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Athens Man Found Dead Near Parking Garage
By: Susan Tebben
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UPDATE 10 A.M. – Athens police have released the name of the man found dead near the parking garage on Friday. The man was identified as Evan D. Key, 36, of Athens. “Nothing suggests foul play at this time,” a release from the department stated. The investigation into Key’s death is ongoing. ATHENS (WOUB) — An… Read More
OU Touts LGBTQ-Friendly Ranking; Removed From List One Day Later
By: Allie Eldredge
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ATHENS, Ohio — A day after sending out a press release touting inclusion on a list ranking the most LGBTQ-friendly online colleges in the nation, Ohio University has been removed from the list. The removal comes after WOUB News reached out to SR Education Group, who published the list, and inquired about the methods used… Read More
Confusion around Athens City Garbage Collection Contract
By: Destiniee Jaram
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The Athens City Council plans to pass an emergency contract extension for trash collection services at its meeting next week. City Service Safety Director Andy Stone requested the extension because of issues in the bidding process for a new three-to-five-year trash collection services contract that would have started July 1. Stone says the city can’t… Read More
Dairy Barn Arts Center to Feature Poet Hanif Abdurraqib and More June 13
Thursday evening, June 13, 2019, the Dairy Barn Arts Center is set to host it’s last event in the spring series “Spoken & Heard, Poetry of Departure and Relevance,” curated by Athens Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour. Featured are internationally acclaimed poet Hanif Abdurraqib and Ohio Beat Poet Laureate John Burroughs. Hanif Abdurraqib is a New… Read More
Stuart’s to Feature Deerjerk Exhibition, Opening May 31
Stuart’s Opera House will host an opening for our new art exhibition Oh, I Didn’t See You There featuring the artwork of Deerjerk on Friday, May 31 from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. This opening is part of Nelsonville’s Final Fridays on the Square. Deerjerk is the artist Bryn Perrott from Morgantown, West Virginia. Known… Read More
NMF ’19: Artists to Watch
By: Emily Votaw, Liz Penry, Mikayla Schuyler
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June 6-9, 2019 will mark the 15th annual Nelsonville Music Festival, a sprawling four-day musical extravaganza that will take place on Robbins Crossing on the grounds of the Hocking College campus. As per usual, the festival has booked a multitude of impressive acts for the event, so it makes sense that one might get a… Read More