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DeWine Relaxes COVID-19 Testing For Vaccinated Nursing Home Workers
By: Gayle Putrich | WCPN
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCPN) — Ohio is relaxing requirements for COVID-19 testing among nursing home and assisted living employees, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday. Those working in nursing homes or other… Read More
EPA Moves To Cut A Group Of Powerful Greenhouse Gases
By: Rebecca Hersher | NPR
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The EPA plans to phase out hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, which are used in refrigerators and air conditioners. When HFCs are released into the atmosphere, they are extremely good at trapping heat.
Athens Co. Confirms 13 New COVID-19 Cases For May 1-3
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,169 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 13 were reported form Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The… Read More
Nelsonville Firefighter Dies After Collapsing At Scene Of Fire
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A Nelsonville firefighter is dead after collapsing at the scene of a structure fire. Senior firefighter Jeff Armes was among the Nelsonville Division of Fire crew that… Read More
Trial Against Opioid Distributors Set To Begin In W.Va.
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A trial is set to start in a lawsuit filed in West Virginia accusing three drug distributors of fueling a local opioid epidemic with excessively large… Read More
Stuart’s Opera House Hosts Presentation of ‘Songs of Love and Life’
Stuart’s Opera House will welcome local talents Debra Rentz (soprano), Emely Phelps (piano), and Dawn Wohn (violin) to Stuart’s Opera House for a virtual performance on Thursday, May 6, 2021… Read More
NPR and WOUB Celebrate 50th Anniversary of The First “All Things Considered” Broadcast
The first broadcast of NPR’s All Things Considered took place on May 3, 1971. That day more than 20,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C., to protest against the Vietnam War…. Read More
Often Considered the Forgotten War, “Korea: The Never Ending War” airs May 9 at 11 pm
PBS DOCUMENTARY “KOREA: THE NEVER-ENDING WAR” SHEDS NEW LIGHT ON A GEOPOLITICAL HOT SPOT AIRS MAY 9, 2021 at 11 pm on WOUB — Two-Hour Film Presents Materials Never Before… Read More