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Nelsonville Is Challenging Its New Census Count Under An Obscure State Law
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The city of Nelsonville isn’t happy with the results of the 2020 Census, so it’s going to do its own count. The new Census numbers show the city lost 780 residents since 2010, and its population is now 4,612 — or at least it was when the count was done last year…. Read More


32 New COVID-19 Cases Were Reported In Athens County For Sept. 28
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 7,161 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 32 new cases were reported Tuesday. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the numbers on Sept. 28, 2021. According to ODH data, the cases involved 11 people 0-19, five people 20-29, five people 50-59,… Read More

There’s A Shortage Of Home Health Aides For The Elderly, And It’s Getting Worse
By: Kavitha Cardoza | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Many Americans hope to spend their old age at home, rather than moving into a care facility. When the time comes, they rely on the more than 2 million home health aides who provide day-to-day support. But there are about 54 million Americans age 65 and older, according to the U.S…. Read More


Advocates Remain Hopeful Ohio Will Abolish The Death Penalty
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) –– Ohio lawmakers are back in session with a list of bills to consider, including measures that would abolish the death penalty in the state. Anti-execution advocates say they’re getting closer and closer to accomplishing their goal. There are bipartisan bills in the Ohio House and Senate to end the… Read More

Pfizer Submits Favorable Initial Data To The FDA On Kids’ COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Pfizer and BioNTech are another step closer to seeking authorization for young children to receive the COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine, submitting data to the Food and Drug Administration that shows a “robust” antibody response and “favorable” safety outcomes in kids ages 5 to 11 who received the two-dose regimen in clinical trials…. Read More


AIFVF 2020/21 Videos: Filmmaker Todd Chandler on AIFVF
By: Dani Wasserman
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Over the next several weeks, WOUB Public Media will release a four-part podcast providing access to filmmakers who will be featured during the 2020/21 Athens International Film and Video Festival (AIFVF). WOUB Culture Reporters Emily Votaw and Dani Wasserman conducted the interviews via Zoom with filmmakers and friends of the festival from January 2021-March 2021…. Read More

Communications Director Hit the Jackpot Thanks to WOUB
Danielle Frizzi-Babb graduated from Ohio University in 1999 ATHENS, OH – Danielle Frizzi-Babb started her career in media with an interest in television news as a student at WOUB Public Media in the late 1990s but parlayed that experience into a position as the director of communications at the Ohio Lottery. “When I decided that… Read More


Mexican-American Teenager Forced to Become Family’s Primary Breadwinner in POV’s “Fruits of Labor” – October 4 at 10 pm
POV and VOCES Present Fruits of Labor Premieres Monday, October 4, 2021 on PBS Powerful Coming-of-Age Story About a Teenaged Farmworker Striving for a Better Life for Herself and her Family Fruits of Labor, which had its world premiere at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival, follows Ashley, a Mexican-American teenager living in a small… Read More