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Bill Would Offer Ohio High School Students A Do-Over On Last Year’s Classes
By: Dylan Theisen
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — School administrators are raising questions about a new bill designed to help high school students get back on track following pandemic-related setbacks. The High School Academic Recovery Act would… Read More

Bill Would Offer Ohio High School Students A Do-Over On Last Year’s Classes
By: Dylan Theisen
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — School administrators are raising questions about a new bill designed to help high school students get back on track following pandemic-related setbacks. The High School Education… Read More

Ohio University Ending Year Strong Despite Pandemic, But Big Challenges Remain
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University expected the pandemic to deliver a serious blow to its already fragile financial situation and leave it millions of dollars in the hole. Instead,… Read More

Ohio Budget Director Expects $3 Billion Surplus Over The Next Two Years
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state budget process began during the pandemic, when schools and businesses were closed, unemployment numbers were at double digits, and terrifying predictions of… Read More

Athens Co. Confirms 2 New COVID-19 Cases For June 17
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,236 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after two new cases were reported Thursday. The Ohio Department… Read More

Cutler Station Releases Exclusive Indrid Cold Inspired Track ‘The Man In the Lantern’
By: Emily Votaw
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On November 2, 1966, sewing machine salesman Woodrow Derenberger was driving home on Route 77 to Mineral Wells, WV from Marietta, OH when a “metallic cigar-shaped craft” appeared and blocked… Read More

Radio Free Athens June 19 Show To Feature Pt. 2 of Grachan Moncur III Special, Eric Dolphy Birthday Commemoration
Radio Free Athens (RFA) runs from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturdays on WOUB 1340 AM and allows community volunteers and Ohio University students to present music and interview… Read More