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HUD Announces $2 Billion Toward Homelessness At Ohio Event
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development came to Columbus to announce new money to combat homelessness across the country – the day after a new report showed a slight increase in Ohio’s homeless population. HUD Secretary Ben Carson said $2.163 billion will be awarded to some 6500 programs nationwide serving the homeless. That… Read More
More Unpaid Appalachian Miners Stage a Coal Train Blockade
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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For the second time since summer, eastern Kentucky coal miners are blockading a railroad track to protest unpaid wages. The new blockade, which was started Monday afternoon by Quest Energy miners, echoes the months-long blockade by Blackjewel coal miners over the summer and speaks to a growing discontent in Appalachian coal country. “It’s hard to go… Read More
Health Advocates Call for Action to Stem Youth E-Cig Use
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Public health advocates have rallied at Kentucky’s Capitol to push for legislation aimed at reducing smoking and e-cigarette use among young people. A group called the Coalition for a Smoke-Free Tomorrow on Tuesday urged Kentucky lawmakers to impose an excise tax on the sale of e-cigarettes. Another measure backed by the… Read More
Ohio Farmers Can Take Advantage of Low-Interest Loans
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Weather and tariffs have created some tough conditions for Ohio farmers and agribusinesses. But they can get some relief through a state program that reduces the interest on the debt they incur for their operations. State Treasurer Robert Sprague says 780 farms and agribusinesses took advantage of the Ag-LINK program last year. And now it… Read More
Two Bills Would Create Automatic Voter Registration, But in Different Ways
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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A pair of bills in the Ohio Legislature would change the way people register to vote, making it an automatic process instead requiring them to fill out forms or go online. People could still opt out of the process in both. But the new bill in the House would do it differently than a Senate… Read More
Kentucky Gov. to Give State of the Commonwealth Speech
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is set to give his first State of the Commonwealth speech to lawmakers. House and Senate members will convene at 7 p.m for the speech. The Democratic governor will outline some of his top priorities to the Republican-dominated legislature. This year’s legislative session will continue until mid-April…. Read More
Jane Austen Tea Party Features WOUB “Sanditon” Screening
ZANESVILLE, OH – Jane Austen fans have always wondered what would have happened in her unfinished novel Sanditon. Those who attended a Jane Austen tea party at the John McIntire Library in Downtown Zanesville this past Saturday (January 11) got a sneak peek at one version thanks to WOUB Public Media. “We were able to… Read More
Athens Community Celebrates Joe Burrow Winning National Championship
By: Thomas Garverick
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ATHENS, OH — WOUB Sports Director Thomas Garverick captures the scene at the Cat’s Corner, a local bar in Athens after Joe Burrow and the LSU Tigers beat the Clemson Tigers 42-25 in the 2020 National Championship Game.
Lady Vikings Drop Tight Contest Versus Fort Frye
By: Hardika Singh
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FORT FRYE- Tensions arose Monday night as Fort Frye students cheered on their Lady Cadets in a tooth-and-nail battle against the Vinton County Lady Vikings, who lost 51-43 in a close-cut game. Lady Cadet Olivia Schneider gave her team a head start as she scored a field goal and a three-pointer in the first quarter…. Read More
Trimble Controls the Tempo In Victory Over Lady Eagles
By: Jake Motta
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GLOUSTER, Ohio- The Lady Tomcats walked away victorious Monday, picking up their 11th win of the season after defeating the Eastern lady Eagles. The game was close after the first quarter, but after that the Lady Tomcats ran away with this one. The Lady Tomcats were victorious by a score of 58-47. The Lady Tomcats… Read More