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![Members of the Ukrainian Olympic skeleton racing team pose with Holly Dallman and her husband Tom.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/MG_0140-e1710269974781-900x422.jpg)
Olympic athletes from Ukraine made a trip to Athens to thank local volunteers and pay respects
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Ukrainian Olympic athletes joined local volunteers Sunday in the basement of the First Presbyterian Church to commemorate an international partnership delivering supplies to war-torn… Read More
![Athens City Hall is seen in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/062221_CityHall_002-scaled-e1632322166288-900x422.jpg)
The city of Athens is considering a hiring freeze to help shore up its budget
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The city of Athens is considering a hiring freeze because its cash reserves for the year have already dropped below a level that is considered financially… Read More
![A promotional image of Eden Brent. She is sitting at a train station by herself in a red dress.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Eden-Brent-e1710264880719-900x422.jpg)
Eden Brent talks ‘Getaway Blues,’ seeing American musical greats perform, and playing Marietta this weekend
By: Emily Votaw
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MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) – Known for her soulful vocals and skillful piano playing, Eden Brent has a new record, entitled Getaway Blues, on deck, set for release this summer. She’ll… Read More
![A row of vape devices on display at a store.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/shutterstock_1122550889-e1702502191845-900x422.jpg)
The Kentucky House passed a bill meant to crack down on electronic cigarette sales to minors
By: Bruce Schreiner | AP
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Legislation aimed at cracking down on illegal electronic cigarette sales to young people and keeping unauthorized vaping products out of stores won passage in the Kentucky House… Read More
![A traffic camera is set up on a utility pole along a street.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/download-25-e1710255647964-900x422.webp)
A bill continues Ohio lawmakers’ crackdown on traffic cameras by requiring each to have a license
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Several cities are still running red light and speed cameras, even as lawmakers have tried to crack down on them. One of the legislature’s… Read More
![A person stands in a paper voting booth surrounded by a mixture of paper and electronic voting machines.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/download-1-e1691543364792-900x422.webp)
Purple Ohio? Parties in the former bellwether state take lessons from 2023 abortion, marijuana votes
By: Julie Carr Smyth | Samantha Hendrickson | AP/Report for America
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — For more than half a century, Ohio was one of the most important states to watch during presidential election years, a place where both parties competed… Read More
![Frank LaRose, Bernie Moreno and Matt Dolan participate in a US Senate primary debate.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/download-24-e1710254665196-900x422.webp)
Filings show Dolan and Moreno loaned themselves millions for the final leg of the US Senate primary
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two of the three GOP candidates running for U.S. Senate have significantly more cash on hand in the final days before Election Day, thanks… Read More
![Side profile shot of Pedro, a bald young man with glasses wearing a black collared shirt on a sunny day. Credit: Set Hernandez](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/unseen_Still_SideProfile-900x422.jpg)
A story of resilience and healing set in the Intersection of disability and migration, “unseen” on POV – March 18 at 10 pm
POV’s ‘unseen’, a Powerful Story of Resilience and Healing Set in the Intersection of Disability and Migration Premieres on March 18, 2024 on PBS Multi Emmy® Award-winning series, POV, reimagines… Read More
![Rick Rogala headshot](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Rick-Rogala-featured-image-900x422.jpg)
New WBNS president and general manager is “beyond grateful” for his experience at WOUB
Rogala was a radio and television major and graduated from Ohio University in 1982 ATHENS, OH – Rick Rogala’s career has come full circle. The Chicago native was recently named president… Read More