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The World’s Most Wanted Animal | NATURE | Coming Wednesday, May 23 at 8
Season 36 finale premieres Wednesday, May 23 at 8 pm on WOUB Pangolins are often described as “the most endangered animal you’ve never heard of.” The world’s only scaly mammal,… Read More

2018 WOUB Public Media Golf Benefit
Tee off for WOUB! Join us on Friday, July 20, 2018 at the Athens Country Club for the WOUB Golf Tournament! Don’t miss out on a day of golf, great… Read More

Scott Woods, Ivars Balkits to Appear at May Spoken and Heard
The Dairy Barn Arts Center is pleased to announce the lineup for our May Spoken and Heard poetry event, featuring Scott Woods and Ivars Balkits. The event is May 24,… Read More

This Week On Radio Free Athens: May 19, 2018
(Almost) every weekend local music geeks unite to provide the region with (usually) 11 hours of creatively curated tunes on WOUB 1340AM, an endeavor that is entitled Radio Free Athens!… Read More

Athens Armory to Receive Official Historic Marker May 19
By: Emily Votaw
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On Saturday, May 19 starting at 11 a.m. a historic marker for the Athens armory, located at the intersection of West Carpenter Street and Court Street will be dedicated, after… Read More

Judge Apologizes to Ohio Man Kicked by Officer at Sentencing
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A judge in Ohio’s capital city of Columbus has apologized to a man who was kicked in the head by a police officer before sentencing him… Read More

Two Killed in Fatal Crash in Meigs County
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PORTLAND – Two people were killed and two others flown to area hospitals following a crash in Meigs County on US Route 33 on Thursday morning. According to the State… Read More

West Virginia Drug Court Participants Learn About Nutrition
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia University says its Extension Service has been working with drug court programs to help recovering drug users with support and education. Health educator Kandi… Read More

State Board Certifies Ohio Marijuana Legalization Petition
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A state board has certified a petition for another proposed Ohio ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana. The initiative would allow Ohioans age 21 or older… Read More

Ohio Sees Another Dip In Unemployment Rate In April
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – State officials say Ohio’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.3 percent in April, but remained higher than the national rate. The state unemployment rate decreased… Read More