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64 new COVID-19 cases reported in Athens County from Jan. 12-19
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 19,478 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 64 additional cases were reported since last week’s update. The… Read More
What makes that song swing? At last, physicists unravel a jazz mystery
By: Maria Godoy I NPR
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For nearly a century, jazz musicians and scholars have debated the answer to a musical mystery. As legendary jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong once put it, “What is this thing called… Read More
Athens Boys fall just short to the Marietta Tigers, while both communities come together for more
By: Caleb McCleskey
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Marietta, Ohio (WOUB) – After losing at Logan Elm Saturday, the Athens Bulldogs traveled to Marietta to face off against the Tigers, but would end up falling 66-40. But for… Read More
Recent shootings involving children raise concerns over their access to guns
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — In the last few weeks, the country has seen several harrowing events where very young children have had access to loaded guns and in two cases,… Read More
The West Virginia House passes a bill to cut personal income tax by half
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s Republican-dominated House passed a proposal to reduce the state’s personal income tax by 50 percent Wednesday, rejecting a call by Democrats to drop the… Read More
Republicans who backed Merrin for Ohio House speaker introduce ethics law changes
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The conservative Republican who was elected Ohio House speaker in a private vote in November but lost the official floor vote this month has… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball falls to Western Michigan 68-57, remains winless in MAC play
By: Jacob Motta
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Ohio women’s basketball (2-14, 0-5) has had a rough start to Mid-American Conference play, and they looked to right their wrongs against the Western Michigan Broncos… Read More