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Aretha Franklin: The Deep Cuts
Staff members of NPR remember the Queen of Soul beyond her No. 1 hits. These are Aretha Franklin’s most essential deep cuts.
Rural Risk: Mobile Clinics Help Tackle Multifaceted Opioid Crisis
In a room at the Letcher County Health Department in Whitesburg, Kentucky, about 20 people are learning how to use naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal medication. Among them is 18-year-old… Read More
Investigation Underway In Alleged Athens Schools Sexual Assault Cover Up
ATHENS — The Athens City School District is arranging for an outside investigation to review allegations of mishandling by the school district when it came to a 2010 alleged sexual… Read More
University of Akron to Phase Out 80 Degree Programs
AKRON, Ohio (AP) – The University of Akron will phase out 80 degree programs as it adjusts to changing demands. The changes announced by UA Wednesday were based on declining… Read More
University of Akron to Phase Out 80 Degree Programs
AKRON, Ohio (AP) – The University of Akron will phase out 80 degree programs as it adjusts to changing demands. The changes announced by UA Wednesday were based on declining… Read More
Hazard Ahead: Ohio Valley Auto Industry Concerned About Trump Trade Policies
Automotive manufacturing leaders met in Kentucky to discuss how changes in U.S. trade policy under President Trump affect the industry and its growing presence in the Ohio Valley. Industry leaders gathered for… Read More
Ohio Football: Bobcats wrap-up first scrimmage of 2018
*NOTE: any stats used are unofficial* ATHENS, OH — Ohio Football is one step closer to opening week after completing it’s first scrimmage of the 2018 season. The scrimmage featured… Read More
Ohio’s Unemployment Rate Rises Slightly From June to July
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – State officials say Ohio’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased slightly from June to July. The state’s unemployment rate rose from 4.5 percent in June to 4.6… Read More
Joe Anderl of The 1984 Draft ‘Makes Good Choices’
There are some real tropes to be investigated when it comes to Midwestern post-punk alternative rock. Whether you’re listening to The Replacements, Hüsker Dü, Guided By Voices, The Weakerthans, Sugar,… Read More
Ohio High Court Won’t Hear Appeal from Dismantled E-School
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Supreme Court dealt a big blow to the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow with a ruling last week and now it has decided it won’t… Read More
Ohio Clears 2 More Medical Marijuana Processors, 2 More Labs
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Department of Commerce says it’s made additional progress in ramping up Ohio’s medical marijuana program. The state issued provisional licenses Friday to two more processors… Read More
This Week On Radio Free Athens: August 18, 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
Nathan Carter: Celtic Country | Sunday, August 26 at 2
NATHAN CARTER: CELTIC COUNTRY – Country and Irish Music Sensation Featured in a Concert from Dublin – Country and Irish music sensation Nathan Carter was catapulted to stardom in 2012… Read More