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![Jessica Barden as “Ruth” in Nicole Riegel’s HOLLER.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/HOLLER-Still-1-e1623705137125-900x422.jpg)
New Film ‘Holler’ Sheds Light On Struggles Of Being Young In Appalachia
By: Katie Meyers | Ohio Valley ReSource
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JACKSON, Ohio (OVR) — When Nicole Riegel left her hometown of Jackson, Ohio, at the age of 18, she couldn’t wait to be gone. Last year, Riegel returned to Jackson… Read More
![Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost at a press conference announcing the settlement with Centene.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/yost_at_pbm_lawsuit_press_conf_pic_1_0-e1623703617982-900x422.jpg)
Ohio AG Settles With Pharmacy Benefits Manager For $88.3 Million
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio has settled a lawsuit filed just three months ago with a pharmacy benefits manager it accused of using subcontractors to overcharge Ohio’s Medicaid program…. Read More
![A banner over Court St. in Athens urges people to wear masks.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Image-from-iOS-scaled-e1596476363128-900x422.jpg)
Athens Co. Confirms No New COVID-19 Cases For June 12-14
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County remained at 5,233 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after no new cases were reported for Saturday, Sunday and Monday…. Read More
![A person is vaccinated at a clinic in Ohio](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/yvette_hardy_teacher_at_st_mary_catholic_getting_covid_vaccine_020221_-_konik-e1613397298140-900x422.jpg)
Rural Communities Fall Further Behind In COVID-19 Vaccination Rates
By: Austin Fast | NPR
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Cities are leaving rural areas behind in the race to vaccinate against COVID-19, but some states’ suburbs are struggling, too. To close the gap experts say, outreach needs to be hyperlocal.
![Sam Campbell (left), a middle school teacher at Nelsonville York, and Cali Sankar, a junior high teacher at Trimble, prepare and assemble an art project called Unity, which was produced by students from multiple schools in the region, in Athens, Ohio, on Monday, June 7, 2021. Unity will be on display on East State Street near the Athens Community Center sometime in June.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/060721_CommUNITY_027-scaled-e1623681740132-900x422.jpg)
Athens County Students And Teachers Team Up To Create Community Mural
By: Taylor Burnette
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — From rolling hills, to pawpaws, to bricks, to “ditch lilies,” there are a lot of symbols that students think of when they think of Athens County. These… Read More
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Summer With the Athens County Public Library
By: Emily Votaw
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Memories of taking part in the summer programming at your public library are of a potent variety. That icy cold air conditioning washing over you as you sit fully enveloped… Read More
![Family of four eating at restaurant](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Us_EP1_6-900x422.jpg)
A Family Holiday Across Europe – What Could Go Wrong? “Us” on MASTERPIECE, Starts Sunday June 20
Us Tom Hollander and Saskia Reeves star in an adaptation of David Nicholls’ bestselling novel on MASTERPIECE Sundays, June 20 and 27 on PBS Paris, Venice and Barcelona are… Read More