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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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