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Trump Power: Industry Analysts Say New Rule Will Not Fuel Coal Comeback
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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When President Trump wants to talk coal, he comes to West Virginia. So it was not surprising that the president visited Charleston just hours after his administration unveiled a long-awaited… Read More
West Virginia Rate Reduction, Cost Removal Settlements OK’d
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia Public Service Commission has approved rate reduction settlements for utility companies totaling almost $85 million annually starting next month. The PSC also Friday… Read More
Athens City School Board Approves Search For Sexual Harassment Investigator
By: Susan TebbenBy: Susan Tebben
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ATHENS — Athens City Schools is moving forward with the search for an independent investigator amid allegations of a lack of response after a sexual assault complaint nearly 10 years… Read More
Ohio State Senator Retains GOP Hold On Open US House Seat
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A two-term Ohio state senator who was backed by both President Donald Trump and Gov. John Kasich, a Trump critic, has won a congressional special election,… Read More
Champion Ham Fetches Record $2.8 Million At Kentucky Auction
By: Associated Press
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – That’s no ordinary slab of meat on a platter: the grand champion ham of the 2018 Kentucky State Fair has fetched a record $2.8 million at… Read More
Fad Or The Future? Robot-Made Burgers Wow the Crowds In San Francisco
By: Anna Mantzaris I NPR
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As more culinary robots find their way into commercial food prep, one restaurant in San Francisco called Creator is hoping to strike a balance between high tech and the human touch.
Final Review of Ballots in 12 District Congressional Race Underway
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A final review of ballots cast in a deadlocked special congressional election in Ohio is underway. The bipartisan Franklin County Board of Elections authorized staff Friday… Read More
Cleveland Metro Parks Zoo Welcomes Baby Eastern Black Rhino
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) – The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo has welcomed a new baby eastern black rhino. Zoo staff members say the mother and calf are doing well. They will be allowed… Read More
Jobless Rates Fall in 110 Kentucky counties in July 2018
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky officials say unemployment rates fell in 110 of the state’s counties between July 2017 and July 2018. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says jobless rates… Read More
GG Magree to Appear at Ohio’s Breakaway Festival Aug. 24
By: Emily Votaw
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GG Magree is an Australian EDM artist, specializing in the sort of crystalline beats that get enormous festival crowds pumping. She’s performed with the likes of Die Antwood, Pharrell, T-Pain,… Read More
This Week On Radio Free Athens: August 25, 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