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‘He Could Dignify the Human Condition Like Nobody Else’: Remembering John Prine
By: Emily Votaw
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American songwriter and two time Grammy winner John Prine passed away at the age of 73 on April 9, 2020 after contracting COVID-19, a virus that, at the time, had… Read More

Law Enforcement Investigating Whether Facebook Post Is From Missing Girl
By: David Forster
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(UPDATE 4/28/21 1:22 p.m.) Athens County Prosecutor Keller Blackburn on Wednesday confirmed the Facebook post from Monday was made by Serah Bellar. _____________________________________ ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County law… Read More

DeWine: Fully Vaccinated Ohioans No Longer Have To Quarantine If Exposed
By: Lisa Ryan | WCPN
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Updated: 4:02 p.m., Tuesday, April 27, 2021 CLEVELAND, Ohio (WCPN) — Fully vaccinated Ohioans no longer have to quarantine if they are exposed to COVID-19, Gov. Mike DeWine announced during a… Read More

Athens Co. Confirms 5 New COVID-19 Cases, Removes 1 For April 27
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,135 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after five were reported Tuesday and one previously confirmed case… Read More

Nutrition Program Summer Expansion Could Aid Nearly 2 Million Ohio Valley Children
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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MURRAY, Ky. (OVR) — The Biden administration announced Monday the expansion of a nutrition program, born amid the start of the pandemic, that could provide more food to nearly 2… Read More

Ohio Loses One Of 16 Congressional Seats In New Census Count
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio will lose a seat in the US House of Representatives starting with next year’s election, bringing its total to 15 – its smallest Congressional… Read More

Career in International News Consulting Started at WOUB
Doug Drew graduated from Ohio University in 1978 ATHENS, OH – Doug Drew has had a wide-ranging broadcast television career which included time as an on-air reporter, a behind-the-scenes producer… Read More