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Ohio Hockey: Bobcats Lose Home Opener, Continue to Search for First Win of Season
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – The Ohio Bobcats hockey team looked to bring home victory number one on the year as they played in their home opener at Bird Arena against… Read More
Lawmaker Reintroduces Bill To Repeal Nuke Plant Bailout
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A bill to repeal a bailout of two aging nuclear power plants at the heart of a federal $60 million bribery probe has been re-introduced in… Read More
Sen. Brown Says Hike In Minimum Wage Is ‘Long Overdue’
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Statehouse News Bureau) — President Joe Biden has said he doesn’t think an increase in the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour will pass in the latest COVID relief… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms One Death Related To COVID-19, 9 New Cases For Feb. 8
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 12 total deaths related to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one was confirmed Monday. The county now also has… Read More
Attorney Suspended After He’s Charged With Human Trafficking
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has suspended the law license of a longtime attorney from southern Ohio who’s charged with human trafficking involving his former clients. The… Read More
Keep Schools Open All Summer, And Other Bold Ideas To Help Kids Catch Up
Educators, parents and students say there’s a chance to take stock and reinvent education.