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City Council helps pave the way for a new housing development in Athens
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A plan to build much-needed housing in Athens that was on the verge of collapse last year is now back on track. The plan is for about… Read More
State rules leave little room for new marijuana dispensaries in Athens
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens city leaders are considering rules to regulate the number and location of recreational marijuana dispensaries in town. But this may not matter much, at least… Read More
Companies sue alleging contamination from fracking waste fluids in southeast Ohio
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Three companies that drill for oil and gas claim in nearly identical lawsuits that toxic waste fluids from fracking are spreading underground in southeast Ohio and… Read More
The city of Athens is considering a hiring freeze to help shore up its budget
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The city of Athens is considering a hiring freeze because its cash reserves for the year have already dropped below a level that is considered financially… Read More
Ohio University puts a pause on awarding scholarships that may use race as a factor
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University has paused awarding scholarships for which race may be a criteria in response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision last year. The pause applies… Read More
Council disputes continue to plague Nelsonville’s attempts to hire an attorney and settle a lawsuit
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Nelsonville City Council attempted at a special meeting Saturday to appoint a new city attorney and settle a lawsuit brought against the city by a… Read More
Athens officials argue the city’s plastic bag ban is legal in response to a lawsuit against the ordinance
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — In response to a lawsuit challenging its new plastic bag ban, the city of Athens argues it did not exceed its authority and suggests it is… Read More
A Glouster couple has been found dead in their home after an apparent homicide-suicide
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County law enforcement is investigation the deaths of a married couple in Glouster in what appears to be a homicide-suicide. Sheriff’s deputies were called to… Read More
An Athens County budget decision complicates future funding for the Baileys Trail System
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The organization that oversees the Baileys Trail System in Athens County is losing half of its annual membership funding this year. And that puts the other… Read More
A Gallia County coal plant sues the EPA, alleging the agency improperly adopted a new environmental rule
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The owner of a coal-fired power plant in Gallia County argues in a lawsuit that the federal government improperly adopted new environmental rules that could result… Read More
Ohio’s attorney general is suing the city of Athens to stop its new plastic bag ban
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The state is suing the city of Athens to stop its ban on single-use plastic bags, which took effect Monday. A lawsuit filed last week by… Read More
Athens City Council tables a proposal to regulate tobacco retailers
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — After much discussion, the Athens City Council has put off until next year a decision about creating a licensing program for tobacco retailers. Among other things,… Read More
Athens schools need more help in the classroom, but job candidates are proving hard to find
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Athens school district is trying to hire more professionals to support students with special needs, but it isn’t getting many applicants. The additional hires are… Read More
A man claims in a federal lawsuit that contamination from a Pike County uranium plant caused his cancer
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A Pike County man has filed a federal lawsuit claiming radioactive contamination from a former uranium enrichment plant caused his leukemia. According to the lawsuit, Joshua… Read More
The Athens Metropolitan Housing Authority that was a victim of embezzlement is now being sued over its former director’s debt
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Late last year the Athens Metropolitan Housing Authority, which helps low-income people with housing, discovered its executive director had embezzled more than $1.5 million. Now it’s… Read More
A sonic boom and cold weather combine to rattle some homes and eardrums in southeast Ohio
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — If you heard a sonic boom Tuesday morning and maybe felt your house rattle a bit, that was physics in action. Military jet fighters from the Air… Read More
An Athens County judge puts a hold on the state’s decision to strip the Smiling Skull Saloon of its liquor license
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Smiling Skull Saloon in Athens that had its liquor license revoked last month may be able to keep it after all. The state Liquor Control… Read More
The Smiling Skull Saloon in Athens appeals the revocation of its liquor license, but the state claims it’s too late
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The owners of the Smiling Skull Saloon in Athens that had their liquor license revoked last month by state regulators have filed an appeal, but the… Read More
Data show Athens County home values are up 20 percent, and that means higher taxes
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — If they haven’t heard already, homeowners in Athens County will soon learn that the value of their home has gone up significantly over the past three… Read More
Piketon is poised to again become a nuclear hub with the launch of a uranium enrichment plant
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PIKETON, (Ohio) – With the flip of three switches, 16 giant cylinders lined neatly in a row came to life and began enriching uranium that will fuel the next generation… Read More
A lawsuit alleges Ironton police attacked a man for trying to record them
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A man who says Ironton police officers attacked him because he was going to record them as they searched his truck has filed a civil rights… Read More
A couple appeals the denial of a short-term rental permit in Athens for a second time
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A lawyer representing a Dublin couple who want to operate a short-term rental in Athens did not mince words at a hearing last month. “It doesn’t… Read More
A West Coast startup wants to build two nuclear power plants in southeast Ohio
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A California company plans to build two small-scale nuclear power plants near Piketon that will operate under a new model compared with traditional plants. If the… Read More
Former student files a federal discrimination lawsuit against Hocking College
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) –– A former student who brought national attention to Hocking College as a member of its football team has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the college. Caden… Read More
State appeals court revives lawsuit challenging university’s COVID vaccine mandate
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WOUB Digital · State appeals court revives lawsuit challenging university’s COVID vaccine mandate ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A state appeals court has kept alive a lawsuit challenging Miami University’s… Read More
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