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![The Ohio Theatre, one of several operated by CAPA, was shuttered in March 2020, along with performance spaces and venues throughout Ohio and the US.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ohio_theatre_cancelled_performances_march_2020_-_kasler__2_-e1618861481954-900x422.jpeg)
Ohio Arts Groups Anxiously Awaiting Relaunch Of COVID Aid Portal
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Arts organizations in Ohio and around the country are waiting for the relaunch of a system that will allow them to apply for billions… Read More
![A mountaintop removal mine site in southern West Virginia.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Mountaintop-removal-w-dragline-900x422.jpg)
New Research: Reclamation of Abandoned Oil And Gas Wells, Mine Sites Could Create Thousands of Jobs
By: Katie Myers | Ohio Valley ReSource
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WHITESBURG, Ky. (OVR) — In Central Appalachia an estimated 538,000 unplugged oil and gas wells and 853,393 acres of abandoned mine lands sit unreclaimed, often polluting the air and water,… Read More
![Nan Whaley answers questions from local press at Court Street Diner in Athens, Ohio](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Oatley_9_11_17_NanWhaley-4-1-e1505243918154-900x422.jpg)
Nan Whaley Announces Bid For Ohio Governor In 2022
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Nan Whaley, the Democratic mayor of Dayton, has announced she’s running for governor in 2022. Whaley has gained statewide and national attention for her response… Read More
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Athens Co. Confirms 32 New COVID-19 Cases For April 17-19
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,038 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 32 were reported for Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The Ohio… Read More
![Phyllis Gibbs of Ballard County, Kentucky, waits after receiving her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Phyllis-e1618851125678-900x422.jpg)
Vaccine Hesitancy Hovers Over Ohio Valley Efforts To Get To Herd Immunity
By: Liam Niemeyer | Corinne Boyer | Suhail Bhat | Ohio Valley ReSource
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GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. (OVR) — Phyllis Gibbs wasn’t sure until recently that she’d be here, just a few moments away from receiving a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. “Do you feel… Read More
![Rep. Steve Stivers debates Thursday night at Ohio University](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/janning_018-e1618846868775-900x422.jpg)
Rep. Steve Stivers To Resign From Congress
By: Clare Roth | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Representative Steve Stivers is resigning in less than a month. In a series of tweets, Stivers said he is leaving to head the Ohio Chamber of… Read More
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Ohio University Facing Future Budgetary Shortfalls After This Year
WOUB Digital · Ohio University Facing Future Budgetary Shortfalls After This Year Ohio University should end this fiscal year on June 30 with a budget surplus thanks to large infusions… Read More
![Spectrum Logo](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Spectrum_1200x564-900x422.jpg)
The Trauma of George Floyd’s Death Still Reverberates
As the trial of Derek Chauvin for George Floyd’s death comes to its conclusion this week, against a backdrop of additional police violence, many African Americans still feel the trauma… Read More
![Katie Primm at Inauguration](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Katie-Primm-featured-image-900x422.jpg)
“Weekend TODAY” Coordinating Producer Learned Valuable Skills at WOUB
Katie Primm graduated from Ohio University in 2006 ATHENS, OH – NBC Weekend TODAY Coordinating Producer Katie Primm recently worked her fourth presidential inauguration for the network. It’s an opportunity… Read More