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Athens County Confirms 15 New COVID-19 Cases For Feb. 26
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 4,609 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 15 were reported Friday. The Ohio Department of Health confirmed… Read More
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Climate Change Increases Flooding Risk For Some 230,000 Ohio Valley Homes
By: Suhail Bhat | Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (OVR) — A new analysis of flooding risk that accounts for the effects of climate change finds many more homes in Appalachian communities in Kentucky, Ohio and West… Read More
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Foster Care Review Boards Seeking Volunteers Around Kentucky
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Officials say volunteers are being sought in nearly half of Kentucky’s counties to review cases of children in the foster care system. A statement from the… Read More
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State Senate President Calls Unemployment Issues ‘Catastrophic Government Failure’
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The top leader of the Ohio Senate says the issues with the state’s unemployment compensation system represent a catastrophic government failure. Senate President Matt… Read More
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Kentucky Man Pleads Guilty To Improper Shipping Of Nuclear Waste
By: Associated Press
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man charged with illegally dumping low-level nuclear waste at an Estill County landfill has pleaded guilty in federal court to two charges of shipping… Read More
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Ohio Lawmakers Change Key Parts Of Governor’s Transportation Budget
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An Ohio House committee stripped provisions from Gov. Mike DeWine’s transportation budget, one of which targets distracted driving. The House committee removed part of the… Read More
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This Week From the Radio Free Athens Crew: February 28, 2021
Check out these YouTube playlists from the Radio Free Athens crew — hopefully we will all be ready to get back in the studio soon for live radio, but until… Read More
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From Coal Miner’s Daughter to Record-Breaking Artist – “LORETTA LYNN: MY STORY IN MY WORDS”- March 4 at 8 pm
LORETTA LYNN: MY STORY IN MY WORDS Premieres on WOUB March 4 at 8:00 pm Follow the Rise of the “Coal Miner’s Daughter” to Record-Breaking Artist 2021 marks the… Read More
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WOUB Employee Spotlight: On-Air Coordinator Kayla Romine
Romine has worked at WOUB since 2011 ATHENS, OH – Much of what viewers see on WOUB TV goes through On-Air Coordinator Kayla Romine in one way or another. Romine… Read More
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Ohio Men’s Basketball: Bobcats Continue to Roll, Extend Win Streak to Six
By: Bryan Kurp
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A six-game winning streak. It’s something the Bobcats haven’t achieved since the 2012-13 season, when Jim Christian was the head coach and D.J. Cooper led the… Read More