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Scope Local, Student/Alumni
Language English
Country United States of America
Media Market Columbus, OH
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Nelsonville is considering locations for a new city pool

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By Haley Richardson
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Nelsonville is considering locations for a new city pool By: Haley Richardson Posted on: Tuesday, April 14, 2026 < < Back to ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Nelsonville took suggestions for a place to build a new community pool after having to close its current one because of structural issues. During Thursday’s town hall, residents suggested the former Jobs and Family Services building on the Public Square, a lot near Nelsonville Brick Park, and Polley Field to house the new pool.
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Hosting solar can be a lifeline for farmers. But overcoming local opposition is tough

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By Aaron Payne
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Hosting solar can be a lifeline for farmers. But overcoming local opposition is tough By: Joshua A. Bickel I AP Posted on: Tuesday, April 14, 2026 < < Back to CANFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Through the window of his combine, Wayne Greier watches his teenage son Blake drive a tractor across an empty field, towing a plow into position for another uncertain season of spring planting. Greier would be worrying less if the solar farm he wanted on his land had come to pass.
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Could data centers boost Appalachian Ohio? Experts say it’s complicated

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By Amanda Pirani
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Could data centers boost Appalachian Ohio? Experts say it’s complicated By: Amanda Pirani Posted on: Monday, April 13, 2026 < < Back to ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Last month, what could become the country’s largest data center was announced with great fanfare in Pike County. Hundreds gathered under a tent filled with lights and booming music to hear what the project will mean for their future. Visions of rapid economic development were met with roaring applause.
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What to know about Trump's tax breaks for tips and overtime when filing state tax returns

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By Aaron Payne
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What to know about Trump’s tax breaks for tips and overtime when filing state tax returns By: David A. Lieb | AP Posted on: Monday, April 13, 2026 < < Back to As the tax-filing deadline nears, millions of Americans are expected to claim new federal income tax breaks for tips and overtime wages available for the first time under a wide-ranging tax law enacted by President Donald Trump. But many people won’t get those same deductions when they fill out their state income tax forms.
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War in Iran sends inflation soaring and the mood of American consumers plunging

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By Aaron Payne
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War in Iran sends inflation soaring and the mood of American consumers plunging By: Christopher Rugaber | AP Posted on: Friday, April 10, 2026 < < Back to WASHINGTON (AP) — The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation last month, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening already substantial political hurdles for the White House.
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A DuPont settlement of $65 million will support safe drinking water in southeast Ohio

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By Amanda Pirani
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A DuPont settlement of $65 million will support safe drinking water in southeast Ohio By: Amanda Pirani | David Forster | WOUB Posted on: Friday, April 10, 2026 < < Back to ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — A $65 million state settlement with DuPont can now be distributed to southeast Ohio communities for projects supporting safe drinking water. The Chemours facility, formerly the Dupont company’s site, in Washington, West Virginia.
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An Athens apartment complex is under foreclosure after its owner was sentenced in mortgage fraud case

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By Amanda Pirani
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An Athens apartment complex is under foreclosure after its owner was sentenced in mortgage fraud case By: Amanda Pirani Posted on: Wednesday, April 8, 2026 < < Back to ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — An Athens apartment complex providing student rentals and low-income housing is under foreclosure after its owner was caught up in a multimillion dollar loan scheme last year.
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JD Vance has a new book about his religious faith, 'Communion,' coming out later this spring

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By Aaron Payne
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JD Vance has a new book about his religious faith, ‘Communion,’ coming out later this spring By: Hillel Italie | AP Posted on: Tuesday, March 31, 2026 < < Back to WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Vice President JD Vance has a new book coming out that will explore his religious faith and his conversion to Catholicism as an adult.
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In Ohio’s rural areas, zoning is sometimes a four letter word. Data centers could change that.

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By Amanda Pirani
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In Ohio’s rural areas, zoning is sometimes a four letter word. Data centers could change that. By: Amanda Pirani Posted on: Monday, March 30, 2026 < < Back to SCIOTO TOWNSHIP (WOUB/Report for America) — On a snowy March evening, over 200 people packed into the Scioto Township Volunteer Fire Department. From Amish farmers to public officials, they’re all there to discuss whether a large-scale data center might be coming to Jackson County.
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Ohio Softball dominates Central Michigan 12-7, wins weekend series - WOUB Public Media

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By Andrew Bowlby
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Ohio Softball dominates Central Michigan 12-7, wins weekend series By: Eva Greene Posted on: Sunday, March 29, 2026 < < Back to ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – It’s the final game of the Ohio Bobcats’ (22-12, 5-4 MAC) series against the Central Michigan Chippewas (14-14, 5-5 MAC). The Bobcats split the doubleheader with the Chippewas, and this time was no different as Ohio won 12-7.
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WOUB-TV (Athens, OH) Journalists

Baidya, Atish
Barnes, Robin
Brewer, Mark
Donaldson, Sarah
Douds, Terry
Forster, David
Gibson, Bryan
Payne, Aaron
Romine, Kayla
Smith, Rusty
Votaw, Emily