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Ohio Soccer: Big Second half pushes Bobcats past Rockets
After losing to Western Michigan 1-0 to wrap up their four-game road stretch, the Ohio soccer team looked to get back above .500 in conference play as they hosted the… Read More
Why Worker Training Programs Alone Won’t Save Coal Country
Bobby Bowman mined coal in West Virginia for 12 years before his employer shut down. “I don’t think that mine will ever open again,” he said. Bowman lives in Welch,… Read More
DeWine Prepares To Release Specifics On Gun Background Checks, “Red Flag Law”
Gov. Mike DeWine plans to reveal on Monday the official bill language on expanded background checks and red-flag gun confiscation two major issues that have been at the center of heated… Read More
Bus Carrying Developmentally Disabled Crashes, 13 Injured
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – Authorities say a bus carrying developmentally disabled people has flipped over during a crash with other vehicles sending 13 people to Toledo area hospitals. WTOL-TV reports… Read More
Some Ohio Lawmakers Want to Pay Student Athletes
California recently passed a law that will allow college athletes to be compensated through endorsement deals beginning in 2023. Some state lawmakers want to pass a similar bill in Ohio…. Read More
Ky. Lt. Gov.: “Never Heard Any Concerns” From Bevin
Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton says she never heard any concerns from Gov. Matt Bevin about her priorities in office until his comments to a tea party group. She’s also… Read More
This Week On Radio Free Athens: October 5, 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
Ohio Woman Caught With Gun at West Virginia Airport Checkpoint
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities say they stopped a woman from getting on a plane with a loaded gun in West Virginia. The Transportation Security Administration on Thursday says officers… Read More
Bill Would Mandate Suicide Prevention Training for Students
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio bill that would require public middle and high school students to take an annual class in suicide and violence prevention training is headed to… Read More
Why Ohio House Leader Dropped Protection For LGBTQ Employees
The leader of minority Democrats in the Ohio House says when the new human resources handbook came out last month, it was missing the clause that provided job protection for… Read More
Ohio Football: ‘Cats Turn Page to MAC Play Against Buffalo
ATHENS, OH — September certainly wasn’t the Bobcats’ month. After three straight losses, Ohio limped into their bye week at 1-3 with a banged-up and struggling offense and a disappointing… Read More
Former WOUB Student Named Michigan Basketball Announcer
Brian Boesch starts as radio play-by-play broadcaster in November ATHENS, OH – When 29-year old Brian Boesch, HTC ’11, tells people at his new job where he went to college,… Read More
Episode 079 : Andy Smallman
Today, I’m talking to Andy Smallman about the ripples of kindness and the secret meaning behind the number 143! Read about his poetry project on https://page143.org and check out his… Read More
Chris Thile Highlights the Creative Process behind His Work on “Live from Here”
Chris Thile is an acclaimed musician and songwriter, as well as the host of American Public Media’s nationally syndicated live, weekly variety show “Live From Here.” WOUB’s Emily Votaw speaks… Read More