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Tune into Radio Free Athens for seasonal festivity December 18, 2021
Radio Free Athens (RFA) runs from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturdays on WOUB 1340 AM and allows community volunteers and Ohio University students to present music and interview… Read More
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NFL moves Raiders-Browns game to Monday because of rising COVID-19 cases
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Two people with knowledge of the decision tell the AP that the NFL has moved the Las Vegas Raiders game at Cleveland from Saturday to Monday due… Read More
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Former Parkersburg councilman enters a plea in Capitol riot case
By: Associated Press
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PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A former councilman for the city of Parkersburg, West Virginia, who is charged with breaching the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot has pleaded guilty… Read More
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The 100th COVID-related death has been reported in Athens County, along with 29 new cases for Dec. 17
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 100 total deaths related to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one was added to the total Friday. The county… Read More
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Federal Hocking strives to revive their success behind young Lancers squad
By: Payton Brooker
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The Federal Hocking Lancers find themselves in a rebuilding stage after finishing last season 12-5, second in the TVC-Hocking, and a loss in the district semifinals. The Lancers graduate two… Read More
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Democrats are forced to regroup as Biden’s signature spending bill stalls
By: Kelsey Snell | Deirdre Walsh | Alana Wise | NPR
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Updated December 16, 2021 at 7:23 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — President Biden in a Thursday evening statement acknowledged the roadblocks his nearly $2 trillion social spending package faced,… Read More
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This new space telescope should show us what the universe looked like as a baby
By: Nell Greenfieldboyce | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Imagine knowing nothing about your childhood, nothing about where you came from, and spending years hunting for the answers. Then someone hands you a just-discovered trove… Read More
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The COVID situation in Ohio is not great. It’s expected to worsen in the coming weeks
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The positive case and hospitalization numbers right now are rivaling what was seen in Ohio last winter. Ohio Dept of Health Director Dr. Bruce… Read More
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Liz Pahl spotlights Nina Simone, Lucy Dacus, and more in her year end suggested listening list
It’s that time of year again! WOUB Culture has reached out to a variety of folks involved in various capacities with the music and arts throughout WOUB’s diverse coverage region… Read More
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Ohio University Graduate and Former WOUB Student Jeff Bidwell is raising money to give Christmas to kids in Mayfield, Kentucky
Bidwell graduated from Ohio University in 1998 ATHENS, OH – As business owners, former WOUB student and Ohio University graduate Jeff Bidwell and his wife, Jennifer Rukavina-Bidwell, are victims of… Read More