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A developer is proposing a Starbucks and Chipotle for a lot on East State Street in Athens
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A developer plans to open a Starbucks and a Chipotle on East State Street, which has seen several big restaurant chains move in over the past… Read More

South Gallia Rebels stop Eastern Eagles’ flight path to second win of the season
By: Dylan Westmeyer, Ethan Sargeant
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CROWN CITY, Ohio (WOUB) — The Eastern Eagles traveled to Crown City in hopes to get their second win of the season over the South Gallia Rebels. Eastern came out the gates… Read More

Peter Robbins, who voiced Charlie Brown in the 1960s, has died
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Peter Robbins, the actor who first gave voice to the beloved Peanuts character Charlie Brown, has died at age 65. “Robbins’ family said he took his… Read More

Twitter boots a bot that revealed Wordle’s upcoming words to the game’s players
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Twitter has suspended a bot account that waged a brief and unwelcome war on Wordle aficionados. The @wordlinator bot account was designed to fire off a… Read More

Ohio Men’s Basketball back in win column thanks to another solid night from Sears
By: Alex Michalec
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Ohio men’s basketball team gained a much-needed bounce-back win against Northern Illinois Tuesday evening. After a loss to a feisty Toledo team on Friday in… Read More

156 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County for Jan. 26
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 13,051 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 156 additional cases were reported Wednesday. The Ohio Department… Read More

Compassion for self supports intuition, says intuitive Karen Hager
https://ohio.streamguys1.com/JazzedAboutWork/mp3/125KarenHager.mp3 Today’s guest, Karen Hager, started as a child actor and grew up to be a publishing professional. At the same time, she studied at an Episcopal seminary. But instead… Read More

Justice Stephen Breyer, an influential liberal on the Supreme Court, to retire
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring after serving more than two decades on the nation’s highest court, Supreme Court and Biden administration sources tell NPR…. Read More

Vinton County survives late surge to win crucial conference game over Meigs
By: Ayden Crowley, Bryce Tinson
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MCARTHUR, Ohio (WOUB) — The highly anticipated matchup between the Meigs Marauders (9-5) and the Vinton County Vikings (10-5) saw a physical battle between two title contenders. Following multiple delays and… Read More

Alexander Spartans put on shooting clinic over Nelsonville-York
By: Cade Williamson, Tanner Watts
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) — The Alexander Spartans took on the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes for some mid-week TVC-Ohio action. It was all Spartans tonight, as Kyler D’Augustino put the team on his back and… Read More

Free N95 masks are arriving at pharmacies and grocery stores. Here’s how to get yours
By: Vanessa Romo | NPR
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Updated January 26, 2022 at 10:24 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Nearly a week after the Biden administration announced it will deploy 400 million free N95 masks to the… Read More

Fair districts groups are taking Ohio legislative maps back to court
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The plaintiffs in the original supreme court case against the state legislative maps filed their objections to the new set of House and Senate… Read More

Travel with the world’s best-known climate activist “GRETA THUNBERG: A YEAR TO CHANGE THE WORLD ” – Feb. 2, 10 pm
GRETA THUNBERG: A YEAR TO CHANGE THE WORLD Part One: February 2 at 10 pm Part Two: February 9 at 10 pm Part Three: February 16 at 10 pm … Read More