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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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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