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#NeverAgain in Athens
By: Kay Jurma, Seth Eggenschwiller
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On February 14th, 2018, 17 lives were lost in a high school in Parkland, Florida to an active shooter with an assault rifle. As ripples of grief passed through the… Read More
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Another Place Plastics Are Turning Up: Organic Fertilizer From Food Waste
By: Christopher Joyce | NPR
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Turning food waste into fertilizer is popular in parts of Europe and is catching on in the U.S. But tiny plastics are also making their way into that fertilizer — and into the food chain.
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Snookered: Pool Tournament Ban Has Seniors Wondering Who Calls The Shots
By: Nicole Erwin | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Billy Hobby’s days are largely filled by two things: church and pool. “I play everyday, mostly,” Hobby said, sitting next to his wife, Barbara. “Well, I enjoy watching him play,”… Read More
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‘Concerned’ Evangelicals Plan To Meet With Trump As Sex Scandals Swirl
By: Sarah McCammon | NPR
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Trump denies knowledge of a payment to a porn star to cover up a sexual encounter. Evangelical leaders, worried about the midterms, have arranged a meeting with the president at Trump’s D.C. hotel.
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A New Sun Rises for Athens’ Solar Community
By: Lily Bradley
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Renewable energy, specifically solar, is more accessible and affordable than ever. Since 2008, the cost of utility-scale solar projects has decreased by nearly 70 percent, and the cost of distributed… Read More
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N-Y Band Boosters Thief Sentenced
By: WOUB Staff reports
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ATHENS — A Nelsonville woman will have to pay back $50,000 to a local school district’s band boosters and spend nearly five years in prison for taking the money. Anna… Read More
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Trade War Fears Have Ohio Valley Soy Growers Nervous
By: Nicole Erwin | Ohio Valley ReSource
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China buys more than half of the soybeans grown in the Ohio Valley. So China’s threat this week to place a 25 percent tariff on U.S. soy means farmers would… Read More
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Some Residents in West Virginia County Without Water
By: Associated Press
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WAYNE, W.Va. (AP) – Some residents in a West Virginia county have been without water for eight days. Wayne County water crews have been working to find the leak along… Read More
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Kentucky Teachers Vow to Flex their Political Muscle
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Bruised by their fight over pensions, Kentucky teachers are putting politicians to the test. They’re mobilizing like never before to support candidates they see as supporting… Read More
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WOUB-TV to Double Content Offerings Starting April 11
Starting at midnight on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, WOUB-TV will be doubling our content on our WOUB Athens and WOUC Cambridge transmitters. “The way that I have thought of (these… Read More
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Aftermath of ECOT’s Closure
By: Alexander Moore, Matt Lackritz, Micaela Marshall
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The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, better known as ECOT, unexpectedly shut down January 18, 2018, leaving thousands of students and teachers without a school where they could learn and work…. Read More
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Overdose Rates On The Decline In West Virginia County
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – One West Virginia county has seen a 55 percent decrease in overdoses per month since September. The Herald-Dispatch quotes Huntington Mayor Steve Williams as saying Cabell… Read More
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Lawsuit: Agency Didn’t Do Enough To Stop Mine Disaster
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A lawsuit filed by a miner’s widow says the Mine Safety and Health Administration didn’t do enough to stop the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster. The… Read More
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Fishing Tournament Seeks To Remove Asian Carp From Waterways
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A bowfishing tournament will be held this summer to help remove the invasive Asian carp from Kentucky and Barkley lakes. The Kentucky Department of Fish and… Read More
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Judge Grants Class-Action Lawsuit In Ohio Disability Lawsuit
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A federal judge has granted class action status to a lawsuit brought on behalf of Ohioans with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The lawsuit alleges such individuals… Read More
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Trump’s Takeover | FRONTLINE | Coming Tuesday, April 10 at 10
Donald Trump’s first year as president has been marked by unprecedented turmoil: open warfare with Republican leaders; Twitter attacks on GOP senators; and inflammatory statements that rally Trump’s base, outrage Republican… Read More