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Athens City Council adopts resolution in support of reproductive rights
By: Kaitlin Thorne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Members of the Athens City Council took an official stance on the criminalization of abortion during Monday night’s meeting when they unanimously adopted a resolution encouraging… Read More
Ohio Men’s Basketball falls in OT to No. 20 Michigan despite wild regulation buzzer-beater
By: Associated Press
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Hunter Dickinson scored 24 points and had 14 rebounds as No. 20 Michigan, startled by a wild buzzer-beater at the end of regulation, beat Ohio… Read More
Athens Public Transit unveils electric bus
By: Morgan Anderson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Athens Public Transit unveiled its newest form of travel, its first-ever electric bus Nov. 9. Passion Works, a studio centered on inclusivity based in Athens, hosted… Read More
Halloween block party returns with more family-friendly events
By: Hailey Hollinger
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Halloween Block Party on Court Street returned this year for the first time since 2020. It usually occurs on the Saturday closest to Halloween every… Read More
Businesses and students prepare for the return of Halloween festivities in Athens
By: Ayden Crowley
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Halloween festivities return this weekend to Athens following a Covid-19 hiatus. After a quiet two years, the block party that takes place this year on Court… Read More
The Athens Bulldogs defeat the Marietta Tigers to make it to the mens soccer district semi-finals.
By: Jensen Knecht
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Athens, Ohio (WOUB)- The Athens boy’s soccer team beat the Marietta Tigers 4-2 at Logan High School Wednesday night in the district semi-final game. In the first half of the… Read More
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Athens City Council again passes ‘pay to stay’ ordinance
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens City Council voted Monday to once again adopt an ordinance to provide tenants tools to avoid eviction. Ordinance 85-22, which has been called the “pay… Read More
Chief: Ongoing firefighter shortage leaves Athens vulnerable
By: Owen McDermott
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An ongoing firefighter shortage in the state of Ohio has left multiple areas, especially the southeast, vulnerable to alarming damages, said Athens Chief of Fire, Robert Rymer. With the current… Read More
Youth soccer field will replace Athens’ West Elementary following demolition
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — For 100 years, generations of students shuffled through the halls of West Elementary School in Athens. Now the school is shuttered, and by the end of… Read More
City of Athens may pay significantly less than initial estimate for the new fire station property
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The price the city of Athens pays for the land to build a new fire station on may be significantly less than an initial estimate. The… Read More
Ohio University’s first-year class on Athens campus sets a record
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University’s first-year class on the Athens campus for the fall 2022 semester is now the largest in the school’s history. The campus saw 4,441 first-year students,… Read More
Athens City Council passes ‘pay to stay’ ordinance to protect tenants, but asks for legal review
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Athens City Council adopted an ordinance Tuesday that would increase protections for tenants facing eviction because they are behind on their rent. But first council… Read More
Ohio University’s mask requirement on Athens campus rolls back to recommendation as county falls to Medium COVID-19 community level
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University will only recommend masks on the Athens campus in classrooms, labs, studios, clinical settings, other learning spaces and its Child Development Center based on its… Read More
Mask requirement in classrooms on OU’s Athens campus returns Monday as county reaches High COVID-19 community level
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University will require masks on the Athens campus starting Monday in classrooms, labs, studios, clinical settings, other learning spaces and its Child Development Center based on… Read More
Athens prepares to buy land for new fire station, which could be completed by the end of next year
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — If all goes according to plan, a new Athens fire station on Stimson Avenue could be ready for move-in by the end of next year. First,… Read More
Burrow is practicing and should be ready for the Bengals’ opener
By: Associated Press
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow is fully participating in training camp three weeks after having an appendectomy. He had surgery on July 26. Burrow has an eye on getting ready… Read More
Athens bowling alley could become a storage facility if no one steps in to reopen it
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The shuttered Rollerbowl Lanes bowling alley in Athens could be converted into storage units, but the family that owns it is open to alternatives. The bowling… Read More
An unexpected birth in the O’Bleness Hospital parking lot brings two women together
By: Jensen Knecht
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Two women met in an unexpected way earlier this summer thanks to an unexpected delivery. Rachel Sharp’s day started off fairly normal, with her going to… Read More
Athens City Council refers towing ordinance to committee
By: Jack Demmler
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – In a unanimous decision, the Athens City Council voted Monday to refer an ordinance that would dismantle the city’s towing regulations back to committee. The ordinance… Read More
Athens leaders are considering a switch to two-way traffic on historic Court Street
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – City leaders are considering turning Court Street in historic uptown Athens into a two-way street. The plan is to also do the same with the one-way… Read More
Residents petition City Council to decriminalize abortion in Athens
By: Kaitlin Thorne
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ATHENS, Ohio – The subject of abortion wasn’t on the agenda for Monday’s Athens City Council meeting, but city residents turned out in force to ask the Council to protect… Read More
A local organization is sending supplies to support Ukrainians
By: Jada Respress
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A local group is shipping supplies to Ukrainians affected by the current warfare with Russia. Little Wing Relief is an Athens-based humanitarian organization that sends relief… Read More
As gas prices start to fall in Athens, some ask why they were so high in the first place
By: Jensen Knecht
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Gas prices in Athens were significantly higher than in surrounding areas for weeks, which had many frustrated customers wondering why. Patrick De Haan, a national fuel… Read More
Marietta-based health system plans a $20 million expansion in Athens
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — At a time when rural communities throughout the country are losing access to healthcare because of hospital closures, Athens is about to see a significant expansion… Read More
WOUB’s ‘WHO Lies Beneath: The Asylum’ uses actors and lots of research to tell the stories of patients of the former Athens Lunatic Asylum
By: Emily Votaw
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Nearly 1,700 patients buried on the grounds of the former psychiatric hospital now known as The Ridges lay interred under slim, white headstones marked with a… Read More
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