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COVID-19 Sidelines Logan-Hocking School District Employees
By: WOUB News Team
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LOGAN, Ohio (WOUB) — Within a week of starting the school year, three employees with the Logan-Hocking School District are under quarantine and dealing with COVID-19. Superintendent Monte Bainter is… Read More
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Temporary Closure of Arts West Concerns Athens Arts Community
By: Emily Votaw
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Arts West is not offering programming for the first time in its 15-year history due to budget concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Though COVID-19 closed Arts… Read More
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Preventing College Parties? Shame And Blame Don’t Work, But Beer Pong Outside Might
By: Elissa Nadworny | NPR
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With desperate pleas and social contracts failing to curb college parties, schools have turned to punitive consequences. But are the students the ones to blame?
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Athens Co. Confirms Two COVID-19 Cases For August 31
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 389 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after two cases were confirmed Monday. The Athens City-County Health… Read More
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Running Out Of Time, Census Scales Back A Critical Step: Checking Its Own Work
By: Hansi Lo Wang | NPR
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With just three months to review the 2020 census results because of a last-minute change by the Trump administration, Census Bureau officials are scrambling to decide what quality checks to toss out.
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Notices Sent To W.Va. Families Of Babies Born Exposed To Drugs
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — More than 3,800 notices have been sent to the West Virginia families of babies born exposed to drugs as part of the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case…. Read More
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The Traditional Campaign Season Begins But It Might Look Different This Year
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Labor Day marks the point when campaigns ramp up visits to states. The itineraries for in-person campaigning haven’t been finalized yet. Republican President Donald… Read More
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Groups Begin Hunt For Voters Who Could Be Removed From Rolls After Election
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s Secretary of State has released the list of nearly 116,000 voter registrations that are in danger of being removed after the November election… Read More
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Stuart’s Opera House Welcomes Columbus Symphony Orchestra March 14
Stuart’s Opera House welcomes the Columbus Symphony Orchestra back to Nelsonville, Ohio for a matinee performance on Sunday, March 14 at 3 p.m.! At their first ever performance at Stuart’s… Read More
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WOUB Employee Spotlight: Accounting Specialist Yvonne Morman
Morman has worked at WOUB since 2001 ATHENS, OH – WOUB Public Media Accounting Specialist Yvonne Morman was starting over when she came to the station in 2001. In her… Read More