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![Ohio Soccer's Abby Townsend (16) moves the ball upfield against Akron on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at Peden Stadium. (Photo: Jensen Knecht/WOUB)](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/NEW-SOC-PIC-900x422.jpeg)
Ohio Soccer: Bobcats Break Losing Streak With Win Over Golden Flashes
By: Jack Demmler
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Following a four-game losing streak, the Ohio Bobcats (3-6, 3-6 MAC) soccer team welcomed the Kent State Golden Flashes (2-6, 2-6 MAC) to Chessa Field with… Read More
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No Ohio State Fair For The Public This Year
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — If you’ve had a hankering for the deep fried doughnut hamburger you weren’t able to get on the Ohio State Fair midway last year,… Read More
![Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/mike_dewine_051220-e1589485855321-900x422.jpg)
‘We Are Headed In The Wrong Direction’ DeWine Says Of Ohio’s Coronavirus Numbers
By: Jennifer Merritt | WVXU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WVXU) — Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday urged Ohioans to not let their guards down in the ongoing battle against the coronavirus pandemic as most key measures –… Read More
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Athens Co. Confirms 15 New COVID-19 Cases For April 8, Remains Level 3
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 4,911 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 15 were reported Thursday. The county also remained at a… Read More
![Gov of Kentucky at podium with sign language interpreter next to him](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/gov-andy-beshear-e1598371281352-900x422.jpg)
Kentucky Judge Blocks Follow-up Attempt To Limit Beshear COVID Orders
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky judge has temporarily blocked another attempt by Republican lawmakers to restrict Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Franklin Circuit Judge… Read More
![Huntington, West Virginia skyline](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/HuntingtonWVskyline-e1506429416193-900x422.jpg)
A City Wrestled Down An Addiction Crisis. Then Came COVID-19
By: Claire Galofaro | AP
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — As the COVID pandemic killed more than a half-million Americans, it also quietly inflamed what was before it the country’s greatest public health crisis: addiction. The… Read More
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Ohio GOP Lieutenant Governor Faces Political Test Over Tweet
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted entered the coronavirus pandemic a Republican rising star. But his party’s hard turn to the right and many member’s deep… Read More
![National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy in an interview with the ReSource.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/McCarthy-in-intvu-e1617894847177-900x422.png)
White House Climate Advisor Sees A Path To A Clean Energy Transition Through Coal Country
By: Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (OVR) — For decades now, rhetoric around action on climate change has been about things like saving the planet, or saving polar bears. Just think: How many times… Read More
![This Dec. 2, 2020, file photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows vials of the COVID-19 vaccine in the United States.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/AP21057809589240-e1614614428726-900x422.jpg)
Ohio High Schools Encouraged To Partner With Health Officials For Vaccinations
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state is calling on local health departments and Ohio school districts to find ways to connect high school students with the COVID-19 vaccine…. Read More
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Another New Ohio Abortion Law Is Temporarily Put On Hold
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMUBS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — For the second time this week, a new Ohio abortion law has been put on hold. This one affects the use of telemedicine in… Read More
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Tantrum Theater Presents ‘Spring Awakening’ April 9-17
Spring Awakening is an angsty pop-punk musical about the explorations & trials of adolescent life in 19th century Germany. The eponymous adaption of the groundbreaking play follows a group of… Read More
![Leopard mother](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/NATURE-The-Leopard-Legacy_02-900x422.jpg)
Along Zambia’s Luangwa River is “The Leopard Legacy” on NATURE – April 14 at 8:00 pm
Nature: The Leopard Legacy Premieres Wednesday, April 14 at 8 p.m. on PBS, pbs.org/nature and the PBS Video app A confident and powerful leopardess called Olimba rules over an… Read More
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WOUB Wednesdays: Panel Discussion
Wednesday, April 14 at 7:15 p.m. ATHENS, OH – 12 former WOUB students and Ohio University alumni will talk with current students via Zoom about the state of the media… Read More