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A state budget proposal would cut millions for libraries in Ohio and eliminate the funding formula
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio’s libraries stand to receive $80 million less in funding over the next two years under the state budget bill moving through the House. The bill… Read More

This year’s ‘Take Back the Night’ event in Athens honors the voices of sexual assault survivors
By: Anna Dollenmeyer
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ATHENS Ohio (WOUB) — Survivors of sexual assault carry their stories are often silenced and ignored. On Thursday night, the “Take Back the Night” event made sure those voices were… Read More

Murder, Mistrial & Media Frenzy: Inside the High-Stakes Retrial of Karen Read
The second murder trial of defendant Karen Read is underway just outside Boston and this case has taken on national prominence. Read, 45, is accused, after a night of drinking… Read More

Ohio’s May primary is coming, with Monday marking the last day to register to vote
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With just over 30 days till the May primary, Monday is the last day Ohioans can register to vote in it. The May 6… Read More

Ohio school leaders say the GOP plan for a 25% cap to trigger tax refunds could cost districts $5 billion
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio school groups are asking lawmakers to cut from the state budget a provision that Republicans say will provide immediate property tax relief, but… Read More

Ohio Men’s Basketball lands first transfer of offseason, signs Toledo’s Javan Simmons
By: Grant Kiefer
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The transfer portal for college basketball has been open for the past two weeks, and Ohio has signed its first player of the offseason. The Bobcats… Read More

Chaos, disarray and impending scandal this week on CALL THE MIDWIFE, “Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light on MASTERPIECE” and MARIE ANTOINETTE – April 13 at 8 pm
Drama Anyone? April 13 from 8:00 – 11:00 pm Call The Midwife – Season 14 Episode 3 Sunday, April 13 at 8:00 pm Rosalind delivers a baby with a… Read More

Entire “NewsWatch” staff and four individual students get national recognition for their WOUB work
ATHENS, OH – The entire WOUB NewsWatch staff won Best All-Around Television Newscast for an episode that aired on Sept. 27, 2024 as part of the Society of Professional Journalists… Read More