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Trimble loses close game after three quarter lead to Southern Tornadoes
By: Jackie VanHoose
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GLOUSTER, Ohio (WOUB) — The Trimble Tomcats fought hard at home tonight against the Southern Tornadoes, attempting to improve after a 40-point loss to the team earlier this season. Despite leading for three… Read More
Meigs wins critical TVC-Ohio matchup against Wellston to get a leg up in the conference.
By: Luke Ream
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POMEROY, Ohio (WOUB) – The Meigs Marauders faced off in an offensive showdown against the Wellston Golden Rockets. The Marauders would end up finding their defensive footing in the fourth, winning the… Read More
This Week On Radio Free Athens: January 17, 2026
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
A top ICE official has resigned to seek a battleground congressional seat in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A top ICE official resigned her job on Thursday in hopes of ousting the longest-serving woman in Congress, Democrat Marcy Kaptur, this fall. In a video… Read More
Mounting problems: Ohio’s volunteer firefighters often face bigger fires with less training
ASHTABULA COUNTY, Ohio (Ideastream Public Media) — At 83, David Lemponen was in his sixth decade of responding to calls as a volunteer firefighter in Austinburg, a Northeast Ohio township… Read More
The federal child care funding freeze, which is now in a court battle, has Ohio advocates worried
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A judge has blocked a freeze on $10 billion federal funding to five Democrat-run states ordered by President Trump following claims of alleged fraud… Read More
Nonprofits supporting addiction recovery lost $2 billion in federal funds Tuesday. Now they have it back.
By: Amanda Pirani
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Nonprofits in Ohio are reeling after the federal government cut and then subsequently restored $2 billion in grant funds supporting addiction recovery and mental… Read More
A grand jury has indicted Michael McKee in the murder of his ex-wife and her Athens dentist husband
By: Julie Carr Smyth | Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio grand jury has indicted a man in the double homicide of his ex-wife and her husband who were killed in their Columbus home last… Read More
An effort to repeal Ohio’s marijuana law changes and ban on intoxicating hemp has been rejected by AG Dave Yost
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A proposal to repeal a law that seeks to tweak the state’s recreational marijuana statute and ban intoxicating hemp has hit a roadblock. That… Read More
‘Creativity doesn’t have an expiration date’: Ohio University professor Sarah Ramey talks about dance, aging, and community-building
By: Emily Votaw
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Ohio University School of Dance assistant professor Sarah Ramey joins Conversations From Studio B to discuss her intergenerational dance work, including the Perennial Movement Group, a… Read More
Lady Buckeyes Spread Out Offense Production to Even TVC-Ohio Record.
By: Phoenix Brown
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) — On Thursday evening, the Lady Buckeyes (4-10, 3-4 TVC-Ohio) faced the Meigs Marauders (2-11, 2-4 TVC-Ohio) for the ending of a busy week for Nelsonville-York. The Lady Marauders kicked… Read More
Tomcats continue their winning streak on their home court.
By: Jackie VanHoose
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TRIMBLE, Ohio (WOUB) — Riding high on a seven-game winning streak, the Trimble Tomcats hosted an absolute thriller Thursday night against the Belpre Golden Eagles. After an incredibly physical and close game, the Tomcats beat… Read More