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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
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
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?
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
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.
Notices Sent To W.Va. Families Of Babies Born Exposed To Drugs
By: Associated Press
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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
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
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
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
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