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How a Local Bar is Fighting to Keep Women Safe
Northend Kitchen+Bar is a relatively new establishment to the Athens community, specifically Court Street. The bar and restaurant had its grand opening in January 2021; since then, the Athens community… Read More

Air Supply singer Russell Hitchcock talks ‘Lost In Love’ tour’s celebration of hard-won success, importance of authenticity
By: Ian Saint
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WOUB Digital · WOUB’s Ian Saint chats with Air Supply singer Russell Hitchcock Note: This article and accompanying conversation have been updated to reflect Air Supply’s March 2023 Ohio shows. … Read More

Always a Surge: Managing Public Health Operations in the COVID-19 Pandemic
As we enter year three of the COVID-19 pandemic, cases are starting to decline in the U.S. For front-line health care professionals, this is a welcome reprieve from the back-to-back… Read More

Leader of Ohio House Democrats says they have tried to comply with redistricting law
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Ohio Supreme Court has ordered the elected officials on the Ohio Redistricting Commission to appear in person Tuesday for a hearing on why they shouldn’t be held in contempt… Read More

18 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County for Feb. 25
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 14,263 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 18 additional cases were reported Friday. The Ohio Department… Read More

By a split vote, Ohio Redistricting Commission adopts third set of state legislative maps
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Republican-drawn plan for new legislative district maps was the third attempt to create maps that comply with the constitution and orders from the Ohio Supreme Court. Because the maps… Read More

4 U.S. companies will pay $26 billion to settle claims they fueled the opioid crisis
By: Brian Mann | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Four of the largest U.S. corporations have agreed to pay roughly $26 billion to settle a tsunami of lawsuits linked to claims that their business practices… Read More

Chillicothe native Debbie Bettendorf reflects on her journey to becoming a first time author
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB Digital · Chillicothe native Debbie Bettendorf’s “Find Your Fabulous” Life moves in ways we can neither predict nor ignore. Chillicothe native Debbie (Shoults) Bettendorf knows this better than most…. Read More

WOUB presents “An Evening with David Sedaris”
The best-selling author, humorist and contributor to This American Life performs live at Ohio University’s Memorial Auditorium on April 21 ATHENS, OH – WOUB presents An Evening with David Sedaris,… Read More