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Christopher Plummer, Star Of Stage, Screen, ‘Sound Of Music,’ Dies At 91
By: Jeff Lunden | NPR
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The Oscar-, Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor began acting in films in the 1950s. He said he felt like he was “starting over” in acting every decade — “you never stop learning how to act,” he said.
Congress Approves Budget, Paving the Way For Biden’s COVID-19 Relief Package
By: Kelsey Snell | Jaclyn Diaz | NPR
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Congressional committees now move to the to the next stage of finalizing the details of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion bill. Democrats are using process that could approve it with a party-line vote.
Senate Says No To $15 Minimum Wage For Now, But Democrats Vow To Push On
By: Andrea Hsu | Sam Gringlas | Audie Cornish | NPR
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Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 remains a priority of President Biden and Democrats after the Senate approved an amendment prohibiting a wage increase during the pandemic.
Identity Thefts Rise As Pandemic Aid Becomes Attractive Target
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens City Council President Christine Knisely received a tax form in the mail two weeks ago and at first didn’t think anything of it. It is tax season, after all. “I went, oh, stuff for the taxes, you know, and I was ready to chuck it away in a file,” she… Read More
Ohio Public School Enrollment Drops By 53,000 Amid Pandemic
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State data shows a significant drop in Ohio’s public school enrollment last fall amid the pandemic as widespread use of remote learning led some families to consider other options and some students disappeared from schooling altogether. The Ohio Department of Education says enrollment for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade decreased by about… Read More
Pro-Trump GOP Chair Steps Down In Ohio, May Seek Senate Seat
By: Associated Press
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CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio Republican linked closely to Donald Trump has stepped down as the party’s chair, a signal of her interest in running for the U.S. Senate seat being left by the GOP’s Rob Portman. With Trump’s backing, Jane Timken took over the party leadership from a state chair allied with former Gov…. Read More
$3 Million Bond For Columbus Officer Who Fatally Shot Andre Hill
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A magistrate judge has set bond at $3 million for a white former Ohio police officer charged with murder in the December shooting death of Andre Hill. Franklin County Magistrate Elizabeta Saken set the high bond Friday after the attorney for ex-officer Adam Coy unsuccessfully argued for bond between $25,000 and… Read More
Another Plea Deal In Householder/Nuclear Bailout Corruption Case
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s another plea deal in the federal corruption case involving Republican former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford), the former chair of the Ohio Republican Party and a utility widely believed to be FirstEnergy. That case has been called the largest bribery scandal in state history. The dark money… Read More
Athens County Confirms 20 New COVID-19 Cases For Feb. 5
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 4,189 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 20 were reported Friday. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the new cases on Feb. 5, 2021. Analysis of ODH data indicates 14 involved people aged 20-29, four involved people aged 0-19 and two… Read More
The Chivalrous Crickets Mix Diverse Influences For Fresh Take on Traditional Sounds
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB Digital · The Chivalrous Crickets Mix Diverse Influences For Fresh Take on Traditional Sounds The members of The Chivalrous Crickets hail from wildly diverse musical backgrounds that make for a fresh interpretation of what it means to utilize traditional, Celtic, Appalachian, folk, Baroque, and even Renaissance sounds in an entirely contemporary way. On a… Read More