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State Jobless Filings Will be Released Weekly, Not Daily, as Feds Demand
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The numbers of Ohioans filing for unemployment benefits are rising daily – so many that the state’s unemployment website was having trouble handling them. And the state is now clarifying… Read More
West End Distillery Produces Hand Sanitizer to Combat Shortage
By: Michelle Rotuno-Johnson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Along with gin, bourbon, vodka, and ciders, staff at West End Ciderhouse and Distillery are now making hand sanitizer for the Athens County community. Deanna Schwartz,… Read More
CORRECTION: Glouster Utility Customers Make Payments – Avoid March 23 Shutoffs
By: WOUB News Team
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CORRECTION: This updated version corrects a report from Monday, March 23 that indicated a shut off had occurred. The Village of Glouster stated the correct information is customers who faced… Read More
Primary Care Physicians are on the Front Line of Battle Against COVID-19
While we concentrate on medical pandemic experts and public health officials for prognostications about the Coronavirus pandemic, primary care physicians are often on the frontlines of the battle against COVID-19…. Read More
More than 900 Meals Delivered to Athens City Schools Students During Pandemic
By: Claudia Cisneros
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens City Schools reported delivering more than 900 meals to students who are at home while schools are shut down. The school buildings closed at the… Read More
COVID-19 Testing Facility Opens in Athens for Those Referred by Physician
By: Claudia Cisneros
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — An outpatient COVID-19 testing facility opened Tuesday in Athens in response to the coronavirus pandemic. OhioHealth spokesperson, Keely Stockwell, says they are not making the location… Read More
Athens Co. Municipal Court Re-Schedules In-Person Hearings
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Athens County Municipal Court is rescheduling all in-person hearings until May 1 or later, according to a post on the court web page, as a… Read More
O’Bleness Puts Up Outside Tent to Prepare for Possible COVID-19 Patients
By: Claudia Cisneros
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — In an effort to help prevent the spread of coronavirus and to get ready for imminent patients in Athens, O’Bleness Emergency Department erected a screening tent… Read More
First COVID-19 Death Reported in Gallia County
By: WOUB News Team
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GALLIPOLIS, OH (WOUB) — The Gallia County Health Department is reporting the county’s first death related to COVID-19. The department confirmed the news on its Facebook page Tuesday in a… Read More
Fairfield County Confirms First COVID-19 Case
By: WOUB News Team
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LANCASTER, Ohio – Fairfield County reported its first positive case of the Coronavirus Tuesday. According to a news release from the Fairfield County Health Department (FDH), the person is being… Read More
“THE ROOSEVELTS: AN INTIMATE HISTORY” Beginning Thursday, March 26 at 9
PBS TO AIR KEN BURNS’S “THE ROOSEVELTS: AN INTIMATE HISTORY” – First Documentary to Interlace the Stories of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt– – Meryl Streep, Paul Giamatti and Edward… Read More
DeWine Orders Cuts in State Spending in Advance of Hit from Coronavirus
By: Karen Kasler | Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The number of deaths from COVID-19 doubled from yesterday – going from three deaths announced Sunday to six today. And Gov. Mike DeWine has issued several orders to state government… Read More
Jake Eddy’s ‘Awake!’ Examines a Higher Power In a Time of Uncertainty
By: Emily Votaw
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Released earlier this year, jazz guitarist and composer Jake Eddy’s Awake! is a four-part suite that serves as a multi-layered sonic contemplation on the possibility of a higher power. “I was… Read More