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Election Officials Say Window To Mail Back Ballots May Be Closed, Suggest Other Paths
By: Sam Gringlas | NPR
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Election experts say there is no longer enough time to ensure ballots sent through the mail will be delivered in time. They’re encouraging voters to deliver their ballots by hand or vote in person.
Advocates Say Citizen Mining Complaint Process Weakened By Rule Change
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (OVR) — Environmental and community advocates in Appalachian coal communities are concerned about a new federal rule, finalized this week, that is changing the process that allows citizens… Read More
Local Surge In Catalytic Converter Thefts Reflects National Trend
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Pat Gryszka arrived at his shop on a Monday morning in mid-September to find he’d become the latest victim of a recent crime ring. Gryszka and his… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 20 COVID-19 Cases For October 28
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 1,331 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 20 cases were confirmed Wednesday. The Athens City-County Health Department… Read More
Columbus, Cincinnati File Lawsuit To Stop New Electric Bill Charges
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Leaders in Columbus and Cincinnati have filed a lawsuit in an attempt to stop new charges from appearing on electric bills next year created through… Read More
Mary Katherine Backstrom
Mary Katherine Backstrom is a viral blogger, speaker, and author. She offers humor and spiritual inspiration to anyone in the trenches of this messy, beautiful life. MK is the dynamic… Read More
DeWine Has Been Pleading For Action On Gun Violence
By: Andrew Welsh-Huggins | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — As Gov. Mike DeWine uses his twice-weekly bully pulpit to detail Ohio’s fight against the coronavirus, the Republican chief executive has also continued his so-far unsuccessful crusade… Read More
Creating Fictional Horrors to Understand Real Ones: WOUB to Broadcast ‘Exhumed: a History of Zombies’ Oct. 30
By: Emily Votaw
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Just in time for Halloween, WOUB-TV will broadcast Exhumed: a History of Zombies Friday, October 30 at 10 p.m. ET. The documentary, hosted by Dr. Emily Zarka, will examine what zombies… Read More
Former Dean and Professor has a Magical History with WOUB
Joe Berman retired from Ohio University in 2002 ATHENS, OH – Dr. Joe Berman’s relationship with WOUB Public Media is one that is historic in nature and deeply meaningful. Berman… Read More
WOUB Employee Spotlight: Director of Corporate Support Kathy Malesick
Malesick has been working for WOUB since 2012 ATHENS, OH – When the pandemic started in March, WOUB Director of Corporate Support Kathy Malesick wasn’t sure how her work would… Read More