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Hiring Rebounds In June As Employers Add 224,000 Jobs
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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Job growth rebounded strongly last month as employers added 224,000 jobs. That followed a disappointing May when employers added just 72,000 jobs.

Watershed Moment: “Ephemeral” Streams Debate Could Reshape Ohio Valley Waterways
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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West Liberty University Professor Zachary Loughman has dedicated his professional life to crustaceans – specifically freshwater crayfish. He dips his hand into one of the water tanks at his laboratory… Read More

Teen Swimmer’s Body Found in West Virginia River
By: Associated Press
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BEAVER, W.Va. (AP) – Authorities say the body of a 16-year-old boy has been found in a West Virginia river. A National Park Service news release says the boy had… Read More

Columbus Police Say Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs Monitored
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Columbus police say they monitor 10 to 15 motorcycle gangs based on criminal activity, a small number of the overall clubs in the city. Mark Lovett… Read More

Senators: Feds’ American Flags Should be Made in America
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BANGOR, Maine (AP) – A pair of senators says the American flags the federal government purchases should have to be made in America. Republican Sen. Susan Collins, of Maine, and… Read More

Lawyer Confirms Billionaire Coal Entrepreneur Died in Copter Crash
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NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — A spokesman for the attorney of Chris Cline is confirming that the billionaire coal entrepreneur and his daughter were among the seven Americans killed in a… Read More

Democrats Question Time Spent On Abortion Bills Instead Of Budget
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Ohio is operating on a budget extension since lawmakers failed to pass a new two-year state budget by the constitutionally mandated June 30th deadline. Some Democrats are whether time that was… Read More

19th Big Bend Blues and Brews Bash July 26-27
By: Emily Votaw
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The Big Bend Blues and Brews Bash will return for the 19th year to downtown Pomeroy’s riverside amphitheater Friday, July 26 through Saturday, July 27. This year’s acts include Albert… Read More

Authorities Seek Suspect in Fatal Meigs County Shooting
By: WOUB News Team
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POMEROY, Ohio (WOUB) — Authorities in Meigs County are searching for a woman accused in the shooting death of another woman Wednesday evening. Tammy Neace, 45, of Meigs County, faces… Read More

West Virginia Agency Looking to Outsource Foster Care System
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia agency says it is seeking an outside vendor to take over the state’s foster care and adoption system. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the… Read More

Authorities: Woman’s Body Found in Park, Possible Homicide
Update 5:15 p.m. DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) – A woman’s body was found in a shallow grave in an Ohio park and authorities are investigating the discovery as a possible homicide…. Read More

Laura Gibson II 2019 Gladden House Sessions
By: Liz Penry
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Laura Gibson brought honest lyricism and graceful, heartwarming melodies to the Gladden House stage Saturday, June 8. Not only is the Oregon native a multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter, but she has… Read More

OVST Presents ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ July 11-28
By: Emily Votaw
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On this installment of Conversations From Studio B, the Ohio Valley Summer Theater’s 2019 production of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” is discussed. WOUB’s Emily Votaw interviews the production’s director, Dusty… Read More

This Week On Radio Free Athens: July 6, 2019
Every weekend local music geeks unite to provide the region with 11 hours of creatively curated tunes on WOUB 1340AM, an endeavor that is known commonly as Radio Free Athens!… Read More