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Beyond The Court: The Long Lasting Rod Bentley Effect in McArthur
By: Cole Patterson
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This week’s Beyond The Court takes a look at the impact former head coach Rod Bentley had on the Vinton County Lady Vikings basketball program. Since taking over as head coach of the Lady Vikings in 2014, Bentley has won TVC-Ohio and District 13 coach of the year four times. In his final season, Bentley… Read More
Biden says Russia’s military moves are the beginning of an invasion of Ukraine
By: Bill Chapell | Becky Sullivan | NPR
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Updated February 22, 2022 at 3:26 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Russia’s decision to order troops into parts of eastern Ukraine is “the beginning of a Russian invasion,” President Biden said Tuesday as he announced a new set of sweeping sanctions targeting Russia’s ability to do business with the West. The moves by Russia… Read More
Republicans on the Ohio Redistricting Commission revive talks on new state legislative maps
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Just days after allowing a court-ordered deadline to expire and facing possible contempt of court, Republican members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission are expressing a change of heart on adopting new state House and Senate district maps. The commission met on Tuesday to begin work on drawing new congressional… Read More
Five COVID-related deaths have been reported in Athens County, along with 11 new cases for Feb. 22
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 124 total deaths related to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after five were added to the total Tuesday. The county also has now had 14,205 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 11 new cases were added the same day. The… Read More
The U.S. national women’s soccer team wins $24 million in equal pay settlement
By: Rachel Treisman | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The U.S. Women’s National Soccer team has reached a proposed settlement in its class action equal pay lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation. “We are pleased to announce that, contingent on the negotiation of a new collective bargaining agreement, we will have resolved our longstanding dispute over equal pay and proudly… Read More
Healthcare personnel crisis looming with shortage of doctors/nurses
https://ohio.streamguys1.com/Spectrum/mp3/KenJohnson_FINAL_220218.mp3 In just over a decade, America will face a shortage of up to 124,000 doctors and 200,000 nurses will need to be hired each year, according to the American Hospital Association. Overall, there will be a 3.2 million shortage of healthcare workers by 2026, according to a white paper presented by https://www.mercer.com/. Some of… Read More
Why America has been so stingy in fighting child poverty
By: Greg Rosalsky | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — It was heralded as a game-changer for America’s social safety net. It dramatically reduced child poverty. But, last month, the enhanced Child Tax Credit — a kind of “Social Security for kids” — expired, and millions of American children sank back into poverty. In March 2021, President Biden and congressional Democrats… Read More
A public health analyst learned valuable skills at WOUB
Bryan West graduated in 1972 ATHENS, OH – Bryan West came to Ohio University in 1970 to study political science. But he had a passion for radio and couldn’t pass up the opportunity to volunteer at WOUB Public Media. “I had an interest in radio from a very young age,” said West. “I loved to… Read More
Vinton County roasts River Valley; Clinches share of TVC-Ohio
By: Bryce Tinson, Dylan Westmeyer
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McArthur, Ohio (WOUB) — Vinton County Vikings took on the River Valley Raiders in the final game of the regular season for the TVC-Ohio. Coming into this game the Vikings could clinch a share of the title with a win while River Valley could play spoiler especially on senior night. The first quarter was all… Read More