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Athens Co. Confirms 20 New COVID-19 Cases For April 15
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 4,994 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 20 were reported Thursday. The county also remained at a… Read More
![Ohio University's campus on March 10, 2020](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG-4896-900x422.jpg)
Ohio University Will End Year With A Surplus, But Cuts Expected As Big Deficits Loom
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University expects to end the fiscal year with a $14.5 million budget surplus, a dramatic shift from the big deficit projection just a few months… Read More
![Ohio University's campus on March 10, 2020](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG-4896-900x422.jpg)
Ohio University Board Says Professor Accused Of Sexual Harassment Should Be Fired
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Ohio University board of trustees voted unanimously Friday morning that a professor found to have sexually harassed two female students should be fired. The board… Read More
![Ohio University's class gateway at College Green, photographed on May 2, 2019](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/class-gateway-900x422.jpg)
Ohio University Enrollment On Path To Continue Slide As Peers Project Gains
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University is on track for one of its lowest undergraduate enrollments in several decades, which will have financial repercussions for years to come. The deadline… Read More
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Athens Co. Adds 1 Death Related To COVID-19, 12 New Cases For April 2
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) —Athens County has now had 53 total deaths related to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one was added to the total on Friday. The… Read More
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Athens Co. Confirms 15 New COVID-19 Cases For April 1, Remains Level 3
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 4,840 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 15 were reported Thursday. The county also remained at a… Read More
![The Athens High School entrance on Johnson Road.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/athens-hs-crop-900x422.jpg)
New Law Adds Graduation Options For High School Seniors This Year
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio high school seniors stressed out about graduation can rest a little easier. High schools do not have to give the American history standardized test this… Read More
![A banner over Court St. in Athens urges people to wear masks.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Image-from-iOS-scaled-e1596476363128-900x422.jpg)
Athens Co. Confirms 10 New COVID-19 Cases For March 25, Remains Level 3
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 4,779 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 10 were reported Thursday. The county also remained at a… Read More
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Judge Halts New Fracking Permits For Wayne National Forest
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A federal judge halted the issuing of any new permits for oil and gas drilling in Wayne National Forest. The order follows a decision by the… Read More
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Athens Co. Confirms 4 New COVID-19 Cases For March 23
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 4,764 total cases of COVID-19 after four new cases were reported for Tuesday. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed the new cases… Read More
![Students on Court Street after OU's win in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Saturday, March 20](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Ew9-3mGWYAcYKJZ-e1616450383453-900x422.jpg)
Post-Game Party In Uptown Athens Could Bring Charges
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — At least one person may be facing criminal charges following a mass celebration in uptown Athens Saturday night. Hundreds of students flooded Court Street after the… Read More
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Athens Co. Confirms 17 New COVID-19 Cases For March 20-22
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 4,760 total cases of COVID-19 after 17 new cases were reported for Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed… Read More
![Ohio University's campus on March 10, 2020](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG-4896-900x422.jpg)
Ohio University Ending Employee Furloughs Early Thanks To Budget Boost
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University expects to end the fiscal year with a balanced budget or even a surplus, a dramatic shift from previous projections. As a result, the… Read More
![Stimson Avenue in Athens is a sea of orange construction cones as the street gets a $7 million makeover.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210306_StimsonAve_002-e1615401484664-900x422.jpg)
Athens’ Stimson Avenue Getting A $7 Million Makeover
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The city of Athens has for years been throwing Band-Aids on one of the main gateways into town. But this time it’s different. Stimson Avenue, now… Read More
![One lane of Court Street and the sidewalk remained closed Tuesday in front of a building that was evacuated Friday because of structural issues with one of the exterior walls.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/210309_redbrickconstruction_CD_002-e1615320088180-900x422.jpg)
Planning Underway To Shore Up Evacuated Building In Uptown Athens
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A 117-year-old building in uptown Athens remains evacuated and the area around it blocked off as a plan is devised to shore up an exterior wall…. Read More
![Ohio University's Cutler Hall on the first day of the semester.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/OU-Image-scaled-e1599491277344-900x422.jpg)
Ohio University Trustees Raise ‘Serious Questions’ About Report In Sexual Harassment Case
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University’s board of trustees was faced with conflicting recommendations Monday night as it weighed the fate of a professor accused of sexual harassment. Two faculty… Read More
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Holes In Roof Causing Significant Damage To Historic Buildings At The Ridges
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Up on a hilltop across the river from Ohio University sits The Ridges, one of the most beloved and iconic landmarks in the Athens area. Water… Read More
![Gavel leaning against a row of law books](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/AdobeStock_110666651-e1518880023556-900x422.jpeg)
Arrest Made In Suspected Catalytic Converter Theft Ring
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A monthslong investigation into a rash of catalytic converter thefts in Athens County led to an arrest last week. David L. Willison of Chauncey was indicted… Read More
![Ohio University's class gateway at College Green, photographed on May 2, 2019](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/class-gateway-900x422.jpg)
Questions Surface After Faculty Senate Votes To Withdraw Report Recommending Kalyango Keep Tenure
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University’s Faculty Senate voted Monday to withdraw a recommendation that a faculty member keep his tenure following investigations that concluded he sexually harassed two female… Read More
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Identity Thefts Rise As Pandemic Aid Becomes Attractive Target
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens City Council President Christine Knisely received a tax form in the mail two weeks ago and at first didn’t think anything of it. It is… Read More
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Law Enforcement Jockeying For Jail Space During Pandemic
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Local residents have been venting their frustrations on the Nelsonville Police Department’s Facebook page as people arrested for crimes are turned loose because the jail cannot… Read More
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Ohio University Scientists Search For A Way To Shut Down Coronavirus
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — In the race to defeat COVID-19, much of the focus has been on vaccines that stimulate the body’s immune system to prepare for an attack. But… Read More
![Ohio University's Cutler Hall on the first day of the semester.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/OU-Image-scaled-e1599491277344-900x422.jpg)
Pandemic Deepens Ohio University’s Budget Crisis
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University expects to lose about $20 million in revenue because so many students are choosing not to return to campus this semester. This is just… Read More
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Athens Schools On Track To Resume Hybrid Instruction
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Athens School District is still planning to have students return to in-person instruction the last week of January. The district suspended in-person instruction for the… Read More
![A row of desks in a classroom with a backpack hanging up on the back wall](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/school-desk-e1471549255189-900x422.jpg)
Athens City School District Board Wrestles With Questions Of Safety As COVID-19 Pandemic Worsens
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A question asked at a school board meeting Thursday night revealed the extent to which the coronavirus has made a mockery of planning. Can schools remain… Read More
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