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![Rep. Marilyn John (R-Shelby) at the House State and Local Government Committee.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/rep_marilyn_john_r_shelby_house_committee_030921_-_ohio_channel_-e1615328483335-900x422.png)
House Holds Hearing On Bill Allowing Limits To State Health Orders
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio House has scheduled a possible committee vote on a bill that would limit states of emergency issued by the governor and allow… Read More
![The Senate approved a $1.9 trillion rescue package on March 6. The House is expected to vote on the legislation this week.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gettyimages-1231558869-3c0e7e3252a661e707699867e29b2a7339fe7594-scaled-e1615313544809-900x422.jpg)
Here’s What’s In The American Rescue Plan As It Heads Toward Final Passage
By: Barbara Sprunt | NPR
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The colossal package allocates money for COVID-19 vaccines, schools, small businesses and anti-poverty programs like the child tax credit. Here are the highlights, including what the Senate changed.
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Ohio Sued Over Law Requiring Burial Of Aborted Fetal Remains
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Abortion clinics in Ohio sued to block a state law requiring that fetal remains from surgical abortions be cremated or buried. Clinics, through their lawyers at… Read More
![One lane of Court Street and the sidewalk remained closed Tuesday in front of a building that was evacuated Friday because of structural issues with one of the exterior walls.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/210309_redbrickconstruction_CD_002-e1615320088180-900x422.jpg)
Planning Underway To Shore Up Evacuated Building In Uptown Athens
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A 117-year-old building in uptown Athens remains evacuated and the area around it blocked off as a plan is devised to shore up an exterior wall…. Read More
![A banner over Court St. in Athens urges people to wear masks.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Image-from-iOS-scaled-e1596476363128-900x422.jpg)
Athens Co. Adds 1 Death Related To COVID-19, 7 New Cases For March 9
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 50 total deaths related to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one was added to the total Tuesday. The county… Read More
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With Her Recording Series ‘Rising Sun,’ Lara Downes Re-Centers Black Composers
You might know her as the host of NPR Music’s web series, Amplify with Lara Downes, or by her work as a concert pianist – through each, Downes’ goal has been to… Read More
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VIDEO: From Architectural Designer to News Director
Mike Redding’s career path wound through Athens and WOUB ATHENS, OH – Nearly 30 years ago, News Center Maine Media News Director Mike Redding did architectural design work in Southern… Read More