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Eagles emerge with conference crown
By: Charlie Ihlenfeld
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LANCASTER, Ohio (WOUB) – On senior night, the Fisher Catholic Fighting Irish hosted the Grove City Christian Eagles. The Eagles were a win away from their first conference title during… Read More

Ironmen FAC champs looking towards home playoff game
By: Andrew Rowan
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CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WOUB) – The Chillicothe Cavaliers (2-7) hosted the Jackson Ironmen (7-2) for a FAC matchup with a chance of taking the conference title and hosting a home playoff… Read More

The Pirates add another banner to their mast
By: Joshua Jacob
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PORTSMOUTH WEST, Ohio (WOUB) – The Wheelersburg Pirates sailed over to face the Portsmouth West Senators in a fight for the Southern Ohio Conference championship. Both teams were undefeated in… Read More

The Buckeyes stun the Bulldogs at Home
By: Thomas Billington
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB)- Nelsonville-York’s Boston Field played host to a late season rivalry matchup. A game that put the unbeaten Athens Bulldogs against the hometown Buckeyes. Both teams would be… Read More

Panthers dominate Generals 36-10 in crucial MVL showdown
By: Reagan Neal
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THORNVILLE, OHIO (WOUB) – Week 10 of MVL football brings the New Lexington Panthers (8-1) to Sheridan Generals (8-3) for a well-matched game. The Panthers were first in the MVL… Read More

Undefeated Conference Champs: Tri-Valley rolls John Glenn, wins MVL-Big
By: Andrew Woods
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NEW CONCORD, Ohio (WOUB)- With the outright MVL-Big title and an undefeated regular season on the line, the Tri-Valley Scotties (10-0) started hot and flew past the John Glenn Little… Read More

Unioto Shermans conquer SVC title
By: Zachary Knight
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CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WOUB) – In the final week of the regular season, the Unioto Shermans hosted the Southeastern Panthers, and claimed the SVC title for the second year in a… Read More

Waterford claws through Belpre in a dominant victory
By: Louis Marko
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WATERFORD, Ohio (WOUB) – The Belpre Golden Eagles (1-8) soared into enemy territory to face the Waterford Wildcats (7-2) where they lost 55-0. Heading into this game, the Golden Eagles… Read More

Warren plays spoiler to Marietta’s playoff hopes
By: Sam Nolan
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VINCENT, Ohio – (WOUB) The Marietta Tigers (6-4) came down to Warren High School to conclude another season of TSL football. This game did not lack any action, and Warren… Read More

Competitors from more than five states face off at the third annual Rodeo on the Hocking
By: Alex Imwalle
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) — Hundreds of people pack into a crowded arena for loud music, good food and cowboys. This is the scene of the third annual Rodeo on… Read More

The Kentucky school choice ballot measure pits competing messages from Gov. Andy Beshear and Sen. Rand Paul
By: Bruce Schreiner | AP
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — As Kentucky voters ponder whether to allow some of their tax dollars to support students attending private schools, the high-stakes debate has turned into a test… Read More

The history-making Republican who was the first and only woman speaker of the Ohio House dies
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Jo Ann Davidson, the first woman to be speaker of the Ohio House and a fixture of state Republican politics for decades, has died…. Read More

The OUtlet – October 25, 2024
By: Caleb McCleskey
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — This week on The OUtlet, an annual family friendly event returns to Hocking College, and a member of the Athens Board of Zoning Appeals takes their… Read More

Hope rises from the ashes of a Lawrence County church that burned down in July
By: Alison Patton
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WATERLOO, Ohio (WOUB) — Three churches in Lawrence and Gallia Counties were burned down over the summer, but only one of them is being rebuilt in Lawrence County. The cause… Read More

Local organizations will use American Rescue Plan dollars to turn the Sunset Motel into an emergency shelter
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Plans are underway to transform the Sunset Motel on Columbus Road into emergency shelter for individuals facing homelessness. The first phase of the project… Read More

Some Ohioans say voters will be tricked by ballot language for redistricting issue
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s only one statewide issue on next month’s ballot. And there appears to be some anecdotal evidence that the ballot summary language for Issue… Read More

Ohio Football returns home in search of a bounce-back vs Buffalo
By: Andrew Woods
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — After a tough loss in the Battle of the Bricks, the Ohio Bobcats (4-3, 2-1 MAC) will play at home for the first time in a… Read More

This Week On Radio Free Athens: October 26, 2024
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 format-free, host-driven program…. Read More

One of six Ohioans just indicted for illegal voting as a non-citizen has been dead nearly two years
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s Republican attorney general announced this week that six Ohioans have been indicted for illegal voting as non-citizens – a fourth-degree felony – between 2008… Read More

A court rules Ohio’s six-week abortion ban is unconstitutional
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s ban on nearly all abortion cannot be enforced, at the order of a Hamilton County judge. Judge Christian Jenkins ruled Ohio’s ban on… Read More

Enjoy Halloween with “Things That Go Bump in the Night: Tales of Haunted New England” – Oct. 31 at 9 pm
Things That Go Bump in the Night: Tales of Haunted New England Thursday, October 31 at 9:00 pm THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT details some of New… Read More

Supreme Court on Trial: Will the Justices Steer Away from Their MAGA Path?
The U.S. Supreme Court reconvened the first Monday in October for the new term after a summer recess. On the court’s docket are several high-profile cases with several more to… Read More