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The OUtlet- March 3, 2022
By: Taylor Burnette
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This week on The OUtlet, WOUB reporter Will Price talks about the success of Hocking College’s men’s basketball team, and Sarah Donaldson tells us more about pickleball, a sport sweeping… Read More

Pickleball’s popularity is growing in Athens
By: Sarah Donaldson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — For Greg LaVelle, the happiest place on Earth is in Florida — but he’s probably not talking about the place you’re thinking of. “I don’t know… Read More

The OUtlet- March 3, 2022
By: Taylor Burnette
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This week on The OUtlet, WOUB reporter Will Price talks about the success of Hocking College’s men’s basketball team, and Sarah Donaldson tells us more about pickleball, a sport sweeping… Read More

The Appalachian legacy of Carter G. Woodson, ‘father of Black History Month’
By: Curtis Tate | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Ohio Valley ReSource · Carter G. Woodson’s Appalachian legacy HUNTINGTON, W. Va. (OVR) — Carter G. Woodson was one of the first people to seriously study and document the history… Read More

Biden wants more COVID relief funds. The GOP wants to know where previous relief went
By: Alana Wise | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The White House has asked Congress to approve an additional $22.5 billion to support the nation’s pandemic response. But Republicans in the deeply divided Senate have… Read More

Purdue Pharma agrees to a new opioid settlement with US states
By: Associated Press
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma has reached a nationwide settlement over its role in the opioid crisis. The deal reached Thursday would require members of the Sackler… Read More

11 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County for March 3
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 14,332 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 11 additional cases were reported Thursday. The Ohio Department… Read More

A bill ending conceal carry permit mandate heads to the governor
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Republican-controlled Legislature has approved a bill eliminating the requirement for a concealed weapons permit. The legislation, sponsored by state Sen. Terry Johnson, a Republican from… Read More

Ohio leaders call for pension funds to pull investments in Russian-backed assets
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s new movement by state government to show support for Ukraine as it battles an invasion by Russia. Attorney General Dave Yost has asked Ohio’s… Read More

Massing’s music video for ‘Daisies’ is equal parts spooky and sweet
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB Digital · Massing’s music video for ‘Daisies’ is equal parts spooky and sweet Huntington, WV’s Massing have joined forces with videographer Kadin Tooley to craft a music video for… Read More

Dennis Meyers took advantage of every opportunity WOUB had to offer
Meyers graduated from Ohio University in 1968 ATHENS, OH – Dennis Meyers came to Ohio University from Brooklyn, New York in 1964 following in his father’s footsteps. “I was a… Read More

Ohio Women’s Basketball gets much-needed win against Miami in Guice’s return
By: Zach Paquette
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – With two games left in the regular season, the Ohio Bobcats found themselves in a do-or-die situation for their MAC tournament aspirations. The Bobcats got a… Read More