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Residents react with outrage after the Federal Hocking board chooses not to renew High School Principal Jake Amlin’s contract
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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COOLVILLE, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Residents of the Federal Hocking school district packed the Coolville Elementary cafeteria for a marathon board meeting to decide the fate of the high… Read More
Federal Hocking High School students leave class to protest the potential loss of their principal
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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STEWART, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Students gathered outside the front doors of Federal Hocking High School Tuesday morning after word spread that the district may not renew Principal Jake… Read More
Jackson residents protest as the Ohio Legislature considers replacing the Fair School Funding Plan
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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JACKSON, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Protesters lined the edge of the Manpower Park in Jackson on Saturday to call for stronger state investment in public education. Organizers called for… Read More
Ohio doesn’t fund its public schools like it’s supposed to. Now many in southeast Ohio are facing shortfalls.
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — There’s a pattern emerging at school board meetings across southeast Ohio: Districts are losing money, and they’re cutting staff to stay afloat. Some districts,… 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
Trimble Local Schools’ deficit projection nears $3 million as it prepares to enter fiscal emergency April 10
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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GLOUSTER, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Trimble Local Schools’ deficit will reach almost $3 million this fiscal year, according to a new report from the Ohio auditor. Ohio Auditor of… Read More
Southeast Ohio Foodbank loses 162,000 pounds of food to canceled federal shipments
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Decisions at the federal level will once again have a direct impact on dinner tables throughout southeast Ohio. The Trump administration canceled $500 million… Read More
Already strained from years of high inflation, food banks and pantries brace for worse with the outbreak of a trade war
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — When prices go up, more people struggle to pay for food. That’s the lesson the last three years have taught the Southeast Ohio Foodbank…. Read More
The federal Community Eligibility Provision has helped more kids in southeast Ohio eat. Some worry it may face cuts
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Last year, a big change came to school lunches in Athens. For the first time, the district met the threshold to qualify for the… Read More
Teachers will soon have to inform parents if students identify as transgender. Some worry abuse will follow
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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GLOUSTER, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — When 14-year-old Willow Grimm first came out as transgender, what mattered the most was her parents’ approval. “It was very important that I had… Read More
A Perry County group spent thousands on hotel rooms for unhoused people as commissioners voice their concerns about establishing a shelter
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NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Getting custody of his teenage son was a positive development in Paul’s life. Among other things, having someone to take care of sharpened… Read More
Reimbursement for victims of SNAP fraud has ended, leaving no way to recoup stolen funds
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Congress has cut off an important lifeline for low-income Americans who find themselves the victim of SNAP fraud. Americans who qualify for federal food… Read More
A homeless encampment in Athens is gone after an anonymous complaint, causing problems for its occupants
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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
Supercharged by community support, Athens’ new emergency warming center is open
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — What began as an ad-hoc push to help the local unhoused population escape blistering cold weather has rapidly transformed into a clean — and,… Read More
The Ohio Auditor of State has placed the Trimble School District under fiscal watch
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — The Trimble School District is now under fiscal watch as part of the predicted fallout from a more than one million dollar budget shortfall…. Read More
How the Athens community came together to help the homeless during the polar vortex — and what comes next
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — On the morning of Sunday, Jan. 5, Lucy Juedes was sitting in the pews of Christ Lutheran Church, trying to listen to her pastor’s… Read More
The Trimble school district expects the state to declare a fiscal emergency after it turns to outside help amid its budget crisis
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GLOUSTER, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — The Trimble school district is working with a northeast Ohio group to rectify its ongoing budget crisis. The board certified the $25,000 contract with… Read More
New FDA rules aim to redefine what’s considered ‘healthy’
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The Food and Drug Administration has issued new rules for food labels for the first time in three decades, an update the agency says will help… Read More
PolitiFact’s ‘Lie of the Year’ and its impact on the Ohio town caught in the middle
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The 2024 campaign was unlike any in modern American history. But one thing united candidates across the political spectrum, they were all searching for messages that… Read More
‘We believe it was avoidable.’ Ohio correction officer dies in Christmas Day assault
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A state investigation is underway after a Ross Correctional Institution guard died during an “inmate assault” Christmas morning, according to the Ohio Department of… Read More
The Ross County Community Resource Center saw many families utilize its new shelter during a record-breaking first year of use
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — On a cold December afternoon, the front room of the Ross County Community Resource Center is bustling. People sit at tables, some on smart… Read More
A plan to build secure sleeping units in Athens faces a major setback as bitter cold strikes local homeless population
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Michelle Anderson cried when she realized she would have to live in a tent. Until last year, the 58-year-old Athens resident had a house… Read More
SB 29, designed to protect student privacy, is causing headaches for some school districts
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — When Nick Conroy teaches his class on 3D printing, he likes to wander around the room, checking on students’ work. Since Senate Bill 29… Read More
Here are the 2024 general election result for Guernsey County
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(GUERNSEY County), Ohio (WOUB) – According to unofficial results, 71.27 percent of registered voters in Guernsey County cast ballots in the 2024 general election. Voters in the county supported Republican… Read More
Here are the 2024 general election results for Muskingum County
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MUSKINGUM COUNTY, Ohio (WOUB) – According to unofficial results, 71 percent of registered voters in Muskingum County cast ballots in the 2024 general election. Voters in the county supported Republican Donald Trump… Read More
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