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Athens Co. Confirms 32 New COVID-19 Cases For Aug. 24
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,515 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 32 new cases were reported Tuesday. The Ohio Department… Read More
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Ohio Attorney General Sues Vinton County Company Over Creek Pollution
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio’s attorney general is suing a Vinton County sanitation company, accusing it of illegally dumping so much sewage and grease into a field that it polluted… Read More
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Case Over $300 Unemployment Assistance Sent Back To County Court
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The fight to bring back the $300 weekly additional checks to unemployed Ohioans remains up in the air after an appeals court decided to send the case back to a… Read More
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Ohio State University Requiring Students, Staff To Get COVID-19 Vaccine
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Ohio State University is requiring all students and staff to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the first public university in the state to do so after the Food and Drug… Read More
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Lawmakers To Hear Testimony On A Controversial Anti-Vaccine Bill
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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An Ohio House Committee will hear testimony later this morning on an anti-vaccination bill that would ban businesses, schools, and other entities from requiring any vaccines. The bill (HB 248),… Read More
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WOUB’s ‘Our Ohio’ Provides Snapshot Into Lives Of Young Appalachians
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB Digital · WOUB’s ‘Our Ohio’ Provides Snapshot Into Lives Of Young Appalachians Cameras are a profound tool for authentic self-expression. In taking a photo or recording a moment of… Read More
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Why Ancestors’ Stories Cannot Be Forgotten – “The Song of the Butterflies” on POV; August 30 at 10 pm
The Song of the Butterflies POV Monday, August 30 at 10 pm American Documentary | POV is proud to announce the national broadcast premiere of Catalan-Peruvian filmmaker Núria Frigola… Read More
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WOUB Wednesday Series Schedule for Fall Semester Announced
Weekly Virtual Conversations Begin on September 1 ATHENS, OH – International News Consultant Doug Drew will kick off the Fall Semester 2021 WOUB Wednesday series on September 1 at 7:30… Read More