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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
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
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
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
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
![A CVS COVID-19 testing sign is seen on the campus of Ohio Univerisy, in Athens, Ohio, on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/091621_StockOhioUniversity_0038-e1640884735722-900x422.jpg)
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
The U.S. sees rise in pediatric COVID patients as WHO warns of global ‘tsunami’ of cases
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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
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
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
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