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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 why it will no longer do daily releases about how many people are filing jobless claims. For the first few days of shutdowns related to… 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, co-founder of West End Ciderhouse and West End Distillery, said the distillery began this process about a week and a half ago to combat a… 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 shut offs paid their bills before Monday’s scheduled shut offs and no shut offs occured. GLOUSTER, Ohio (WOUB) — All customers of Glouster Water and… 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. They frequently go unnoticed by the pundits and the policymakers. They are the “unsung heroes” of this fight, says Dr. Kenneth H. Johnson, the Executive… 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 order of Gov. Mike DeWine earlier this month in an attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus for three weeks. But you will still see… 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 public because people are only to show up there unless referred by a physician. “This testing site is not an on-demand testing site for the… Read More