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How some school districts around the country are coping with staff shortages, other pandemic disruptions
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Public schools across the U.S. are taking a break for Thanksgiving after a more traditional fall semester that saw students largely back in their classes in… Read More

Two strikes and two union drives signify labor unrest in the Ohio Valley
By: Katie Meyers | Ohio Valley ReSource
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HUNTINGTON, W. Va. (OVR) — In the Ohio Valley, the stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing labor shortage have encouraged workers to join what many say is a… Read More
![Remnants of the COVID-19 Pandemic are seen in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/071321_CovidStock_0274-scaled-e1626730172468-900x422.jpg)
15 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County for Nov. 24
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 8,223 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 15 new cases were reported Wednesday. The Ohio Department… Read More

Ohio is heading into winter already in a COVID surge
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio attorney general Dave Yost has announced he’s signing onto a lawsuit by more than a dozen states against a COVID vaccine requirement by… Read More

A jury in Ohio says America’s big pharmacy chains are liable for the opioid epidemic
By: Brian Mann | NPR
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CLEVELAND (NPR) — A federal jury on Tuesday found three of the nation’s biggest pharmacy chains, CVS, Walgreens and Walmart, liable for helping to fuel the U.S. opioid crisis. Jurors… Read More

Go behind-the-scenes to learn about the making of “Ken Burns: Muhammad Ali” – Nov. 30 at 9:30 pm
KEN BURNS: MUHAMMAD ALI Tuesday, November 30th 2021 at 9:3o pm Behind-the-Scenes of the Epic Documentary Series with Host Keith David KEN BURNS: MUHAMMAD ALI documents the making of… Read More

WOUB has uploaded classic episodes of Ramblin’ and Hocking Valley Bluegrass to WOUB Passport
ATHENS, OH – Episodes of two popular historic WOUB TV musical performance series are now available for streaming on WOUB Passport. Several episodes of Hocking Valley Bluegrass and Ramblin’ were… Read More