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Ohio’s minimum wage increases again on January 1, 2022
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s minimum wage is increasing/has increased on January 1st to $9.30 an hour. That’s 50 cents more an hour than in 2021. Still, Policy… Read More
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48 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County for Dec. 30
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 9,042 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 48 new cases were reported for Thursday. The Ohio Department… Read More
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Ohio hospitals ask schools to keep or bring back mask mandates to help with soaring COVID numbers
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state hit a record for COVID hospitalizations yesterday, and medical professionals are now battling the fast-spreading omicron variant while still dealing with the… Read More
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50 wonderful things from pop culture in 2021: The performances, moments, and laughs we’ll remember
By: Linda Holmes | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — I’ve been making 50 Wonderful Things lists since 2010. These are lists of big and small things, important and fleeting things, things that stuck with me… Read More
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Americans fume as the pandemic scrambles New Year’s Eve celebrations again
Updated December 30, 2021 at 11:28 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — When Pam Mandel got the phone call this week that her cousin couldn’t make the trip to Seattle… Read More
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Understanding the new CDC guidelines for those exposed to, or suffering from, COVID-19
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends a shorter isolation period for COVID-19 patients, from 10 days to five — if asymptomatic — followed… Read More
![Elsa Estrada, 6, smiles at her mother as pharmacist Sylvia Uong applies an alcohol swab to her arm before administering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a pediatric vaccine clinic for children ages 5 to 11 set up at Willard Intermediate School in Santa Ana, Calif. Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ap_21314066044949_wide-4437d6ade59a20035019b5d493b3dacbf91a7ed9-scaled-e1636562242998-900x422.jpg)
The U.S. sees rise in pediatric COVID patients as WHO warns of global ‘tsunami’ of cases
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The World Health Organization is warning of a global “tsunami” of COVID cases as the omicron surge builds on the delta wave. The Centers for Disease… Read More
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More Ohio National Guard members are being deployed to help with the COVID pandemic
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Wednesday marked the highest daily average for new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 during the pandemic as 20,320 Ohioans have tested positive over… Read More
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Ghislaine Maxwell is found guilty on multiple counts at her sex trafficking trial
By: Jasmine Garsd | Vanessa Romo | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty on Wednesday of facilitating the abuse of underage girls at the hands of wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein. Jurors deliberated… Read More
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WOUB Employee Spotlight: Brand Visual Identity Supervisor Seann Anderson
Anderson has worked at WOUB since 2018 ATHENS, OH – As a native of southeastern Ohio, WOUB Brand Visual Identity Supervisor Seann Anderson knows how important the work he does… Read More