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The Supreme Court won’t enforce a West Virginia law banning trans athletes from girls’ teams
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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Updated April 6, 2023 at 2:39 PM ET WASHINGTON (NPR) — The U.S. Supreme Court refused Thursday to intervene in an ongoing case involving West Virginia’s law banning transgender girls… Read More
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The OUtlet – April 6, 2023
By: Taylor Burnette
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This week on The OUtlet, the demolition of one Athens elementary school makes way for new developments, and a student athlete makes her impact at Ohio University in and out… Read More
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Here’s the line-up for Radio Free Athens April 8
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Radio Free Athens (RFA) is broadcast Saturdays on WOUB 1340 AM and allows community volunteers and Ohio University students to present music and interview content through a… Read More
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Ohio University researchers will use a federal grant to find environmentally friendly uses for coal
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A team of researchers at Ohio University is using a $2 million federal grant to study ways to take coal, one of the dirtiest fossil fuels,… Read More
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54 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County from March 31 – April 6
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 20,173 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 54 additional cases were reported since last week’s update. The… Read More
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Sense of Place: How did Denton, Texas, become an unlikely jazz mecca?
By: Stephen Kallao I NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) – When you think of cities that are connected to the legacy of jazz, you probably don’t think of Denton, Texas. On this episode of Sense of Place: Denton,… Read More
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Where did the workers go? Construction jobs are plentiful, but workers are scarce
By: Mary Yang | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — When President Biden inked the $1 trillion deal to give roads, bridges and transit systems a boost, union officials and business leaders said a large scale investment… Read More
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Rep. Jay Edwards says an income tax cut is likely in the Ohio House Republicans’ budget proposal
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — State lawmakers are on spring break, but when they return they’ll need to start moving the two-year state budget, which needs to pass both… Read More
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WOUB Senior Spotlight: Jake Van Cleave
By: Andre Norrils
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Jake Van Cleave will be continuing his education in meteorology after graduation in May Jake Van Cleave, an Ohio University senior studying meteorology, is currently a weather forecaster for WOUB’s… Read More
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Celebrate global environmental solutions on “The Earthshot Prize 2022” – April 12 at 10 pm
THE EARTH SHOT PRIZE: 2022 Wednesday, April 12 at 10:00 pm The Earthshot Prize, a global environmental prize founded by Prince William and The Royal Foundation in 2020, aims… Read More