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Athens Co. Confirms Second Positive Case of COVID-19
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Another positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Athens County. The Athens City-County Health Department confirmed the second case on Saturday, March 28. The first case was confirmed in an announcement on Thursday, March 26. The department said after the first confirmation that an investigation into the patient’s close contacts was underway…. Read More
Ohioans Experiencing Homelessness Face Special Challenges During Coronavirus Pandemic
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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The more than 10,000 people in Ohio identified as homeless are already at a higher risk for catching communicable diseases but the coronavirus pandemic is making matters worse. Advocates for the homeless say it’s hard to maintain the 6-foot distance between residents in shelters, and keeping clean can be an issue. Jessica Jenkins, who works with… Read More
‘There’s Going To Be Something Better for Him’: Former Blackjewel Miners Reflect on Changes in Coal Country
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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On a blistering August afternoon in Cumberland, Kentucky, David Pratt, Jr. stood in the middle of a two-lane highway, holding a sign that read “COAL MINERS AND TRUCKERS AGAINST CORPORATE AMERICA.” A few yards away, his father, David Pratt Sr., who is graying but still muscular, leaned back in a lawn chair perched precariously on… Read More
Ohio University Student Workers Struggle with COVID-19
By: Jacob Murray
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ATHENS, Ohio — Ohio University students had heard for the past couple of weeks about the spread of COVID-19, not knowing that their lives would soon be affected in more ways than they could ever imagine. Then the colleges switched to online classes for the remainder of the semester, and when Governor Mike Dewine closed… Read More
Music From the Radio Free Athens Crew: March 27, 2020
Like most everything else, Radio Free Athens has been impacted by the current situation pertaining to COVID-19, which the World Health Organization has deemed a pandemic. Although you won’t get to hear your favorite DJs on the air until at least April, we will be supplying faithful listeners with playlists in the meantime. Find them… Read More
Pay Tribute to the Original TV Chef in DISHING WITH JULIA CHILD; Fridays at 10 & 10:30 pm Starting April 3
Nine of America’s Most Popular Chefs – José Andrés, Rick Bayless, Carla Hall, Vivian Howard, Sara Moulton, Jacques Pépin, Éric Ripert, Marcus Samuelsson and Martha Stewart – Pay Tribute to the Original TV Chef in DISHING WITH JULIA CHILD New Six-Part Series Broadcast Premiere on Fridays, April 3-17 on PBS When Julia Child’s seminal… Read More