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Severe shortage of rainfall brings drought conditions to southeast Ohio’s usually wet summer
By: Isabelle Isco
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Athens, Ohio (WOUB) — It’s been a hot and humid summer, the perfect ingredients for rain. So, where has all the rain gone? June is usually the rainiest month in… Read More

Pike County residents protest auction of a middle school shut down for radioactive contamination
By: Alison Patton
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PIKETON, Ohio (WOUB News) — The Zahn’s Corner Middle School was shut down in 2019 after a study found radioactive contamination in the building. The school hasn’t been active since… Read More

SOCIL is providing adaptable sports for people with disabilities
By: Donovan Varney
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Gage Miller grabs a football off the ground, spins around and hands it off to a friend who tucks it into his lap before wheeling off. … Read More

Ohio has ‘opportunity to improve’ ahead of 2024 season
By: Andrew Bowlby
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CANTON, Ohio (WOUB) – Members of the Ohio football team, along with members from other Mid-American Conference schools, met at the Pro Football Hall of Fame for the 2024 MAC… Read More

This Week On Radio Free Athens: July 20, 2024
Radio Free Athens (RFA) is broadcast Saturdays on WOUB 1340 AM and allows community volunteers and Ohio University students to present music and interview content through a format-free, host-driven program…. Read More

Seventeen American black athletes competed alongside Jesse Owens and are often forgotten in “Olympic Pride, American Prejudice” – July 25 at 9 pm
OLYMPIC PRIDE, AMERICAN PREJUDICE Thursday, July 25 at 9:00 pm OLYMPIC PRIDE, AMERICAN PREJUDICE explores the collective experiences of 18 African-American Olympians who defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler… Read More