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WOUB News • WORLD: An Activist Comes Home To Zimbabwe, Hoping To Hold Leaders Accountable
By: Kat Lonsdorf | Ari Shapiro | Connor Donevan | NPR
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“I know for sure that if it was still Robert Mugabe, I would never dare to do it,” says Savanna Madamombe. “The Mugabe era is gone, and it’s something that can’t ever be allowed to come back.”

Leader: Ohio Senate Not Yet Ready To OK Payday Lending Bill
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s Senate leader says senators won’t be able to pass a payday lending bill before breaking for the summer. Republican Senate President Larry Obhof, of Medina,… Read More

Searchers Recover Body Of Man Missing In Licking River
By: Associated Press
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NEWARK, Ohio (AP) – Searchers have recovered the body of man who is believed to have fallen into fast-moving water while floating down the Licking River in Ohio with friends…. Read More

West Virginia Lawmakers Mull Court Justice Impeachment
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia lawmakers have begun the rare process of deciding whether impeachment proceedings are necessary just days after a state Supreme Court justice was charged in… Read More

Officials Identify Man Reported Missing In Hocking River
By: Associated Press
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ATHENS, Ohio (AP) – Authorities have released the identity of a man reported missing in the Hocking River in southeast Ohio. The Athens County Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday said… Read More

Boogie On the Bricks Returns to Court Street June 30
By: Emily Votaw
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Every summer Boogie on the Bricks brings with it a day chock full of community, art, music, and regional food and drink. This year the event is taking place on… Read More

Ohio Puppy Mill Restrictions Could Set New National Standard
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – State lawmakers in Ohio have negotiated a compromise aimed at reining in abuses by high-volume dog breeders while heading off a ballot effort to place puppy… Read More

2 More Officials Out In West Virginia Disaster Housing Rift
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Two more officials involved in an embattled housing program aimed at helping West Virginia flood victims are out of their jobs. Mary Jo Thompson and Russell… Read More

Gladden House Sessions 2018: Dead Horses
By: Jacob Morgan
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Sarah Vos and Daniel Wolff make up the acclaimed folk duo Dead Horses, who joined the Gladden House for a session on the last day of the Nelsonville Music Festival. The relaxed… Read More