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You Cannot Have A Do-Over On Your Vote In Ohio
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — President Trump has taken to Twitter, advocating that people who previously voted for Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden change their vote. But you cannot do that in Ohio. President Trump’s tweet might give voters the notion that they can change their vote once it has been cast. But Jen Miller… Read More
Gov. DeWine Downplays Threat Of Another Shutdown Amid COVID-19 Resurgence
By: Gabe Rosenberg | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday dismissed the idea of another statewide shutdown, even as Ohio sees its highest-ever surge of coronavirus cases – surpassing even the peaks of this spring and summer. As of Tuesday, 82 out of the state’s 88 counties are now considered “high incident spread” areas. This designation means… Read More
Early Voting May Change the Impact of Last Week Blitz Campaigning
We are in the last seven days of the 2020 Presidential election, but it is a campaign and a race like no other. Traditional campaigning has been turned on its head. With seven days to go, 66 million people have already voted, eclipsing the total early vote count from 2016. Some experts say that by… Read More
66 Million And Counting: Americans Are Breaking Early Voting Records
By: Barbara Sprunt | NPR
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With a week left, Americans have already cast 66 million early ballots, putting the 2020 election on track for historic levels of voter turnout.
Athens Co. Confirms 30 COVID-19 Cases For October 27
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 1,311 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 30 cases were confirmed Tuesday. The Athens City-County Health Department confirmed the new cases in a press release sent October 27. Analysis of Ohio Department of Health data indicates 13 of these new cases involved… Read More
Over 100 Arrests, 100 Survivors In Ohio’s Biggest Human Trafficking Sting
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Around 50 law enforcement agencies have arrested 177 people and found 109 survivors in what’s considered the largest human trafficking sting ever in Ohio. Attorney General Dave Yost said Operation Autumn Hope brought in federal, state and local law enforcement to rescue survivors, recover missing kids, catch people seeking… Read More
Jorma Kaukonen and John Hurlbut to Release Special Record Store LP Deluxe Package
Culture Factory USA will release a vinyl LP deluxe package by Jorma Kaukonen and John Hurlbut, The River Flows, on Record Store Day’s Black Friday Event (RSD Black Friday) November 27, 2020. John Hurlbut sings and plays rhythm guitar and Jorma plays lead guitar on this improvisational acoustic masterpiece. There are eight songs including new… Read More
WOUB Experience Inspires Grad to Pay it Forward
Wayne Hepler graduated from Ohio University in 1980 and 1989 ATHENS, OH – In many ways, Wayne Hepler’s life has come full circle. As a mass communication professor in Maryland, Hepler mentors students who are training live on the air at the college radio station. “I provide feedback to students, and that’s the kind of… Read More