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More Than 6,500 Teachers Have Had Unfair Student Debts Erased
After an NPR investigation led to an overhaul of the troubled TEACH Grant program, the U.S. Department of Education says teachers have had nearly $44 million in loans turned back into grants.
Ohio Releases Guidelines For Performing Arts To Reopen
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state has released a reopening plan for the performing arts which takes into account the many variables that come with live theater and music,… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms Two COVID-19 Cases For August 22
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 372 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after two new cases were confirmed Saturday. The Athens City-County… Read More
California Battalion Chief On The Challenge Of Fighting Wildfires During A Heat Wave
Firefighters have been battling hundreds of blazes sparked by thousands of lightning strikes. “It wouldn’t matter if we had five times more firefighters,” says the battalion chief for Sonoma County.