The OUtlet

André Norrils speaks to Ohio University leaders about their plan to address recent incidents directed at Black students, and with students about what changes they want to see, Fallon Howard checks in with Beacon School about their upcoming summer camps, and the 2022 WOUB Senior Class says their goodbyes.

This week on The OUtlet, two beloved events returned to Athens: the International Street Fair and Ratha Con. Also, WOUB Sports Director Bryan Kurp brings us up to speed on Ohio baseball’s current standing in the Mid-American Conference.

This week on The OUtlet, WOUB reporter Sarah Donaldson takes us to an OU tradition fully back for the first time since the pandemic, and Bryan Kurp and Maria Monesi catch us up on Ohio Softball’s recent success.

This week on The OUtlet, Ohio University students react to two incidents directed at Black students on campus last week, and two sisters take the field together for the first time with the softball team because of COVID-19.

This week on The OUtlet, Athens County lawmakers and residents are responding to new law allowing concealed carry without a permit, and WOUB reporter Andre Norrils explains the Route 33 safety corridor.

Athens City Schools used a creative method to give candidates the chance to try out a possible new career, and WOUB Sports Director Bryan Kurp talks about Ohio Baseball and Ohio Softball’s end of game comebacks against Marshall University.

This week on The OUtlet, WOUB reporter Will Price talks about the success of Hocking College’s men’s basketball team, and Sarah Donaldson tells us more about pickleball, a sport sweeping the nation.

This week on The OUtlet, Bobcathon makes a triumphant return after a two year hiatus because of COVID-19, and a 19-year-old candidate is running for state office against current representative Jay Edwards.

People in Athens and the surrounding region had their eyes glued to their TVs on Sunday watching a kid from Southeast Ohio play in the Super Bowl, and even local parks jumped on the action, like Burr Oak State Park, which was (temporarily) renamed to Burrow Oak State Park. However, Kate Anderson explains there is fun you can have there all year.

This week on The OUtlet, WOUB Sports Director Bryan Kurp gives us a rundown of the happenings against Toledo this week and Nick Viland ventures out into Logan, Ohio, to tell us more about the festival dedicated to a world famous cryptid.

This week on the OUtlet, WOUB reporter Nick Viland takes a look into the economic impact of Bengals fans and Joe Burrow fans on local businesses, and forecaster Henry Grof gives an update about the winter weather heading into the region.

The week on The OUtlet, the Athens City School District has a new diversity plan after concerning incidents at Athens High School last year, and WOUB’s lead forecast Erin Ashely gives us the deets about the snow coming up this weekend.

This week on The OUtlet, Dylan Theisen takes us through some of the challenges of getting broadband internet access to southeast Ohio and how these struggles played out during the pandemic. Bam and Bros Barbershop is open for business on Court Street, and André Norrils looks beyond the barber chair to the man cutting hair, and the story of how he found his passion.

This week on The OUtlet, children as young as 5 began getting their COVID-19 vaccines in Athens County after it was approved for emergency use and this week for Winter Weather Awareness Week, our forecasters have you covered with some of the most important information you need to know going into the quickly approaching winter season.

This week on The OUtlet, there’s a new pop-up coffee shop in Athens that is not only selling coffee, but forming connections after the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and WOUB’s lead forecaster Erin Ashley brings us some of this week’s weather trends as well as some important driving safety information for the fall season.

This week on The OUtlet, reporter Olivia Roman takes a look into award-winning Passion Works Studios, an art studio in Athens that serves as an open and accessible space for artists with disabilities. WOUB’s reporters went out in full for election night, covering the election process and the races that followed. In this episode, we look at what the Athens County Board of Elections does every year...

This week on the OUtlet, we preview a few races in the upcoming general election. Tune in to hear more about those vying for Athens City Council, where three incumbent Democrats go head to head with two outside Independents. Also, the city of Athens is trying to increase space for remote work as the workplace continues to go online.

This week on the OUtlet, a local business is working to share a new product and other possibilities in Glouster, and there was heated discussion this week at the Athens city council when an independent candidate ran down city council members about possible tokenization. Hear from our city council reporter who was there this week and more in this episode.

This week on the OUtlet, the city of Athens has finally received American Rescue Plan funding, and WOUB reporter Nick Viland talks to Athens city officials about where the funds will be spent. Just off Carpenter Street in Athens, a local home owner and a local artist collaborated to beautify the neighborhood with a new mural.

This week on the OUtlet, Ohio University athletes are now able to partner with local businesses, and many have been taking advantage of the opportunity, and the city of Nelsonville works to hold on to its status as a city.

This week on the OUtlet, DJ B-Funk talks about the cancellation of the Halloween block party, and Nelsonville fights to hold on to its classification as a city.

This week on the OUtlet, diversity advocates at Ohio University are skeptical about its new inclusive excellence plan, and Athens’ first medical marijuana dispensary opened earlier this week. These stories and more, right here on the OUtlet.

This week on The OUtlet, a Nelsonville group serves up more than dinners and the City of Athens will spend five hundred thousand dollars on an under-street tunnel. These stories and more, right here on The OUtlet.

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