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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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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