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Ohio House Passes Bill to Limit Public Health Orders; DeWine says He’ll Veto it
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republicans in the Ohio House have approved a bill that would limit the power and length of public health orders on coronavirus that their fellow Republican, Gov. Mike DeWine, has been issuing through Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton. The bill reflects a split in the GOP on… Read More

OU Faculty and Staff Call for Firing Freeze, Reinstatement of Jobs at Motorcade Rally
By: Michelle Rotuno-Johnson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University faculty, staff, students, and Athens community members demanded that administrators freeze layoffs and reinstate union workers who lost their jobs during a motorcade rally Wednesday. The Ohio chapter of the American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1699 organized the… Read More




From Loss Of Smell to ‘COVID Toes’: What Experts are Learning About Symptoms
By: Maria Godoy | NPR
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It’s not just a fever and dry cough. For milder cases of COVID-19, the array of symptoms can include headaches, fatigue, loss of smell and even lesions on the feet known as “COVID toes.”


More Details Released on DeWine’s Cuts to Higher, K-12 Education
By: Aaron Payne
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — Public universities and colleges will each see a 3.8 percent reduction in state funds and K-12 school funds will be reduced based on student population and poverty, according to new details regarding Gov. Mike DeWine’s announced $775 million in state budget cuts due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Ohio Office of Budget… Read More


Voting Rights Group Wants More Opportunities for Early Voting this Year
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s secretary of state says an election day with in-person voting is still the plan for this fall, but he’s suggesting some changes in case concerns about coronavirus keep voters away. A key voting rights group agrees, but wants to go further. Secretary of State Frank LaRose is suggesting online… Read More

Ken Stringfellow and Karen Allen II Radio A Sessions
By: Emily Votaw
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Ken Stringfellow (The Posies, Big Star, and R.E.M.) performed “One Morning,” “Fireflies,” as well as “Whatever Hell” with Karen Allen (Crazy Jane, Tofujitsu, and Fabulous Head) in WOUB’s Radio A on February 28, 2020. Stringfellow stopped at WOUB just a few hours before his “Touched and More” tour performance with Karen Allen at Donkey Coffee… Read More



Former WOUB Student Inspired to Pay it Forward as a Teacher
Jason Croxall’s future was shaped by his student experience at WOUB ATHENS, OH – When Jason Croxall came to Ohio University in the mid-1980s, he hadn’t even planned on attending college. The 18-year old from East Liverpool, Ohio planned to join the U.S. Army after high school but that all changed when he won… Read More

Will Colleges and Universities Have Students on Campus This Fall? – Criteria
Colleges and universities across the country are trying to anticipate how to handle their students this fall. Will they teach remotely or have students back on campus for in-person instruction? Will there be hybrids of partly remote instruction and partly regular classroom teaching? Several institutions have already made decisions to have students back while others… Read More

Southern Ohio Pharmacies Struggle with Covid-19
By: Joe Weiner
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Local businesses across the country are doing their best to adapt to life during a pandemic. Covid-19 has brought numerous challenges to the day to day operations of any local business. On Friday, May 1, Ohio Governor Mike Dewine replaced Ohio’s Stay At Home order with the new, Stay Safe Ohio order. The new order… Read More