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The OUtlet- April 14, 2022
By: Taylor Burnette
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This week on The OUtlet, two beloved events returned to Athens: the International Street Fair and Ratha Con. Also, WOUB Sports Director Bryan Kurp brings us up to speed on Ohio baseball’s current standing in the Mid-American Conference. WOUB Digital · The OUtlet – April 14, 2022
26 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County for April 8-14
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 14,537 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 26 additional cases were reported since last week’s update. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed numbers on April 14. According to ODH data, the cases involved eight people 20-29, seven people 30-39, four people… Read More
Ohio University announces raises and a bonus for employees
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University, which will end its fiscal year with a large budget surplus, on Thursday announced bonuses and merit raises for eligible employees. The bonus is $2,000 before taxes for permanent employees who were hired before Jan. 1, earn a base salary below $250,000 and are in active pay status on… Read More
Athens’ Peachfuzz celebrates everything glittery, glamorous, and heavy shredding
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB Digital · Athens’ Peachfuzz celebrates everything glittery, glamorous, and heavy shredding Athens-based glitter power trio Peachfuzz makes music that playfully resists categorization of any kind. In fact, it could be said Peachfuzz makes music for people who resist categorization of any kind. “We are here for the weirdos,” said Peachfuzz guitarist Charlie Miltner. “Like,… Read More
Ohio Supreme Court rejects fourth set of state legislative district maps
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court is ordering the Ohio Redistricting Commission to meet and adopt a new set of state legislative district maps after ruling the fourth attempt to be unconstitutional. The district maps for the Ohio House and Ohio Senate were passed on March 28 after Republican commissioners made tweaks… Read More
What the White House’s actions on medical debt could mean for consumers
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Vice President Harris this week announced the federal government is taking several new measures to help people affected by medical debt. Joined by Cabinet members and other federal officials at the White House, Harris spoke about the stress and fear of medical debt. So many people have been “rushed to the… Read More
Conservationist Dr. M. Sanjayan launches an unprecedented seven-year global storytelling effort in “The Changing Planet” – April 20 at 8 pm
Changing Planet Wednesday, April 20 at 8 pm CHANGING PLANET, premiering Wednesday, April 20, 8:00-10:00 p.m. ET is the first program in an unprecedented seven-year global storytelling effort led by conservationist Dr. M. Sanjayan. Featuring the latest science and emphasizing local voices, the series will monitor climate change in six iconic locations around the world,… Read More
Two students get national recognition for their WOUB work
Both were finalists in the SPJ 2021 Mark of Excellence Awards ATHENS, OH – Two Ohio University students were recently honored as Society of Professional Journalist (SPJ) 2021 Mark of Excellence Awards finalists in Region 4 for journalism work they did in the WOUB Public Media newsroom. The SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards recognizes the… Read More