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The Athens County Board of Elections votes to put an initiative on the ballot that would change Nelsonville’s government
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A proposal to change the form of government in Nelsonville will appear on the November ballot, something city leaders have been fighting to prevent. At an… Read More
Athens allows some bow hunters on city-owned property to reduce deer population
By: Alison Patton
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB Public Media) — Kathy Berry moved into her Athens home on Elmwood Street in 1980 and started gardening. She didn’t worry much about deer at the time. … Read More
The federal stopgap spending bill includes funding to keep reimbursing victims of EBT theft
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Congress has extended funding to reimburse stolen SNAP benefits through EBT fraud for two months. The extension is included in the stopgap spending bill… Read More
The candidates for Athens County Commissioner discussed sewer updates and other issues at a voter forum
By: Arielle Teppert
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – The two candidates for Athens County Commissioner want to address the county’s septic system problem but have different visions on how to fix it. The county… Read More
West Virginia’s new drug czar was once addicted to opioids himself
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The new drug czar in West Virginia has a very personal reason for wanting to end the state’s opioid crisis: He was once addicted to prescription… Read More
Democratic state lawmakers say the focus should be on Ohio’s property taxes post-election
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With more than a dozen bills floating around to address the intricate issue, Democratic lawmakers are arguing inaction on property taxes at the Ohio Statehouse… Read More
A judge has approved the $600 million settlement for residents near the fiery East Palestine derailment
By: Josh Funk | AP
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday approved a $600 million class-action settlement Wednesday that Norfolk Southern railroad offered to everyone who lived within 20 miles of… Read More
The opioid crisis disproportionately impacts Black Ohioans — so why aren’t more of them on the board dispersing settlement funds?
By: Ngozi Cole | WYSO
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WYSO) — Over the course of 18 years, Ohio and its communities are receiving nearly $2 billion from pharmaceutical companies to compensate for harm caused by opioids. The… Read More
A remarkable story of one of the world’s greatest lost cities in “Returning to Babylon” on SECRETS OF THE DEAD – Oct. 2 at 10 pm
SECRETS OF THE DEAD “Returning to Babylon” Wednesday, October 2 at 10:00 pm A moving story of a people reclaiming their cultural heritage after an occupying force tried… Read More
Member Spotlight: Jim Grow and Linda Hilbert
ATHENS, OH – When you ask Jim Grow and Linda Hilbert of Rockbridge how long they have been married, it takes a minute for them to do the math. But… Read More