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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

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

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

Severe weather takes aim at parts of the Ohio Valley after battering the South
By: Associated Press
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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

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

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

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

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