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Ohio University’s Budget Crisis Rooted In Economics Of Higher Education
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Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of stories examining the budget crisis that has left Ohio University looking to cut millions of dollars in expenses. As the… Read More
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Athens Schools Temporarily Shifting Back To Virtual Instruction After Holidays
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens City Schools will shift back to full remote instruction for the first three weeks of January after students return from winter break. The change is… Read More
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Ohio University Leaders Struggled To Forecast Depth Of Budget Crisis
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Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories that will examine the budget crisis that has left Ohio University looking to cut millions of dollars in expenses…. Read More
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Sewage Offers Clues To Combating Coronavirus Spread
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The city of Athens learned this week that the presence of the coronavirus in its wastewater is up 10-fold since testing began early in September. The… Read More
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Ohio University Announces Reopening Plan For Spring
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University announced Thursday that all first- and second-year students who want to live on campus in the spring can do so. Spring semester will start… Read More
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Local Surge In Catalytic Converter Thefts Reflects National Trend
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Pat Gryszka arrived at his shop on a Monday morning in mid-September to find he’d become the latest victim of a recent crime ring. Gryszka and his… Read More
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Long-Term Care Facility In Athens Co. Sees Sudden Spike in COVID-19 Cases
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A long-term care facility in Athens County that had no coronavirus cases on Friday reported 19 cases on Monday. This development was reported to the Athens… Read More
![Paper bags filled with non-perishable food is slid down a table to be handed out at the River of Life Church in Middleport, Ohio](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20201007_FoodBank_003-e1642006900922-900x422.jpg)
Food Banks Busy Serving More Families In Need
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Anita Hajivandi is getting used to seeing a lot of new faces at the food pantry she helps run out of a small church in Meigs… Read More
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Ohio University Projections Show Millions In Deficits
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University is looking at a more than $290 million budget deficit over the next five years if revenue and expenses are not brought into closer… Read More
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Ohio University Launches Webpage Listing Executive Compensation
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University launched a new webpage Friday that posts the compensation, including bonuses, paid to senior executives. Until Friday, the only way for the public to… Read More
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OU Executive’s Bonus Raises Questions About Transparency
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — One thing the payment of a $100,000 bonus to an Ohio University senior executive a few months ago has made clear is that this can be… Read More
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Pandemic Has Many Turning To Legal Aid Lawyers For Help
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Three weeks ago, Jason walked out of a Marietta courtroom under orders to move out of his home. He, his wife and two children were being… Read More
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Athens County Officials Prepare For ‘Election Like No Other’
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — In the runup to the November election in 2016, about 45 Athens County voters requested absentee ballots. So far this year, that number is more than… 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)
Professor Alleges Discrimination In Lawsuit Against Ohio University
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University is being sued by a professor who contends that sexual harassment investigations against him were illegally tainted by discrimination because he is Black and… Read More
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Coronavirus Relief Aid Available For Athens Residents
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The city of Athens has close to $100,000 in emergency relief funds to help residents pay their utility bills or their rent or mortgage payments. Because… Read More
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Ohio University Inviting Thousands Of Students Back To Campus
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University announced Tuesday it is inviting 7,200 students to come to campus in a few weeks to finish out the fall semester. The decision to… Read More
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Nelsonville Police Officer Resigns Over ‘Insensitive’ Facebook Post
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) — A Nelsonville police officer sworn in Friday afternoon resigned several hours later over a post she had made on social media. Nelsonville Police Chief Scott Fitch… Read More
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Athens Faces Significant Student Undercount In Census
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — With less than a month left until the 2020 census deadline, Athens is facing a significant shortfall in the number of Ohio University students counted. This… Read More
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