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![Some of the 1,000 solar panels that are part of a green energy project on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation frame the landscape near Cannon Ball, N.D., where the grand opening for the energy farm that was borne partly out of protests against the Dakota Access pipeline in 2016 and 2017 was held. Revenue generated from the 30 kilowatt farm is currently being used to power a community center and gymnasium in Cannon Ball. (AP Photo/Dave Kolpack)](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ap-image-solar-farm--e1634075131531-900x422.jpg)
Appalachian Solar Dreams Become Realities As Money Flows In To A Community In Kentucky
By: Katie Myers | Ohio Valley ReSource
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MARTIN COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — The promise of solar energy for small, rural communities, and particularly those recovering from the decline of the coal industry, is twofold: job creation, and… Read More
![Remnants of the COVID-19 Pandemic are seen in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/071321_CovidStock_0274-scaled-e1626730172468-900x422.jpg)
Three COVID-Related Deaths Have Been Reported In Athens County, Along With 26 New Cases For Oct. 12
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 71 total deaths related to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after three were added to the total Tuesday. The county… Read More
![Secretary of State Frank LaRose presents a proclamation to representatives of Nelsonville accepting their enumeration numbers](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/FBgjybmWUBEQJQr-e1634055295836-900x422.jpg)
Nelsonville Remains A City After Successfully Completing Its Own Population Count
By: Aaron PayneBy: Benjamin Schwartz
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) — Nelsonville kept its status as a city, and the state funding that comes with it, after a local recount of the population found 5,373 residents live… Read More
![Akira Johnson has been facing eviction because her landlord would not accept payment from South Carolina's rent and utility assistance program.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/20210914_cp_nprakirajohnson_031_custom-f7d857e1f26690183b86338d65f742d7815fa07f-scaled-e1634053099304-900x422.jpg)
Why Rent Help From Congress Has Been So Slow Getting To People Who Need It
By: Chris Arnold | Kenny Malone | NPR
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (NPR) — Akira Johnson lives in Columbia, S.C., with her three kids. She tries to make the place joyful for them with flowers and pillows that say things… Read More
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Ben Davis Jr. Turns Inward On ‘Roots’
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB Digital · Ben Davis Jr. Turns Inward On ‘Roots’ “Roots” (Supersensible Records) is Ben Davis Jr.’s most introspective release to date. Inspired by an enormous shift in perspective Davis… Read More
![Linus & Lucy in pumpkin patch with kids dressed as ghosts for Halloween](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Its-the-Great-Pumpkin-Charlie-Brown_Episodic-Image_3_JPEG-900x422.jpg)
WOUB to Broadcast Three Peanuts Specials This Holiday Season
This holiday season, WOUB will broadcast three Peanuts specials including “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” and “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” The specials will air ad… Read More
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Decorative Arts Center of Ohio to Feature Columbus Poet Rikki Santer
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB Digital · Decorative Arts Center of Ohio to Feature Columbus Poet Rikki Santer Columbus poet Rikki Santer’s Head to Toe Of It is a collection of poems that both scrutinizes… Read More
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Mama Icha never lost sight of her hometown of Mompox in “La Casa de Mama Icha” on POV – Oct. 18 at 10 pm
POV: La Casa de Mama Icha Monday, October 18 at 10 pm American Documentary | POV is pleased to announce the national broadcast premiere of La Casa de Mama… Read More
![Ann Alquist Headshot](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Ann-Alquist-featured-image-900x422.jpg)
Bringing a Female Perspective to Public Media Leadership
Ann Alquist graduated from Ohio University in 2009 ATHENS, OH –Ann Alquist is now the executive director and general manager at WBHM in Birmingham, Alabama. But her career in public… Read More