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OU Women’s Basketball Player Receives Surprise Scholarship
By: Will Price
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — It may be the offseason, but Ohio University’s women’s basketball team had reason to celebrate earlier this week. Senior Hunter Rogan received a surprise scholarship earlier… Read More

Athens Co. Removes 1 Previously Confirmed COVID-19 Case July 2
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County fell to 5,249 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one previously confirmed case was removed from the data Friday…. Read More

Health Experts Urge COVID-19 Caution For Unvaccinated People This Fourth Of July
By: Taylor Burnette
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POMEROY, Ohio (WOUB) – People in the region are getting ready for the Fourth of July as the nation falls short of President Biden’s 70% vaccination goal. Michelle Barnhart, a… Read More

Radio Free Athens Features Focus on SF Jazz’s Chuck Stewart Installation July 3
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
![First Untied Methodist Church soup kitchen which operates a Monday community meal in Athens, Ohio, on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/062321_SoupKitchen_030-scaled-e1625240282719-705x422.jpg)
Free Meal Programs Find New Ways To Serve Athens Community While Facing Pandemic Changes
By: Destiniee Jaram
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The pandemic forced free meal programs in Athens County to get creative in order to continue feeding the community safely. Athens County is the most food… Read More

Program At Hocking College Helping People Experiencing Homelessness
By: Lexi Lepof
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) – Elizabeth Cook has dealt with substance use her whole life. Her parents both struggled with addiction. Cook’s own substance use disorder began when she was 12… Read More

Kentucky’s AG Cameron on West Virginia Coal Plant: Close It
By: Curtis Tate | Ohio Valley ReSource
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (OVR) — Environmental and consumer groups have pushed for the early closure of a 50-year-old coal-fired power plant in West Virginia that serves electricity customers in both West… Read More

Ted Williams: “The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived” on AMERICAN MASTERS – Thursday, July 8 at 9 pm
American Masters Presents Ted Williams: “The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived” Thursday, July 8 on WOUB Narrated by Emmy and Golden Globe winner Jon Hamm, documentary features exclusive never-before-seen footage… Read More