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As Cities Grapple With Climate Change, Gas Utilities Fight To Stay In Business
By: Jeff Brady | Dan Charles | NPR
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Natural gas utilities face a bleak future in a world increasingly concerned about climate change. An NPR investigation shows how they work to block local climate action and protect their business.
Ohio Softball: Bobcats Swept at Tennessee to Start 2021 Season
By: Chloe Workman
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The Ohio Bobcats softball team finally got to take the field again after almost a year of absence, aside from a four-inning rained out game. The Bobcats took on Tennessee… Read More
Here Comes The Sun: Solar Moves In, And A Farm Community Wonders About Its Future
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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CLARK COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — The golden hue of the sunset shines across the sky and through the window as a woman drives down Van Meter Road in central Kentucky’s Clark… Read More
Ohio Health Officials Tackle COVID-19 Vaccine Myths In Virtual Town Halls
By: Lisa Ryan | WCPN
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WCPN) — The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) wants to combat misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine by hosting town halls targeting specific, underserved communities and their questions over… Read More
Gov. DeWine Reminds Nursing Homes To Allow Compassionate Care Visits
By: Gabe Rosenberg | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Gov. Mike DeWine is sending a letter to all Ohio’s nursing homes to make sure they’re clear on the federal government’s guidelines for visitations, which remain heavily… Read More
Athens County Confirms 14 New COVID-19 Cases For Feb. 22
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 4,550 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 14 were reported Monday. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed… Read More
Black Female Lawyer Eunice Hunton Carter Blazed Trails for Social Justice
Eunice Hunton Carter and her family were “unsung heroes” in social justice movements in the early 20th Century and now her life is brought into focus by a new biography,… Read More
West Virginia’s Vaccination Rate Ranks Among Highest In World
By: Simone Popperl | Noel King | Lisa Weiner | NPR
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How did West Virginia become one of the world’s leaders in delivering COVID-19 vaccines? One piece of the story starts with a striking photograph in the local paper.
New Bill Would Take Away Consequences For Businesses That Violate COVID Orders
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers will look over yet another measure to pull back on Gov. Mike DeWine’s power to issue health orders. A new bill proposed by one… Read More
‘Making a Living With Hot Steel, An Anvil, and a Hammer’: Speaking With Southeast Ohio Artisan Marc Setzer
By: Emily Votaw
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Metalsmithing is one of the oldest trades known to man, and highly skilled artisans all over the world still practice the ancient art. Marc Setzer, owner and head blacksmith of… Read More
Stately House, Noble Family, and a Succession Crisis: “Downton Abbey: Season One” on MASTERPIECE, February 28 at 8 pm
Downton Abbey Season One On MASTERPIECE Airing on Consecutive Sunday’s February 28 – March 7 The plot of Downton Abbey is straight out of Jane Austen, updated to the… Read More
WOUB Releases 2020 Community Report
Report is provided annually to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the community ATHENS, OH – While 2020 was a challenging and unique year, WOUB Public Media had an important… Read More