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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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