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A homeless encampment in Athens is gone after an anonymous complaint, causing problems for its occupants
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — After she lost her home this summer, Athens resident Michelle Anderson spent several months camping on the wooded ridge between West Union and the… Read More

Ohio’s Senate looks to fast track a rollback of recreational cannabis laws
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Senate has resurrected a proposal that overhauls the state’s relatively young recreational cannabis program, in part by raising the excise tax on… Read More

As Ohio’s agricultural landscape changes, these century-old family farms hold on
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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ADAMS COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Most of John Smiley’s major milestones have been celebrated on his family farm in Adams County. It’s where he was born, where he… Read More

Fust – 2024 NMF Sycamore Sessions
By: WOUB Culture Team
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) – Fust is the brainchild of musician and Duke University literature Ph.D. candidate Aaron Dowdy. The project captured widespread attention from the music press after earning glowing… Read More

Ohio Women’s Basketball falls by 20 to Ball State
By: Joshua Jacob
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Ohio Bobcats (4-15, 2-7 MAC) hosted the Ball State Cardinals (17-4, 9-0 MAC) for National Girls and Women in Sports Day. The conference matchup ended… Read More

There was an Ohio team in this year’s NFL Playoffs (sort of) – the Portsmouth Spartans aka the Detroit Lions
WOUB’s Foothill Features to digitally release short documentary on Spartans in February ATHENS, OH – Did you know there was an Ohio team in this year’s NFL playoffs? Well, kind… Read More

A proposal from City Council could create conflicting processes for electing a new Nelsonville government
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Nelsonville is supposed to begin next year with a new City Council and, for the first time in 30 years, a mayor. But the process for… Read More

Immerse yourself in Scotland’s wild highlands in “WildHeart” on NATURE, February 5 at 8 pm
Nature: WILDHEART Wednesday, February 5 at 8 p.m. on PBS, pbs.org/nature, YouTube and the PBS Video app Few beings have lived to see a 500-year sweep of history –… Read More