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VIDEO: “Snot Otters” Get A Second Chance In Ohio
By: Madeline K. Sofia | NPR
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North America’s largest amphibian, the Hellbender salamander, is in trouble. They are endangered in several states. A team in Ohio is trying to save them before it’s too late.
Doctors Raise Alarm About Shortages Of Pain Medications
By: Wade Goodwyn | NPR
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A survey of anesthesiologists found that 95 percent say it is impacting patient care. Surgeons, emergency medicine physicians, intensive care unit doctors are also impacted.
WOUB • WORLD: Survivors Of Political Violence ‘Will Make Sure There’s Peace’ In Zimbabwe’s Election
By: Connor Donevan | Ari Shapiro | Kat Lonsdorf | NPR
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Survivors of political violence in Zimbabwe are being trained to serve as election monitors in the country’s July 30 vote. Past elections have been marred by violence and allegations of rigging.
Man Sentenced To Prison Over Fake Airport Bomb Threat
By: Associated Press
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CINCINNATI (AP) – An Ohio man who called in a bomb threat to an airport so he wouldn’t miss his flight has been sentenced to four months in prison. The… Read More
18th Big Bend Blues Bash in Pomeroy July 27-28
By: Emily Votaw
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July 27-28 the Big Bend Blues Bash will bring a variety of impressive contemporary blues acts to downtown Pomeroy to perform on the banks of the Ohio River. This year acts include… Read More
2018 WOUB Golf Tournament Ended Early By Thunderstorms
By: Emily Votaw
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The 2018 WOUB Golf Benefit only took place for a little over a half hour on Friday, July 20, as mid-morning thunderstorms and heavy rains got in the way of… Read More
Ohio Killer Spared After Extent Of Childhood Abuse Revealed
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Gov. John Kasich has spared a condemned killer whose sentence was challenged after a juror came forward with concerns that the extent of the inmate’s… Read More
2nd O’Connor Could Join Race for Open US House Seat in Ohio
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A second candidate surnamed O’Connor could soon be running for an open congressional seat in Ohio. A party spokesman says Matthew O’Connor is preparing to run… Read More
EPA Grant to Help West Virginia Prevent Water Pollution
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito say the state is receiving $1.2 million in funding from the Environmental Protection Agency to battle surface… Read More
Ohio’s Unemployment Rate Increases in June
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – State officials say Ohio’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has increased from May to June. The state’s unemployment rate rose from 4.3 percent in May to 4.5… Read More
This Week On Radio Free Athens: July 21, 2018
Every weekend local music geeks unite to provide the region with 11 hours of creatively curated tunes on WOUB 1340AM, an endeavor that is known commonly as Radio Free Athens!… Read More