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Ohio University’s fall enrollment surge raises questions about what to plan for next
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University’s fall freshmen enrollment might not set a record, but it could have. The university’s trustees were told at their meeting Thursday that so many… Read More
Ohio teachers’ pension fund loses money, gives ‘performance incentives’ to investment staff
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio has voted to pay nearly $10 million in what it’s calling “performance incentives” to around 90 investment… Read More
An Ohio man is dead after an accident at a West Virginia coal mine
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — Officials say a coal miner has died in an accident at a northern West Virginia underground mine. The West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and… Read More
Ratepayers are seeing credits on electric bills after paying for controversial coal plant subsidies
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two coal plants, that have needed hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies from Ohio ratepayers, have churned out a profit in the last… Read More
Legal advocates applaud FEMA changes in Kentucky, but they say transparency is needed
WHITESBURG, Ky. (OVR) — After heavy flooding in eastern Kentucky, locals and officials are frustrated with the federal government’s system for disaster aid. People say the process is confusing, sending… Read More
WOUB students have been nominated for college student production awards
Winners will be announced in September ATHENS, OH – Ten current and former WOUB students have been nominated for three different Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television… Read More
‘Cheat Codes’ is the solo album Black Thought couldn’t have made until now
For many years, the Black Thought solo album felt like an imaginary object, long rumored yet never revealed. It went by several names — “Masterpiece Theatre,” “The Talented Mr. Trotter”… Read More