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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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