All Posts from Aaron Payne
Ohio Health Officials Recommend Masks In Schools This Fall
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Citing a sharp spike in cases linked to the delta coronavirus variant, the Ohio Department of Health is issuing new guidance that recommends unvaccinated staff and… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms No New COVID-19 Cases For July 25
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County remained at 5,263 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after no new cases were reported Sunday. The Ohio Department of… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 1 New COVID-19 Case For July 24
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,263 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one new case was reported Saturday. The Ohio Department… Read More
Chillicothe Man Found Guilty Of Rapes In Athens
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – A Chillicothe man could spend nearly three decades in prison after being convicted Friday of raping two women in Athens. Grant Sims, 25, formerly of Athens,… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 1 New COVID-19 Case For July 23
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,262 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one new case was reported Friday. The Ohio Department… Read More
Asylum Seekers Find Life-Changing Refuge In Athens
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — For the last two years, the Athens United Immigrant Support Project (AUISP) has been working to help individuals who come to the United States fleeing abuse and… Read More
Families Receive Sorely Needed Child Tax Credit Payments
BUCHTEL, Ohio (OVR) — The Robsons, like the vast majority of U.S. households with children, began receiving the Child Tax Credit last week – the latest part of the American… Read More
Cleveland’s MLB Team Changes Its Name To Guardians After Years Of Backlash
CLEVELAND (NPR) — Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team has changed its name to the Guardians, ridding itself of a previous name that many found highly offensive. The team announced the name change… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms No New COVID-19 Cases For July 22
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County remained at 5,261 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after no new cases were reported Thursday. The Ohio Department of… Read More
Advocates Face Challenges In Reforming Ohio’s Sentencing Laws
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — The number of offenses for which someone can be charged with a felony in Ohio has increased more than five-fold since the 1970s. And advocates say… Read More
FirstEnergy Charged In House Bill 6 Scandal, Agrees To $230 Million Penalty
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — FirstEnergy will pay $230 million after entering into a deferred prosecution agreement over charges that the company bribed then-House Speaker Larry Householder and former… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 5 New COVID-19 Cases For July 21
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,261 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after five new cases were reported Wednesday. The Ohio Department… Read More
New Lexington Football Provides Small Teams With More Experience
NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio (WOUB) — High school football is at the heart of fall in Southeast Ohio. But the smaller schools in our region have a hard time competing with… Read More
Top Doctors Issue A Dire Warning For Unvaccinated Ohioans
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After falling to levels not seen in over a year, COVID-19 cases in Ohio have more than doubled in the past couple of weeks due… Read More
Cuyahoga County Gun Court Seeks New Ways To Stop Gun Violence
CLEVELAND, Ohio (ideastream) — Officially, the new docket in Administrative Judge Brendan Sheehan’s Cuyahoga County courtroom is called the violence intervention program. Unofficially, it’s the gun docket. Sheehan got into… Read More
US Opioid Lawsuits On Verge Of Settlements With 4 Companies
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The yearslong effort by state and local governments in the U.S. to force the pharmaceutical industry to help pay to fix a nationwide opioid addiction and… Read More
Library of Things Provides Athens County With More Than Books
GLOUSTER, Ohio (WOUB) – The warm days of July are perfect for fun activities, both inside and outside, and the Athens County Public Library is helping people do just that. Books,… Read More
Portman Says Infrastructure Bill Is Needed And Thinks It Is On Track For Passage
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Statehouse News Bureau) — After lots of back and forth, Ohio’s Republican U.S. Senator says he thinks the bipartisan infrastructure deal he’s been working on with President Biden’s administration… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms No New COVID-19 Cases For July 20
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County remained at 5,256 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after no new cases were reported Tuesday. The Ohio Department of… Read More
New Bill Would Ban Or Limit Mask Mandates In Ohio’s Schools And Businesses
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s COVID-19 rates are on an upward trend, and less than half of the state’s residents have been vaccinated. Still, some lawmakers want to make sure… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 2 New COVID-19 Cases For July 17-19
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,256 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after two new cases were reported for Saturday, Sunday and… Read More
Pandemic Year Likely Deadliest One Ever For Drug Overdoses In Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Last year is likely to have been the deadliest year for drug overdoses ever in Ohio, according to a projection from the CDC. Ohio is… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 1 New COVID-19 Case For July 16
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,254 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one new case was reported Friday. The Ohio Department… Read More
Tim Albin Ready To Lead Bobcat Football As New Head Coach
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Longtime Offensive Coordinator Tim Albin is officially at the helm of Ohio Football. Albin signed a four-year contract to become Ohio Football’s Head Coach shortly after… Read More
Democrats Sponsor Bill To Legalize, Regulate And Tax Marijuana In Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two Democrats are introducing a bill in the Ohio House that would legalize marijuana for personal use beyond the medical use already allowed in law… Read More
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