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![The outside of an eighty-two year old facility in Lawrence County, originally built as a military ordnance for World War II. It is run down.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Asbestos-FI-e1657823578432-900x422.jpg)
Lawrence County receives $3.2 million for biomass plant removal
By: Max Brunke
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SOUTH POINT, Ohio (WOUB) — An eighty-two year old facility in Lawrence County, originally built as a military ordnance for World War II, will finally come down after Lawrence received… Read More
![US Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) pays respects to US Marine Corp Chief Warrant Officer 4, Hershel Woodrow Woody Williams, laying in honor at the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2022. US Sen. Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV) stands behind Manchin.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/gettyimages-1241900075-08b00776b36b51840dbf1be57a732f0be3aacf19-scaled-e1657901091909-900x422.jpg)
Manchin rejects climate and tax provisions in Democrats’ spending package
By: Ximena Bustillo | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) delivered a serious blow to ongoing Senate negotiations for a Democratic budget package, telling Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday that… Read More
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Meigs County commissioners sued by a former employee alleging COVID discrimination
By: Silver Barker
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A former Meigs County employee has filed a discrimination lawsuit against county commissioners claiming they fired her because they thought she had COVID. Betsy Entsminger was… Read More
![The hand of a mourner holds up a picture of Jayland Walker with the words "In Loving Memory of Jayland Edward Walker July 20,1996 - June 27, 2022](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/in-memory-jayland-edward-walker-e1657899617728-900x422.jpg)
Jayland Walker wounded or grazed 46 times in Akron police shooting: Summit County medical examiner
By: Nick Castele | ideastream
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AKRON, Ohio (Ideastream) — Jayland Walker suffered 46 bullet entrance or graze injuries when Akron police officers fatally shot him last month, Summit County Medical Examiner Dr. Lisa Kohler said… Read More
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A man receives the maximum prison sentence for weapons charges that came after an investigation into a Nelsonville man’s death
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – A man received a three-year prison sentence after entering a guilty plea to weapons charges. Those charges came after prosecutors said he gave a gun a Nelsonville… Read More
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Ohio Dems say Dave Yost, other GOP allowed politics to shape their comments about child rape case
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, is calling out Ohio Republicans who publicly doubted the story about a 10-year-old pregnant rape victim who went… Read More