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WATCH: How Americans And U.S. Lawmakers Can Mitigate COVID-19 Risk
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — “What we are seeing right now unfolding in the country is what experts said to me a while ago is going to be the darkest part of the pandemic,” Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones said of the spike in coronavirus cases currently occurring across the U.S. She warned that without proper mitigation… Read More
Portman, Brown Pushing For New Round Of Federal COVID-19 Relief
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s two U.S. Senators are among the congressional leaders calling for passage of a new economic relief package. The senators say the bipartisan proposal can target areas hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) says Congress should act now to pass the relief package which would… Read More
Recreational Pot Vote Makes Athens County Most Lenient in Ohio
By: Delaney Ruth
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ATHENS, Ohio — Athens County is the most depenalized county in the state now that the cities of Glouster, Trimble and Jacksonville all voted to decriminalize the recreational use of marijuana in their respective municipalities. These communities follow the lead of Athens and Nelsonville, where similar bills passed in the last few years. November’s vote… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 63 New COVID-19 Cases For December 11
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 2,565 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 63 cases were confirmed Friday. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the new cases on December 11. Analysis of ODH data indicates 12 involved people aged 20-29, 11 involved people aged 60-69, nine involved people… Read More