia Governor Visits Site of Warehouse Fire
By: Associated Press
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Update 4:00 p.m. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice says state funding is sustaining the emergency response to a 4-day-old fire at a warehouse in Parkersburg. Justice on Tuesday toured the 420,000-foot warehouse property Tuesday. The main fire was put out Saturday and firefighters are working to extinguish hot spots. Justice says 150 air samples have… Read More
Noel Coward’s Present Laughter | GREAT PERFORMANCES | Nov. 3 at 9 pm
Tony Award-Winning Kevin Kline in Noël Coward’s Present Laughter on Great Performances Continuing PBS’s Broadway’s Best Lineup Friday, November 3 at 9 p.m. on PBS Acclaimed production also stars Kate Burton, Kristine Nielsen, and Cobie Smulders Kevin Kline’s Tony Award®-winning performance in Noël Coward’s Present Laughter, first produced in 1942 with Coward himself in… Read More
Uncovering Personal Study Spaces on Campus
By: Lukas Moore
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ATHENS, Ohio — Midterms are over but finals are near for students at Ohio University. Doing well on those exams may have something to do with the personal study spaces some students have discovered. College students have long held that successful studying requires an environment that relaxes the brain, and some students at Ohio University… Read More
Athens DJ Brings Local Talent to Block Party
By: Clark Wicks
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For more than 40 years, the Athens Halloween Block Party has been the place to be in late October as thousands of college students and partygoers descend upon Court Street to party and listen to live music. Every year on the Saturday before Halloween, Court Street, ground zero for the famous festival, is closed off… Read More
Edgar Allan Poe – Buried Alive | AMERICAN MASTERS | Oct. 30 at 9 pm
American Masters Presents the Exclusive U.S. Broadcast Premiere of Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive Starring Denis O’Hare, October 30 on PBS for Halloween Narrated by Kathleen Turner with readings by Chris Sarandon and Ben Schnetzer After his death, writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) became a global icon of modern literature and a pop culture… Read More
PBS Digital Studios Launch New Digital Series, I CONTAIN MULTITUDES
Arlington, VA; October 16, 2017 – PBS Digital Studios and HHMI Tangled Bank Studios announced today the premiere of a new digital series, I CONTAIN MULTITUDES, hosted by science writer Ed Yong, exploring the world of microbes. The new weekly series, produced by HHMI Tangled Bank Studios in association with Room 608, will be launched… Read More
The OUtlet: Season 6, Episode 6
By: Abby Grisez
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This is the October 24, 2017 broadcast of The OUtlet. On this week’s show, one reporter will tell you what goes into making the Honey for the Heart parade such a success. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and one group of friends is supporting a fellow mother in her battle with the disease. The… Read More