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![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)
42 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Athens County for Oct. 16-18
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 7,695 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 42 new cases were reported Saturday through Monday. The Ohio… Read More
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African American woman forged her path in public broadcasting
https://ohio.streamguys1.com/Spectrum/mp3/CarolynLewis_211019.mp3 Carolyn Bailey Lewis is a woman who has been determined to always push herself and to set new standards throughout her career. She has been a pioneer in… Read More
![An elk among native grasses and flowers inside the Elk and Bison Prairie.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Elk-LBL-Pic-1-e1634576017438-900x422.jpeg)
In elk, a Kentucky professor sees an opportunity to help revitalize Appalachia
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Ohio Valley ReSource · In Elk, A Kentucky Professor Sees An Opportunity To Help Revitalize Appalachia MURRAY, Ky. (OVR) — Howard Whiteman is inching along in his black Toyota Prius,… Read More
![A technician from the Findlay College of Pharmacy fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer vaccine at a clinic in Reynoldsburg, February 2021.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/putting_syringe_in_vial-e1621351851383-900x422.jpeg)
Booster shots challenge governments during global vaccine inequality
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — COVID-19 was the number one cause of death for people between the ages of 35 to 54 during some months since the pandemic began last year,… Read More
![Former Secretary of State and Bloom Energy Board member Colin Powell speaks during a Bloom Energy product launch](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/gettyimages-97024975-1-19fb1737d4cdb0c469e7d275a1d75b206b366c15-scaled-e1634573812147-900x422.jpg)
Colin Powell, a former secretary of state, dies at 84
By: Scott Neuman | Don Gonyea | NPR
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Updated October 18, 2021 at 11:23 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Colin Powell, who served as secretary of state during the presidency of George W. Bush and led the… Read More
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Listen to the latest AIFVF Podcast featuring Luke and Anne Kemmerle
By: Dani Wasserman & Emily Votaw
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WOUB’s Emily Votaw and Dani Wasserman speak to Anne and Luke Kemmerle, a mother and son from Athens at the heart of “Leave It To Levi,” a film documenting Luke’s… Read More
![Ohio soccer's Sarina Dirrig (22) celebrates with Olivia Sensky (left) and Madison Clayton (right) following Dirrig's goal against Miami on Oct. 17, 2021.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Soccer-featured-pic-900x422.png)
Ohio soccer still leads the MAC after a win over rival Miami
By: Alex Michalec
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio soccer put on a defensive masterpiece Sunday to stay atop the MAC standings. Coming off a 0-0 tie at Ball State, the Bobcats aimed to… Read More