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Athens Hosts Tax Talk
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Municipal income tax uniformity. That may not be something you're all excited about but some people think it's important. And those people will be coming to Athens today to talk… Read More
Athens Board of Ed Will Consider New Contract
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Athens City Schools Superintendent Carl Martin says non-teaching employees of the district have ratified a new working and wage agreement. Now it's up to the school board to consider the… Read More
Athens Housing Project Gets Public Hearing
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Athens Mayor Paul Wiehl says attendance was light today for a public hearing for the proposed Madison Heights project. But Wiehl says there was quite a bit of discussion by… Read More
Hair Bag “Not Related To A Crime”
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State agents say a bag of human hair found in Junction City "is believed to have been collected from a barber shop and not related to a crime." That is… Read More
Wednesday Audio Update
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Deputy charged, tourism report released and bank robber pleads guilty. These are today's headline stories.
Bank Robber Pleads Guilty
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The man accused of robbing a Stockport bank last week has entered a guilty plea in Morgan County Common Pleas Court. Bradley Divel of Cutler will be sentenced later. He… Read More
Washington Deputy Released On Bond
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A Washington County Sheriff's Deputy is now facing charges of breaking and entering and his been fired from the department. Dustin Maze, 30, of Belpre is free on bond following… Read More
Washington Co. Deputy Arrested
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Washington County Sheriff Larry Mincks says a deputy sheriff has been arrested. The deputy and two other subjects allegedly were involved in a 2007 breaking and entering. Their names have… Read More
Athens Tourism Tops $130 million
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The Athens County Convention and Visitors Bureau has just released data showing tourism generated more than $130 million in local sales in 2011. According to a new report, Athens County's… Read More
Fairfield Bans Gassing Of Dogs
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After months of emotional debate and protests, a central Ohio county will no longer be euthanizing stray dogs with carbon-monoxide gas. Fairfield County commissioners voted Tuesday to switch to lethal… Read More
Romney Blasts Obama
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has delivered a harsh indictment of President Barack Obama's re-election strategy, accusing the president of running, in Romney's words, a "campaign of division and anger… Read More
Feral Swine Problems In Ohio
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Ohio has a pig problem. Yes, that's right – a pig problem. A wild pig problem. Craig Hicks is a Wildlife Disease Biologist and he's the go-to guy in… Read More
“Exciting Time” For Ohio Wine
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Donniella Winchell says "It is an exciting time" for the wine industry in Ohio. Winchell is the executive director of the Ohio Wine Producers Association. She's not just talking about… Read More
Cincinnati Man Arrested For Election Fraud
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A Cincinnati man is now facing charges in Athens for forging signatures on an election petition. Timothy Zureick, 21, has been indicted for 22 counts of False Signatures and one… Read More
Romney Supports Coal Industry In Belmont County
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is campaigning today in the mostly rural, Appalachian part of Ohio. Romney's first stop was in the small town of Beallsville in Belmont County. Joe… Read More
Looking For A New State School Funding Mechanism
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State Representative Debbie Phillips of Albany is working overtime this summer scrutinizing primary and secondary education. Representative Phillips sits on a subcommittee with two fellow Democrats and four Repubicans studying… Read More
Rural Action Has New Americorps Class
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Rural Action is bringing in a new batch of 14 volunteers to do environmental projects. The volunteers are AmeriCorps workers and they start work today. They're participating in a program… Read More
Still Uncertainty Over Muskingum River Power Plant
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An American Electric Power spokesman says it's too soon to say what's going to happen at the Muskingum River Power Plant. AEP is planning to stop burning coal at the… Read More
Regional Foundation Gets $200,000 Grant
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The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio is in the business of acquiring funds and using the money for quality of life programs in our 32 county region. The goal of a… Read More
Live Healthy Appalachia Chipping Away
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Healthy eating and Appalachia are not words normally used in the same sentence. However, that is starting to change through the efforts of the organization Live Healthy Appalachia in Athens…. Read More
Eastpointe Park Continues to Grow
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The Zanesville-Muskingum County Port Authority is planning to add more railroad capacity at the EastPointe Business Park. Port Authority Executive Director Mike Jacoby says a just-announced state grant will help… Read More
Vino De Milo Seeing Significant Growth
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"Athens is the artisan food capital of Ohio." So says Jonathan Leal, an artisan – or specialty – food producer himself. WOUB News talked with Leal recently at his booth… Read More
No Bids For Lake Hope Concession
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It's a set-back for Lake Hope State Park. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources was looking for someone to run the new dining lodge and Thursday was the deadline for… Read More
No Bond Change For Wooten
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A Glouster man charged with involuntary manslaughter will continue under house arrest. Prosecutors told a judge that Gary Wooten had violated his bond terms but the judge has rejected their… Read More
Tentative Agreement For Athens School Workers
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Athens City Schools Superintendent Carl Martin says negotiations Wednesday produced a tentative agreement with non-teaching employees of the district. Those workers recently voted down a proposed contract, sending representatives back… Read More
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