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Modly Resigns As Acting Navy Chief After Firing Warship Skipper And Calling Him Stupid
By: David Welna | NPR
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First it was his sacking of Capt. Brett Crozier last week; then it was a diatribe he delivered aboard the USS Roosevelt on Monday morning. Now acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly is out.
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DeWine Requests Early Release of 141 Inmates
By: Jennifer Merritt | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Gov. Mike DeWine said he plans to ask for the early release of 141 inmates under Ohio’s “Overcrowding Emergency” statute in order to help reduce and stop… Read More
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Restaurants Can Now Serve Liquor With Carry Out Meals
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio restaurants have not been able to serve mixed drinks and straight liquors since the state order that closed dine-in services took effect last… Read More
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Meigs County Confirms First Positive Case of COVID-19
By: Aaron Payne
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POMEROY, Ohio (WOUB) — The first positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Meigs County. The Meigs County Health Department announced the case in a release on Facebook Tuesday, April… Read More
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Pandemic Threatens Local Papers Even As Readers Devour Their Coverage
By: David Folkenflik | NPR
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The coronavirus recession hit local newspapers almost immediately. Many have already instituted layoffs or suspended publishing. Some may never come back.
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State’s Revenues Take Hit After Coronavirus Closures
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Bars and restaurants in Ohio closed on March 15, and the stay at home order took effect March 23. And the state is now… Read More
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Court Refuses to Overrule Ruling that Stops Ohio from Closing Abortion Clinics
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A panel of three federal court judges won’t get involved in a dispute over abortion and the state’s coronavirus order regarding elective surgery – which keeps facilities that perform abortions… Read More
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Arts West and Casa Nueva Present Online Show of Community Cat Art
By: Emily Votaw
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Through May 5 (Cinco de MEOW one might say,) Arts West and Casa Nueva will be accepting submissions of community cat art for their Cat Art Online Show. Suitable art can… Read More
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Quarantine Playlists: Emma Schultz
Although gathering for live music will be impossible for a little while, WOUB Culture is trying to keep the groove alive by asking members of the regional music scene about… Read More
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PBS Announces COVID-19 Special IN THIS TOGETHER: A PBS AMERICAN PORTRAIT STORY
ARLINGTON, VA; April 2, 2020 – PBS and its recently launched crowdsourced storytelling project, PBS AMERICAN PORTRAIT, the signature content initiative of PBS’s 50th anniversary, will present a new coronavirus… Read More
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Athens Sheriff’s Office Hands Out Snacks to Local Children
By: Claudia Cisneros
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — “Apple, oranges or bananas?” asks a deputy to a family in a car outside Walmart. People driving up to do groceries Monday morning got a little… Read More