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DeWine: Additional Federal Unemployment Funds Coming Next Month
By: Nick Castele | WCPN
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCPN) — The governor hopes to begin sending out an additional $300 per week in federal unemployment funds beginning in mid-to-late September, he said. DeWine spoke Monday with U.S. Labor Secretary… Read More
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LISTEN: Ohio Democrats Sue To Add Ballot Drop Boxes
After weeks of pressuring the state to add more ballot drop boxes, the Ohio Democratic Party has filed a lawsuit in Franklin County Common Pleas Court to allow county boards… Read More
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Gov. Justice Reverses School Commission’s Decision Re: Bands
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice says marching bands will be allowed to perform at public school football games this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic. The governor’s… Read More
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ACLU Of Ohio Sues Over Election Procedures
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio has filed a lawsuit against Ohio’s Secretary of State over the way county elections boards handle signatures on ballots… Read More
![Health officials urge the use of face masks in public to limit the spread of coronavirus.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Masks-e1593809143813-900x422.jpg)
Athens Co. Confirms One New COVID-19 Case For August 25
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has had 374 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one new case was confirmed Tuesday. The Athens City-County Health… Read More
![Kristen Trogler was unable to find on a sex offender registry the man who sexually abused her when she was 5 years old.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/kristen_trogler_portrait-52-35780f6f07edefb75aff6adff54de9dffb0b6688-scaled-e1598369462444-900x422.jpg)
Sex Offender Registries Often Fail Those They Are Designed To Protect
By: Cheryl W. Thompson | NPR
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NPR reviewed sex offender registry databases nationwide and found a system with myriad problems, including tens of thousands of convicted offenders who law enforcement have lost track of.
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Beshear Creates Fund To Protect Kentuckians From Eviction
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky (AP) — Kentucky’s governor has announced the creation of an eviction relief fund. Gov. Andy Beshear says it’s aimed at keeping people in their homes by reimbursing landlords… Read More
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Trump Campaign Expects RNC To Lay Out ‘Positive Vision’
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — President Donald Trump’s campaign in Ohio is preparing for a busy week, running many events in collaboration with the Republican National Convention. Dan Lusheck,… Read More
![Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., gave a policy-driven and hopeful speech at the Republican National Convention on Monday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gettyimages-1268374941-2b2b1a98147b9615fe0557bd810f34447672c356-scaled-e1598368454753-900x422.jpg)
4 Takeaways From The 1st Night Of The Republican National Convention
By: Domenico Montanaro | NPR
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President Trump promised an “uplifting” convention, but the first night painted an image of a dystopia that would take hold if Democrat Joe Biden is elected.
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Yola: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
By: Bob Boilen I NPR
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The soulful British singer invites us into her temporary backyard in Nashville for a Tiny Desk quarantine concert.
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Celebrate the magic of Irish music and dance in the RIVERDANCE 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW – Sunday, August 30 at 8
RIVERDANCE 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW Airs August 30, 2020 at 8:00 pm on WOUB – Fall in Love With the Magic All Over Again With This Powerful Reinvention of the Groundbreaking… Read More
![Fred Rogers on the set of his show Mr. Rogers Neighborhood](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Won’t-You-Be-My-Neighbor-feature-900x422.jpg)
Won’t You Be My Neighbor, The Acclaimed Story of “MISTER ROGERS’ NEIGHBORHOOD,” Returns to WOUB, Monday, August 31 at 8 pm
Won’t You Be My Neighbor, The Acclaimed Story of Fred Rogers and “MISTER ROGERS’ NEIGHBORHOOD,” Returns to Broadcast on Independent Lens on WOUB From Academy Award®-Winning Director Morgan Neville Monday,… Read More
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WOUB Prepares Students for a Variety of Career Paths
Danielle Sills says WOUB prepared her for CNN ATHENS, OH – Former WOUB student Danielle Sills, BSJ ’09, never thought she’d see the day where working from home was something… Read More