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This Week On Radio Free Athens: February 1, 2025
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

Reimbursement for victims of SNAP fraud has ended, leaving no way to recoup stolen funds
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Congress has cut off an important lifeline for low-income Americans who find themselves the victim of SNAP fraud. Americans who qualify for federal food… Read More

The OUtlet – January 31, 2025
By: Caleb McCleskey
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — This week on The OUtlet, local Tik Tok influencers talk about the app’s possible ban, and media experts explain how the ban could disrupt free speech…. Read More

Dozens of bills have been introduced in the Ohio House and Senate so far. Some of them look familiar
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The first numbered bills in this two-year general assembly have been filed. So far, there have been 29 filed in the Ohio House and… Read More

Half of Ohio’s workers say they’ve cut hours because of a lack of childcare. Lawmakers are proposing a fix
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A new study shows a lack of affordable, quality childcare in Ohio is keeping a lot of parents out of the workforce, or limiting… Read More

The Laughing Chimes deliver a moodier, darker sophomore album via Slumberland Records
By: Emily Votaw
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – When Spanish label Pretty Olivia Records released The Laughing Chimes’ debut, In This Town, in 2021, international audiences found it remarkable that two teenage brothers from… Read More

A defense contractor building in Ohio will benefit from a 30-year tax credit
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A defense contractor with plans to build a military drone plant in Pickaway County, about 20 minutes south of downtown Columbus, is set to benefit… Read More

Finale: “Round Four: The Spell Remains (1974-2016)” MUHAMMAD ALI From Producer Ken Burns -February 6 at 9 pm
MUHAMMAD ALI Thursday, February 6 2025 at 9 pm on WOUB **** Round Four: The Spell Remains (1974-2016) The whole world watches as Muhammad Ali faces George Foreman for the… Read More