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Secretary of State rejects Democrats’ replacement candidate to challenge Jay Edwards
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio’s Secretary of State has rejected the Democratic Party’s bid for a replacement candidate to run against Rep. Jay Edwards in November. In a letter Tuesday… Read More

West Virginia lawmakers OK abortion ban with few exceptions
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s Legislature has passed a sweeping abortion ban with few exceptions. Several Republicans said they hope the bill approved Tuesday will make it impossible for… Read More

New Ohio poverty report highlights struggles in employment and child care in wake of COVID pandemic
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s poverty rate is at 12.7% — 0.8% higher than the national rate — which researchers say has been a consistent trend for more… Read More

Soaring electricity bills are the latest inflation flashpoint
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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Updated September 13, 2022 at 8:41 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Inflation cooled a bit last month, thanks in part to falling gasoline prices, but for many families, there’s… Read More

Tickets to see Cedric Burnside and Black Joe Lewis and the Honey Bears at Stuart’s go public Sept. 15
NELSONVILLE, Ohio (Stuart’s Opera House) — Stuart’s Opera House brings Black Joe Lewis & The Honey Bears and Cedric Burnside to Nelsonville on Saturday, November 5 at 8 p.m. Tickets… Read More

A prosecutor said Wagner family spent months planning the Rhoden family slaying
By: John Seewer | AP
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A prosecutor said a custody dispute between two families that ended with the massacre of eight people in Ohio started with a plan to kill just… Read More

Web design company owner learned the skills she needed to succeed at WOUB
Rachunok graduated from Ohio University in 1978 ATHENS, OH – When Sue Rachunok came to Athens in 1974, she had no idea she’d end up running her own web design… Read More