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![Cece Hooks, number 1, leaps into the air attempting a shot in Ohio University women’s basketball game against Ball State University, in Athens](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/220202_WBB_OUvsBSU_0572-900x422.jpg)
Bobcat basketball teams look to make noise in MAC Tournament
By: Zach Paquette
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOUB) — Survive and advance. That cliché statement has now become the motto of many college basketball teams around the country looking to punch their ticket to the… Read More
![A Franklin County Board of Elections worker pulls a stack of ballots in a warehouse](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ballots_three__credit_dan_konik_-scaled-e1646770978363-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Senate extends deadline for overseas primary ballots to be returned
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Senate called a previously unscheduled session to take place on Tuesday to address the delay in getting ballots to overseas voters because… Read More
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Southeast Ohio man’s story offers a cautionary tale about medical marijuana and jobs
By: David Forster
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WOUB Digital · Southeast Ohio man’s story offers a cautionary tale about medical marijuana and jobs ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — When Ohio legislators legalized marijuana for medical use, many… Read More
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Tool captivates thousands of prog-metal fans in Columbus, OH
By: Ruthie Herman
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Tool performed at Nationwide Arena (200 West Nationwide Blvd) in Columbus, OH on March 6, 2022. The long-awaited revival of the Fear Inoculum tour attracted an enthusiastic crowd after COVID… Read More
![Remnants of the COVID-19 Pandemic are seen in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/071321_CovidStock_0274-scaled-e1626730172468-900x422.jpg)
One COVID-related death has been reported in Athens County, along with 14 new cases for March 8
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 131 total deaths related to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one was added to the total Tuesday. The county… Read More
![Protesters in Boston call for a ban on Russian oil at a rally](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/gettyimages-1238985632-7e80925861c3d16f26278a699aee15e572a342fd-scaled-e1646763157976-900x422.jpg)
Biden announces Russian oil import ban and warns gas prices could increase even more
By: Scott Detrow | Alana Wise | NPR
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Updated March 8, 2022 at 12:28 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — President Biden on Tuesday announced a ban on U.S. imports of Russian oil and gas — the latest… Read More
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Most Ohio Senate Republicans back bill to repeal gas tax increase, but DeWine calls it a “mistake”
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohioans have been living with a gas tax increase for almost three years. But in this election year as gas prices move higher, some Republican state… Read More
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Listen to this episode of Conversations From Studio B featuring the cast and crew of ABC Player’s upcoming production of ‘Sister Act’
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB Digital · Conversations From Studio B: The ABC Players Present Sister Act Friday, March 18 and Saturday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m., Stuart’s Opera House (52 Public Square) in… Read More
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Top Rank Boxing’s Alex Adeyanju appreciates diversity of experience he got at Ohio University and WOUB
Adeyanju graduated from Ohio University in 2005 ATHENS, OH – Alex Adeyanju never imagined that he would be where he is today but says he wouldn’t have gotten there without… Read More