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With Infrastructure Funding On Horizon, Beleaguered Martin County Looks To Raise Water Rates Again
By: Katie Meyers | Ohio Valley ReSource
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In December, Kathy Fletcher, a lifelong Martin County, Kentucky, resident and mother, found her water was shut off. When it came back on, something was wrong with it. Fletcher remembers… Read More

Ohio Pandemic Unemployment Overpayments Hit $2.1 Billion
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s human services agency says overpayments in both the state and federal unemployment insurance program topped $2.1 billion during the coronavirus pandemic. That includes both overpayments… Read More

Vaccinate U? Contrary To Health Advice, Most Area Schools Won’t Mandate COVID Vaccine
By: Corinne Boyer | Alana Watson | Suhail Bhat | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Roughly a million students attend college around the Ohio Valley, and the student-age population has an especially high rate of coronavirus infection. That’s why some public health advocates say schools… Read More

Stuart’s Opera House Summer Concert Series Starts June 10 With Angela Perley
Stuart’s Opera House has announced a Summer Concert Series, taking place June 10, July 15, August 12, and September 16 at Robbins Crossing at Hocking College. The outdoor concert series… Read More

Fauci Says He Expects Vaccines For Younger Children By End Of Year Or Early 2022
By: Merrit Kennedy | NPR
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“If I had grandchildren, I would certainly recommend they get vaccinated,” President Biden’s chief medical adviser said. COVID vaccines for younger children are being tested in clinical trials now.

Athens Co. Confirms No New COVID-19 Cases For May 20, Drops To Level 1
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County dropped to a Level 1 on the Public Health Advisory System for the first time since it was upgraded to a Level 2 on… Read More

Senate President: Census Data Ruling May Not Help Ohio With Map-Drawing Deadline
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A federal appeals court has sided with Ohio’s attorney general in his lawsuit to get US Census data earlier than expected to draw maps for… Read More

WOUB Podcast Host Featured on CNN Web Series
Executive Career Coach Beverly Jones hosts WOUB’s Jazzed About Work ATHENS, OH – Beverly Jones can now add “CNN expert” to her long list of credits. The author, WOUB podcast… Read More