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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

New grant program offers big money for transformational change in Appalachian Ohio
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Half a billion dollars has a way of getting people’s attention. Representatives from local governments, nonprofit groups and other community organizations packed a large room for… Read More

A judge sets the timeline in the Bellar sexual abuse lawsuit as it moves toward trial
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A young women who has sued her parents and Athens County over the years of sexual abuse she allegedly suffered as a child may get her… Read More

Jay Edwards wins fourth and final term for 94th House District
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Republican incumbent Jay Edwards cruised to reelection Tuesday night as the state representative for the 94th House District. Edwards defeated his Democratic opponent, Tanya Conrath, with… Read More

One COVID-related death has been reported in Athens County, along with 55 new cases for Oct. 21-27
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 155 total deaths related to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one was added to the total Thursday. The county… Read More

Issue 1, which would require considering public safety when setting bail, debated at local voter forum
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio voters are being asked whether judges should be required to consider public safety when setting bail for defendants in criminal cases. Issue 1 on the… Read More

Athens waits on state funding to begin construction of new high school
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens High School looks pretty worn and dated compared to other high schools in southeast Ohio, a fact not lost on parents. A recent post in… Read More

Court orders that Democratic challenger to Republican Jay Edwards be placed on the ballot
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — In a last-minute decision, the Ohio Supreme Court ordered that Democratic candidate Tanya Conrath be added to the ballot as a challenger to Republican state Rep…. Read More

Historian solves a mystery involving World War II soldier from Meigs County who was missing in action
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — On May 25, 1944, Worley Jacks enlisted in the United States Army. Ten months later, he was on a frigid battlefield in eastern France, part of… Read More

Democratic and Republican candidate for Athens County auditor participate in voter forum
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The candidates for Athens County auditor appeared at a forum Tuesday night and for the most part articulated similar goals when it comes to running the… Read More
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