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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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's Peyton Guice (11) drives for a basketball in the fourth quarter of the Bobcats' game against Miami on March 2, 2022.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Peyton-Guice-screengrab-900x422.png)
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