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Athens County Officials Prepare For ‘Election Like No Other’
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — In the runup to the November election in 2016, about 45 Athens County voters requested absentee ballots. So far this year, that number is more than… Read More

Athens Co. Confirms 13 COVID-19 Cases For September 22
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 629 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 13 cases were confirmed Tuesday. The Athens City-County Health… Read More

Election Security and Foreign Power Interference are Still Top Agenda Items
Although it was found that foreign governments meddled with our 2016 Presidential Elections, the 2020 elections are still being plagued by foreign interference. However, more governmental units are working together… Read More

House Speaker’s ‘Boy Scout’ Reputation Comes With Murky Past
By: Farnoush Amiri | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — There were some whispers among the Republican caucus that Bob Cupp should be the person to lead the Ohio House. It was 2018. The federal investigation into… Read More

OU Graduate Quinn Hunter One of Only 38 Worldwide Selected For 2020 Chautauqua Visual Arts Residency Program
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB Digital · Quinn Hunter One of Only 38 Worldwide Selected For 2020 Chautauqua Visual Arts Residency Program Artist Quinn Hunter said she feels that she left Athens just as… Read More

Ohio, GOP Defend Limit On Ballot Drop Boxes To 1 Per County
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio and Republican groups including the Trump campaign are defending a GOP election chief’s directive limiting ballot drop boxes in the critical presidential battleground to one… Read More

Rural Hospitals Teeter On Financial Cliff As COVID-19 Medicare Loans Come Due
By: Sarah Jane Tribble | NPR
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The federal loans were meant to help hospitals survive the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet they’re coming due now — at a time when many rural hospitals are still desperate for help.

WOUB’s “Our Town: Gallipolis” Inspires Community Pride
The documentary premiered last night on WOUB TV ATHENS, OH – Now that the premiere of Our Town: Gallipolis is behind him, WOUB Producer/Director Evan Shaw finally has the chance… Read More