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Chillicothe Man Found Guilty Of Rapes In Athens
By: Curtis Feder
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – A Chillicothe man could spend nearly three decades in prison after being convicted Friday of raping two women in Athens. Grant Sims, 25, formerly of Athens,… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 1 New COVID-19 Case For July 23
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,262 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after one new case was reported Friday. The Ohio Department… Read More
![Doctor Tee Ford-Ahmed poses for a portrait next to the stain-glass window inside of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church that has since become the symbol for the church, in Athens, Ohio, on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/072121_DoctorTee_0001-scaled-e1627059895381-900x422.jpg)
Historic Black Church Receives Grant To Begin Major Renovation Project
By: Nick Viland
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Mount Zion Baptist Church in Athens is one of 40 historic sites in America to receive part of a $3 million grant that will help preserve… Read More
For Many Vinton County Residents, Only Source Of Clean Water Is Outside The Home
By: Madison Moore
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MCARTHUR, Ohio (WOUB) — Access to clean water in homes is a given for most families in the United States. In southeastern Ohio, notably Vinton County, however, this is not… Read More
Asylum Seekers Find Life-Changing Refuge In Athens
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — For the last two years, the Athens United Immigrant Support Project (AUISP) has been working to help individuals who come to the United States fleeing abuse and… Read More
Families Receive Sorely Needed Child Tax Credit Payments
By: Kaitlin Thorne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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BUCHTEL, Ohio (OVR) — The Robsons, like the vast majority of U.S. households with children, began receiving the Child Tax Credit last week – the latest part of the American… Read More
Cleveland’s MLB Team Changes Its Name To Guardians After Years Of Backlash
By: Sharon Pruitt-Young | NPR
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CLEVELAND (NPR) — Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team has changed its name to the Guardians, ridding itself of a previous name that many found highly offensive. The team announced the name change… Read More
Radio Free Athens July 24 Show to Feature The Terra Era, R@T, Dave Baer’s Lair, Michael T.
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
Learn About World Citizen #1 Garry Davis on “THE WORLD IS MY COUNTRY” July 29 at 9 pm
“THE WORLD IS MY COUNTRY” Thursday, July 29, 2021 at 9:00 pm Garry Davis was Danny Kaye’s understudy and a rising Broadway star until WWII interrupted. Garry enlisted, eager… Read More