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Data Show COVID-19 Has Become A “Pandemic Of The Unvaccinated” In Ohio
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — More than half of Ohio’s eligible population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and yet infection numbers are right back where they were a year ago. What’s going on? For starters, the Delta variant driving the recent surge is much more contagious than the initial strain that launched the global pandemic. It’s… Read More
A “Mass Inmate Disturbance” At SEORJ Ended With Flash Bangs, Tear Gas And No Injuries
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Officers used flash bangs and tear gas to stop a mass inmate disturbance at the regional jail Thursday afternoon. No injuries to law enforcement or inmates were reported, said Athens County Sheriff Rodney Smith. Smith said he received a call for help around 2:50 p.m. from the warden at the Southeastern… Read More
Sanitation Company Agrees To Halt Operations That Polluted Vinton County Creek
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Faced with legal action by the state, a Vinton County company has agreed to clean up a creek it polluted and take steps to prevent future contamination. Ohio’s attorney general filed a lawsuit against A2Z Sanitation three weeks ago after state environmental regulators said the company was not taking sufficient action… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 61 New COVID-19 Cases For Sept. 2
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,964 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 61 new cases were reported Thursday. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the numbers on Sept. 2, 2021. According to ODH data, the cases involved 23 people 0-19, 15 people 20-29, eight people 30-39, five… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 80 New COVID-19 Cases For Sept. 1
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,903 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 80 new cases were reported Wednesday. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the numbers on Sept. 1, 2021. According to ODH data, the cases involved 38 people 0-19, 17 people 20-29, nine people 30-39, six… Read More
Athens School Prepare To Go Online Should COVID Cause Another Disruption
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Should there be another COVID-related shutdown of Athens schools, the district will switch to temporary online instruction. Schools in the Athens City School District have been closed since Friday because COVID-19 has temporarily sidelined nearly half of its bus drivers. The district is planning to reopen schools on Tuesday. Superintendent Tom… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 70 New COVID-19 Cases For Aug. 31
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,823 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 70 new cases were reported Tuesday. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the numbers on Aug. 31, 2021. According to ODH data, the cases involved 25 people 0-19, 19 people 20-29, eight people 40-49, six… Read More
All This Summer Rain? Same As It Ever Was
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — It’s summer. It’s raining again. And maybe you’re thinking, or heard someone say: ‘Jeez, I can’t believe how much it’s been raining this summer.” Well, believe it. It seems that many of us suffer from some sort of collective amnesia when it comes to the summer rains in southeast Ohio, or… Read More
Ohio University Announces Vaccine Mandate For Students And Employees
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University announced that it is implementing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students, faculty and staff at all of its campuses. The deadline to become fully vaccinated, which means both doses for a two-dose vaccine, is Nov. 15. “Public health experts are tracking an increase in cases in Ohio and on… Read More
![Remnants of the COVID-19 Pandemic are seen in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/071321_CovidStock_0274-scaled-e1626730172468-900x422.jpg)
Athens Co. Confirms 162 New COVID-19 Cases For Aug. 27-30
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,753 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 162 new cases were reported since last Thursday. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the numbers on Aug. 30, 2021. According to ODH data, the cases involved 61 people 20-29, 53 people 0-19, 17 people… Read More
Athens Schools Extend Shutdown; Alexander Imposes Mask Mandate
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens schools are extending their COVID-related shutdown until after Labor Day. And the Alexander Local School District announced that starting Tuesday masks must be worn throughout the school day. The Athens shutdown began Friday when the district found itself with so many bus drivers out due to COVID-19 that it could no… Read More
Athens Schools Shut Down As COVID Sidelines Bus Drivers
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Just two days into the school year, the Athens City School District is shutting down at least until next Wednesday because it no longer has enough bus drivers as a result of COVID-19 quarantines. Superintendent Tom Gibbs informed families of the decision late Thursday night after yet another member of the… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 44 New COVID-19 Cases For Aug. 26
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,591 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 44 new cases were reported Thursday. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the numbers on Aug. 26, 2021. According to ODH data, the cases involved 24 people 0-19, nine people 20-29, five people 50-59, two… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 32 New COVID-19 Cases For Aug. 25
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,547 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 32 new cases were reported Wednesday. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the numbers on Aug. 25, 2021. According to ODH data, the cases involved nine people 0-19, seven people 20-29, six people 60-69, five… Read More
![A classroom is seen at the new East Elementary school, in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/081021_NewSchools_064-scaled-e1629925951933-900x422.jpg)
Whether To Send Kids Back To Classroom A Tough Call For Many Parents
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — This was the first day back to school in the Athens City School District. But not every child is going back into the classroom. Last year, school was online for the first several months and then switched to a hybrid model with some days online and some days in the classroom…. Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 32 New COVID-19 Cases For Aug. 24
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,515 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 32 new cases were reported Tuesday. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the numbers on Aug. 24, 2021. According to ODH data, the cases involved seven people 0-19, seven people 40-49, six people 20-29,… Read More
Ohio Attorney General Sues Vinton County Company Over Creek Pollution
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio’s attorney general is suing a Vinton County sanitation company, accusing it of illegally dumping so much sewage and grease into a field that it polluted several miles of a nearby creek. The lawsuit, filed Friday, claims that A2Z Sanitation dumped twice as much waste into the field than is allowed… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 68 New COVID-19 Cases For Aug. 20-23
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,483 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 68 new cases were reported since last Thursday. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the numbers on Aug. 23, 2021. According to ODH data, the cases involved 19 people 20-29, 20 people 0-19, nine… Read More
Hearings Allow Ohioans To Weigh In On Redistricting Process
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Now that the new Census data is out, new boundaries will be drawn for Ohio’s 99 state House districts and 33 Senate districts. That job falls to the Ohio Redistricting Commission, which will draw these maps under new rules approved by voters that are intended to limit partisan gerrymandering. But first,… Read More
Ohio University Recovering From Pandemic, But Big Challenges Remain
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University’s board of trustees saw evidence Friday that the university is recovering from the depths of the pandemic. Freshmen enrollment is expected to be up significantly from last year’s incoming class, which was one of the smallest in nearly three decades. And the projected budget deficits are not as massive… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 17 New COVID-19 Cases For Aug. 19
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,415 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 17 new cases were reported for Thursday. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the news on Aug. 19, 2021. According to ODH data, the cases involved five people 20-29, four people 0-19, four people… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 19 New COVID-19 Cases For Aug. 18
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,398 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 19 new cases were reported for Wednesday. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the news on Aug. 18, 2021. According to ODH data, the cases involved six people 0-19, five people 40-49, three people… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 8 New COVID-19 Cases For Aug. 17
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,379 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after eight new cases were reported for Tuesday. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the news on Aug. 17, 2021. According to ODH data, the cases involved three people 20-29, one person 30-39, one person… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 22 New COVID-19 Cases For Aug. 14-16
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,371 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 22 new cases were reported for Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the news on Aug. 16, 2021. According to ODH data, the cases involved 11 people 20-29, four people… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 7 New COVID-19 Cases, Removes 1 For Aug. 13
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,349 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after seven new cases were reported Friday and one previously confirmed case was removed from the data. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the news on Aug. 13, 2021. According to ODH data, the cases… Read More
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