WOUB News & Culture

02/08/2025

A perfect storm of rising costs and enrollment challenges has some small Ohio colleges, and across the country, facing an existential crisis.

02/07/2025

The building on the property needs to come down before the Ohio Department of Natural Resources can come in and clean up the landfill.

The project is supposed to start in October, with an estimated cost of about $500,000, Karina Cheung, ODNR press secretary, said in an email.

Once ODNR’s restores the land, crews can begin constructing the new Tablertown People of Color Museum site.

02/07/2025

A statewide business coalition believes Ohio should harness the demand of data centers, the incredibly energy-intensive facilities being built across the state, in part by overhauling the state’s energy permits and siting process.

A business coalition believes Ohio should harness the demand of data centers by overhauling the state’s energy permits and siting process

02/07/2025

Robinson’s legacy doesn’t just live in museums and galleries.

Her influence is felt by writers and artists in Columbus and across the country.

In 2004, Aminah Robinson received the MacArthur ‘genius’ grant, which allowed her to build her art studio on Sunbury Road in Columbus.

02/06/2025

As homelessness grows throughout the region, some counties have responded by establishing new shelters.

Perry County has not.

The Perry County Housing Coalition wants to set up an overnight shelter. But Commissioner Ben Carpenter said he isn’t convinced a shelter makes sense in Perry County.

As homelessness grows throughout the region, some counties have responded by establishing new shelters. Perry County has not.

02/06/2025

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced Thursday that he is running for state auditor in 2026, continuing the recent game of musical chairs among high-ranking Ohio Republicans.

LaRose announced he is running for state auditor in 2026, continuing the recent game of musical chairs among high-ranking Ohio Republicans.

02/06/2025

It was part of a national movement known as “50 states, 50 protests, one day” event, also known as the “50501 movement”, had one main theme – to criticize the Trump administration’s first days in office.

It was part of a national movement with one main theme - to criticize the Trump administration's first days in office.

02/06/2025

This episode of the 2024 Nelsonville Music Festival Sycamore Sessions features the Athens, OH-based instrumental trio, The Peel.

The Peel is an Athens-based instrumental trio: David Colagiovanni on guitar, Lucy Schwallie and violin and fiddle, and Adam Fuller on banjo.

02/06/2025

Senate Bill 30 would require businesses allow cash in addition to cashless options. “It requires retail businesses to accept cash and if they don’t, it allows a cause of action in the bill so you can sue them,” Blessing said.

There’s a saying that cash is king. And one state lawmaker has a bill to try and keep it that way in Ohio.

02/05/2025

The ordinance before City Council would change the open lot near the intersection of Pomeroy Road and Richland Avenue from R-1 to R-3. This would allow for multifamily homes to be built on the over 8-acre plot.

Athens residents voiced their opinions on a proposal to rezone an empty plot of land along Pomeroy Road.

02/05/2025

Ohio’s Republican Attorney General Dave Yost is among the Republican AGs going after the warehouse club grocery store Costco for its diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.

Ohio’s Republican Attorney General Dave Yost is among the Republican AGs going after the warehouse club grocery store Costco.

02/05/2025

This is according to an Ohio University spokesperson who noted in an email that “universities are not categorized as state agencies.”

02/05/2025

WOUB's Nicholas Kobe spoke with Donald Tardy, drummer for death metal pioneers Obituary, ahead of the group's performance this spring in Columbus at the 2025 Sonic Temple music festival.

Death metal pioneers Obituary are one of the groups set to play Sonic Temple 2025 this spring in Columbus.

02/05/2025

Rural eastern Ohio’s Washington and Monroe counties have become the first in the state to implement Next Generation 911.

Rural eastern Ohio’s Washington and Monroe counties have become the first in the state to implement the Next Generation 911 system.

02/04/2025

Gov. Mike DeWine has issued an executive order telling them to return to their offices by March 17.

DeWine said more private sector businesses are ending work from home policies now, so the state should end its policy too.

02/04/2025

One of the earliest bills reintroduced in the Ohio Senate this January from the last legislative session would flatten the income tax rate, most immediately affecting Ohioans who make more than six figures.

One of the earliest bills reintroduced would flatten the income tax rate, most immediately affecting Ohioans who make more than six figures.

02/04/2025

Ohio has been the hardest hit by the national outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu.

02/04/2025

Gov. Mike DeWine made his pitch Monday to lawmakers about where to put state dollars in his fourth and final biennial budget proposal, which runs a price tag of $61 billion worth of general revenue funds.

Gov. Mike DeWine made his pitch Monday to lawmakers about where to put state dollars in his fourth and final biennial budget proposal.