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WOUB-TV Spring Showcase Program Guide Feb. 26 – March 17
WOUB-TV is ready to shepherd in warmer weather and brighter days with our Spring Showcase programming February 26 through March 17! WOUB’s Spring Showcase features a wide variety of programming…. Read More
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Bill Would Increase The Number Of Public Defenders In Ohio
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — About 70% of people who are facing jail time in Ohio need the services of a public defender. But there’s a shortage of them…. Read More
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DeWine Dangles Hope For Return To Normal, Taking First Steps To Lift Pandemic Restrictions
By: Sarah Taylor | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — With hints of spring in the air, Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday tantalized Ohioans with prospects of the end of pandemic restrictions and a return to life… Read More
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Ohio Bill Toughening Welfare Program Eligibility Criticized
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Social service advocates are criticizing an Ohio bill that would toughen eligibility for food stamps and Medicaid benefits. Beefed up monitoring of changes in food stamp… Read More
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Ohio Attorney General Sues Census Bureau Over Delay Of Redistricting Data
By: Debbie Holmes | Gabe Rosenberg | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office is suing officials at the U.S. Commerce Department and Census Bureau for delaying the release of 2020 census data used to redraw state legislative… Read More
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At Divided Time, State Lawmakers Unite Behind Statue Of John Glenn
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Political divisions these days may be deep, but Ohioans never cease to agree on John Glenn. Both Republicans and Democrats on a state panel heaped praise… Read More
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Athens County Confirms 21 New COVID-19 Cases For Feb. 25, Remains Level 3
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 4,594 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 21 were reported Thursday. The county also remained at a… Read More
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Explore North America’s Wildest River – “The Colorado” – Wednesday, March 3 at 8 pm
THE COLORADO Premieres on WOUB Wednesday, March 3 at 8:00 pm – Narrated by Academy Award-winner Mark Rylance, Film Explores North America’s Wildest River – Narrated by stage legend… Read More
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WOUB Wednesdays: University of Michigan Play-by-Play Announcer Brian Boesch
Wednesday, March 3 at 7:15 p.m. ATHENS, OH – Brian Boesch is a proud graduate of Ohio University, even though some at his current job have issue with that despite… Read More