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The OUtlet – April 11, 2024
By: Caleb McCleskey
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — This week on The OUtlet, a special report about our environment and sustainability. Local organizations emphasize the importance of recycling and what happens to those materials… 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)
Athens is willing to join a council of governments focused on garbage services if changes to the proposal are made
By: Jack Greene
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Officials with the city of Athens say they are willing to join a council of governments focused on garbage service, but changes need to be made… Read More
![An overhead shot of rail cars shown off the track with some on fire.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/download-2-1-e1675698693695-900x422.webp)
Lawyers want East Palestine residents to wait for the details of a $600 million derailment settlement
By: Josh Funk | AP
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The lawyers who negotiated a $600 million settlement with Norfolk Southern over that railroad’s disastrous 2023 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio want residents to talk… Read More
![House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) and Senate Minority Leader Nickie Antonio (D-Lakewood) talk to reporters at the Statehouse while seated at a wood table](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/npr.brightspotcdn-3-e1712859434143-900x422.webp)
Democrats say there are options to ensure Biden is on Ohio’s ballot beyond changing state law
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — President Biden could be off the Ohio ballot this fall, according to Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose. He says in a letter to… Read More
![People stand outside the heavily damaged building of E.C.O. Builders, in the aftermath of severe storms that swept through the region in Slidell, La., Wednesday, April 10](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/AP24101671898008-e1712858736268-900x422.jpg)
Severe weather takes aim at parts of the Ohio Valley after battering the South
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ATLANTA (AP) — Severe weather rumbled over parts of the U.S. Southeast early Thursday, prompting a few tornado warnings, causing flash flooding, and delaying the start of one of the… Read More
![An image of the poster for the film "Down by the Riverside." The poster shows the profile of a person looking out over a river.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-11-at-11.10.17-AM-e1712848300505-900x422.jpg)
AIFVF hosts Ohio premiere of ‘Down by the Riverside’ tomorrow
By: Emily Votaw
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Tomorrow night a documentary about the environmental legacy of folk singer Pete Seeger has its Ohio premiere as a part of the Athens International Film and… Read More
![Gov. Mike DeWine (center) stands with Republican and Democratic leaders from the Ohio House and Senate outside the House chamber before his State of the State speech](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/download-35-e1712847664678-900x422.webp)
DeWine gets some praise and some pushback on State of the State from both parties
By: Karen Kasler | Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine’s sixth State of the State got some positive reviews, but also received pushback from legislators in his own party. Both Speaker… Read More
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An epic 3-billion-year old story of how our continent came to be in “Making North America” on NOVA – starting April 17 at 10 pm
NOVA “Making North America” Three part series begins Wednesday, April 17 at 10:00 pm Host Kirk Johnson explores how the continent was shaped—and how it shaped us. Mighty, elemental forces… Read More
![Jack Briggs headshot](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Jack-Briggs-featured-image-900x422.jpg)
WOUB opened the door for Jack Briggs to have his dream sports broadcasting career
Briggs was a radio and television major and graduated from Ohio University in 1973 ATHENS, OH – Jack Briggs’ LinkedIn profile lists his current employer as “Briggs World,” a funny play… Read More