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Athens Co. Confirms One New COVID-19 Case For August 21
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 370 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one new case was confirmed Friday. The Athens City-County Health Department confirmed the case in a press release sent August 21. An analysis of Ohio Department of Health data indicates the new case involved… Read More
Coronavirus Testing Expanded To Assisted-Living Facilities
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has expanded coronavirus testing to all staff members at assisted living facilities. Lance Himes is the governor’s interim director of the Department of Health. Himes issued an order Friday that expands the testing already being done in nursing homes. The order requires all assisted living facility staff… Read More
For Students With Disabilities, Schools Say They Have To Do Better In The Fall
By: Cory Turner | NPR
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When U.S. schools went online-only in the spring, many struggled to provide vital services to students with disabilities. Families, advocates and many educators say this fall has to be different.
Environmental Groups Challenge Ohio Gas Storage Permits
By: Mark Gillispie | AP
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Environmental groups have asked an Ohio appeals court to revoke drilling permits granted by a state agency for construction of massive underground salt caverns to store natural gas liquids along the Ohio River, according to a lawsuit. The complaint filed Thursday with the 10th District Court of Appeals in Columbus accuses the Ohio Department… Read More
Mine Safety Officials Won’t Do More To Protect Coal Miners From COVID-19, Letter Says
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (OVR) —The Mine Safety and Health Administration is declining to issue an emergency temporary standard that could protect coal miners whose jobs make them vulnerable to the coronavirus. That’s according to an August 14 letter from Department of Labor Deputy Assistant Secretary Joe Wheeler to West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin. MSHA can issue emergency temporary… Read More
CDC Study Suggests Inmates Should Have Been Tested In Mass
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A recent study by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention suggests correctional facilities that resisted mass coronavirus testing for inmates erred in their decision to only test inmates with symptoms, leading to large initial undercounts. The study released this week examined 13 prisons and jails in California, Colorado, Ohio and… Read More
This Week From the Radio Free Athens Crew: August 22, 2020
From R@T: This week your friendly Radio Free Athens crew has overwhelmingly agreed to take a break from creating new playlists. We are urging you, our faithful listeners, to support one of the favorite events of the RFA family, The Nelsonville Music Festival. Friday and Saturday night Stuart’s Opera House will be presenting a virtual… Read More
Virtual Nelsonville Music Festival Interviews: The D-Rays
By: Weiler Harmon
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WOUB Digital · Virtual Nelsonville Music Festival Interviews: The D-Rays Early on in the COVID-19 crisis, the 2020 Nelsonville Music Festival announced its cancellation due to the infectious disease outbreak. In its place, Ohio University School of Media Arts & Studies Director Josh Antonuccio and Nelsonville Music Festival Executive Director Tim Peacock created the Virtual Nelsonville Music… Read More
Virtual Nelsonville Music Festival Interviews: Vieux Farka Touré
By: Emily Votaw
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Vieux Farka Touré is a West African guitar hero from Mali, son of the legendary Ali Farka Touré. He is also one of the performers who submitted a pre-recorded set to the Virtual Nelsonville Music Festival, which will stream August 21-22 as a fundraiser for Stuart’s Opera House and their arts education efforts. Below, read… Read More