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Ohio Women’s Basketball: Bad Shooting and Defensive Night for Bobcats Results in Loss to Ball State
By: Alex Porter
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) –- The Ohio Bobcats welcomed Ball State to the Convocation Center on Wednesday evening, looking to extend their win streak to three games. What was anticipated to be a tight game the whole way lived up to the hype, as Ball State (5-5, 3-3 MAC) bettered Ohio (5-4, 3-3) in overtime, 88-85…. Read More
House Impeaches Trump A 2nd Time, Citing Insurrection At U.S. Capitol
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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Just one week before he will leave office, Trump has now become the first U.S. president to be impeached twice.
Ohio State Scientists Uncover New COVID-19 Variant In Columbus
By: Nick Evans | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Ohio State Wexner Medical Center doctors have identified new strains of COVID-19 in Ohio, one with a mutation identical to the virus spreading rapidly through the United Kingdom. The virus mutation that mirrors the U.K. variant has been found in just one person in Columbus, but researchers believe it developed independently from… Read More
Kathryn Troutman helps you find government jobs
In 2020, Federal government jobs were among the most secure. And with more than 2 million people on its payroll, the government is the nation’s biggest employer. Every day, USAJOBS lists hundreds of vacancies at agency facilities across the country. And maybe some there would suit you? Author and trainer Kathryn Troutman has a deep… Read More
TJ Nelligan, Author of “Live Like Sean”
An entrepreneur, advocate, and former Chairman & CEO of the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games, TJ Nelligan is a man of action who has made it his life’s mission to benefit others. Inspired after his son’s sudden passing, TJ has written, Live Like Sean, which provides a first-person perspective of seeing the world through the… Read More
Athens Schools On Track To Resume Hybrid Instruction
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Athens School District is still planning to have students return to in-person instruction the last week of January. The district suspended in-person instruction for the first three weeks of January out of concern that the community might see a surge in COVID-19 cases after the holidays. Superintendent Tom Gibbs told… Read More
Athens County Confirms 24 COVID-19 Cases For January 13
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 3,505 total cases of COVID-19 after 24 new cases were reported Wednesday. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the new cases on January 13, 2021. An analysis of ODH data indicates seven involved people aged 20-29, four involved people aged 50-59, four involved people aged 60-69, three… Read More
Rural Health Depts. Face Difficulties Getting COVID-19 Vaccine
As of Jan. 13, the Athens County Ohio Health Department has vaccinated only 438 of its approximately 65,000 population for a frustratingly low .67 percent. Meanwhile, the county remains one of the counties in Ohio that is in greatest danger of COVID-19 spread. Athens County is a rural Appalachian County in Southeast Ohio that also… Read More
New Law Meant To Help Vets And Pets
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A new law signed over the weekend aims to help pets and the veterinarians who care for them. It’s no secret that veterinarians often have a lot of student loan debt. And shelters throughout the state often are full because of overpopulation. Rep. Brigid Kelly (D-Cincinnati) says this law will help pets and vets. “Vets can… Read More
Suggested Listening ’20: Emily Votaw
What a year 2020 was! Since it is doubtful anyone even believes in linear time anymore, it seems fitting that WOUB Culture is rolling out our Suggested Listening feature in January instead of December. The world is a hard place, and aren’t we all so grateful to have music to make it a little more… Read More
Trailblazing Black Female Entertainers in “How It Feels To Be Free” on AMERICAN MASTERS – Jan. 18 at 9 pm
How It Feels To Be Free, New American Masters Documentary About Trailblazing Black Female Entertainers Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Diahann Carroll, Nina Simone, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier, Premieres January 18 on PBS Executive produced by 15-Time Grammy Winner Alicia Keys and produced by Yap Films American Masters: How It Feels To Be Free… Read More