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Athens City Council makes a decision on the Pledge of Allegiance before meetings
By: Charlie Ihlenfeld
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Four minutes before Athens City Council began its meeting Tuesday night, Ohio University College Republicans President Aiden Fox stood and called the assembled crowd to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. … Read More
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The Athens Planning Commission recommends a zoning change for housing near The Ridges
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — An organization that supports people with behavioral health challenges is hoping to land $2 million in grant funds to build housing in Athens for its clients…. Read More
A huge winter storm is predicted to bring crippling snow, sleet and ice from Texas to Boston
By: Emilie Megnien | Sean Murphy | Jeffrey Collins | AP
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ATLANTA (AP) — Bread was flying off the shelves, salt was being loaded into trucks and utility workers were nervously watching forecasts Thursday as a huge winter storm that could… Read More
Why some Washington County residents are worried about the future of their drinking water
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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MARIETTA, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — When the Ohio Department of Natural Resources issued permits to construct two injection wells, to store waste from oil and gas drilling, within two… Read More
Nelsonville faces a new lawsuit over the rightful city government
By: Haley Richardson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — An elected auditor is suing Nelsonville again in a new lawsuit challenging the legal authority of one of its two rival governments. For the past few weeks,… Read More
Estimates show one-fifth of Ohioans with ACA subsidies are dropping health insurance
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As 2026 begins, estimates suggest 20% of Ohioans who got health insurance through the Affordable Care Act with subsidies last year are opting out… Read More