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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 was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris.” The goal of the landmark Paris Agreement, which was signed in 2015 by 189 parties,… Read More
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 times, filers have experienced frustration over not being able to file or get questions answered. But leaders of the state agency that handles unemployment says… Read More
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. Since his office is in charge of coordinating local elections in his county, he says that up-close experience with the virus has emphasized to him… Read More
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 wrongdoing associated with an energy bill signed into law last year. Gov. DeWine has said he wants that law, HB 6 repealed. But that hasn’t… Read More
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 latest example of an arts organization that has suffered because of COVID-19. But there might be some help coming soon from the state for struggling… Read More
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 had pushed off a cliff at an Ohio state park. Miranda Spencer, who was at the park with the two boys and another teenage girl,… Read More
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 on the ballot, but there are differences between the Republican incumbents and their Democratic challengers. One race pits Republican Justice Sharon Kennedy, a Butler County… Read More
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 Athens City-County Health Department confirmed the new cases in a press release sent October 14. Analysis of Ohio Department of Health data indicates 14 of… Read More
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 press release, 16 of Jefferson Hall’s 69 residents tested positive. And the students in Tiffin Hall had to move after 22 of their 78 residents… Read More
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 shows at KTLA in Los Angeles. She is also an inspirational speaker, author, former Miss USA, animal advocate, and founder of Be Kind & Co.,… Read More
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 Regula, who passed away at the age of 76 in July. Richmond, an internationally recognized artist and activist, began taking art lessons with Regula when… Read More
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 PBS Featuring Stanley Tucci as Winchell and narrated by Whoopi Goldberg American Masters presents the broadcast premiere of Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip,… Read More
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 graduate believes the decision to go to college in Athens and work at WOUB put her on the path to her dream job – an… Read More
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.