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Davido: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
By: Abby O'Neill I NPR
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The Afrobeats star performs four songs from his home in Nigeria for Tiny Desk’s Black History Month celebration.
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New Bill Aims To Stop Fake 911 Calls
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some Ohio lawmakers introduced a new bill aimed at cutting down on fake 911 calls. Democratic State Rep. Thomas West (D-Canton) said people are… Read More
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WATCH: Raising Children For A Second Time, ‘Grandfamilies’ Struggle During The Pandemic
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — More and more older adults are raising kids for the second time around because of illness, incarceration, addiction, or any number of reasons. And since the… Read More
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More Unemployment Claims Flagged For Possible Fraud, Slowing Down Benefits
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Filings for unemployment benefits had been slowly ticking up in January. But the last two weeks of reported numbers show an explosion of claims. And… Read More
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Lawmakers Revive Bills To Fight Racism, Honor Juneteenth
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Racism would be declared a public health crisis in Ohio and the day celebrating the official end of slavery would become a paid state holiday under… Read More
![In this image taken from video footage released in a criminal complaint by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Alexander Sheppard, center, joins other rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/AP21055670307295-e1614196619885-900x422.jpg)
Tally Of Ohio Residents Charged In Capitol Breach Up To 10
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two Ohio men have become the latest people to be charged in connection to the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S Capitol after being identified… Read More
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Athens County Confirms 11 New COVID-19 Cases For Feb. 24
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 4,573 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 11 were reported Wednesday. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed… Read More
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Ohio Men’s Basketball: Bobcats Defy Expectations in Resounding Victory Over Akron
By: Curtis Feder
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — It was safe to say that the odds were stacked against the Ohio men’s basketball team when they took the court Tuesday afternoon, but they rose… Read More
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Sissy Goff, Director of Child and Adolescent Counseling at Daystar Counseling Ministries
https://ohio.streamguys1.com/TheKindnessPodcast/mp3/138SissyGoffin.mp3 Sissy Goff, M.Ed., LPC-MHSP is the Director of Child and Adolescent Counseling at Daystar Counseling Ministries in Nashville, Tennessee, where she works alongside her counseling assistant/pet therapist, Lucy the… Read More
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From Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. “THE BLACK CHURCH: THIS IS OUR STORY, THIS IS OUR SONG” – March 2 at 8 pm
A New Documentary Series from Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. THE BLACK CHURCH: THIS IS OUR STORY, THIS IS OUR SONG Both Parts to Air March 2, 2021 starting at… Read More
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Coshocton Public Library and WOUB Public Media Host “The Black Church” Event
Screening and panel discussion was held on February 22 ATHENS, OH – Panel discussions don’t normally end with one of the panelists singing Amazing Grace, but that’s exactly what happened… Read More