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Ohio Valley Mayors Aim For A Green Recovery Amid Coronavirus And Climate Change
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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PITTSBURGH, Pa. (OVR) — When newly elected President Donald Trump announced in 2017 that he would pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement on climate change, he said, “I… Read More
![Kim Hall, Director, Ohio Dept of Job And Family Services](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/screen_shot_2020-10-14_at_2.36.50_pm-e1602705638623-900x422.png)
Changes Being Made To Make Filing For Unemployment Easier
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Since the pandemic began in March, Ohio paid 821,000 regular unemployment claims and 608,000 for federally funded Pandemic Unemployment Assistance to people who don’t normally qualify for jobless benefits. At… Read More
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Early In-Person Voting Underway For Much Of Ohio Valley
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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CHRISTIAN COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — Christian County Clerk Mike Kem in western Kentucky has already seen COVID-19 enter his doors — three of his employees are currently isolated with the virus…. Read More
![FirstEnergy Corp.'s Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AP20274726027008-scaled-e1601557459669-900x422.jpg)
DeWine Expects Nuclear Bailout Repeal During Lame Duck Session
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s been nearly three months since former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and four others connected to him were arrested on federal charges of… Read More
![Ohio Theatre, June 2020](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ohio_theatre__credit_jo_ingles_-e1602704071340-900x422.jpg)
Help On The Way For Struggling Performing Arts Groups, Theatres
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Columbus Museum of Art has announced it was laying off 39 employees and slashing their budget due to money lost during coronavirus. It’s the… Read More
![Old Man's Cave, located in Hocking Hills State Park](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/summer-speicals-image-900x422.jpg)
Third Person Charged In Death Of Woman Struck By Log At Hocking Hills
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A third person has been charged in the death of a woman killed last year when she was struck by a log that two teenage boys… Read More
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Ohio Supreme Court Candidates Square Off On Issues, Ethics
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Way down at the bottom of the Ohio ballot are two important races – two seats on the Ohio Supreme Court. These are non-partisan races… Read More
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Athens Co. Confirms 21 COVID-19 Cases For October 14
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 1,073 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 21 cases were confirmed Wednesday and one was removed. The… Read More
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More Ohio University Dorms Quarantined Due To COVID-19
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University announced that they have moved more students into quarantine in hopes of slowing the spread of COVID-19 on its Athens campus. According to a… Read More
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Lu Parker, Founder of “Be Kind & Co.”
As an Emmy Award winning journalist, Lu Parker has worked in the television news business as an anchor and reporter for more than two decades. She currently anchors several news… Read More
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Dolly Parton to Contribute to Virtual Fundraiser for Linda Regula Legacy Scholarship Fund
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB Digital · Dolly Parton to Contribute to Virtual Fundraiser for Linda Regula Legacy Scholarship Fund Paul Richmond is one of many whose lives were forever changed by artist Linda… Read More
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New AMERICAN MASTERS Documentary Tells the Story of Walter Winchell – October 20 at 9 pm
New American Masters Documentary Tells the Story of the Media Personality Who Pioneered Fast-Paced, Celebrity-Focused and Politically Charged Journalism Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip premieres Tuesday, October 20 on… Read More
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NYC Entertainment Producer Got Start at WOUB
Eleni Lazares graduated from Ohio University in 2013 ATHENS, OH – Ohio University wasn’t even on Eleni Lazares’ short list coming out of high school. But, now the 2013 journalism… Read More
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Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration To End Census Counting On Oct. 15
By: Hansi Lo Wang | NPR
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The Trump administration asked, and the Supreme Court allowed, for a suspension to a lower court order that extends the census schedule. The move sharpens the threat of an incomplete count.