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Logan Theater reopens after 30 years, betting on community in the streaming era
By: Viviana Frazini
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Across the country, movie theaters have struggled to fill seats in the age of streaming services, larger multiplexes and at-home entertainment. Many historic theaters have gone… Read More
Conversations From Studio B: 2026 Athens Community Arts and Music Festival
By: Emily Votaw
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In this episode of Conversations From Studio B, WOUB’s Emily Votaw sits down with festival organizer Scott Winland to discuss the 2026 Athens Community Arts and Music Festival, taking place… Read More
This Week On Radio Free Athens: July 25, 2026
By: WOUB Culture Team
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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
Ohio leads the nation in percentage of those who dropped ACA healthcare coverage
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid show Ohio has the highest percentage of residents who dropped their healthcare coverage purchased through the Affordable Care… Read More
An Ohio University professor’s research shows the struggles of rural hospitals are complex
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Most of the hospitals in the United States are nonprofit organizations. In lieu of paying taxes, there are requirements that they invest in improving the health… Read More
After losing 1M acres of farmland, Ohio is investing in farmland preservation
By: Shay Frank | WYSO
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YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (WYSO) — The Ohio Department of Agriculture is distributing grant money to 22 counties across the state, aimed at helping their communities plan for growth. The Land… Read More
Funk legend Bootsy Collins talks James Brown, P-Funk, Sly Stone works amid Palefest & ‘Metal Health’
By: Ian Saint
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MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (WOUB) — Parliament and Funkadelic are associated with intergalactic imagery, and star-pupiled bassist Bootsy Collins was one of their “Mothership” captains. But Bootsy’s earthly origins and current orbit… Read More
Review: Big Fat Head’s ‘Global Voyeur’
By: Emily Votaw
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) – Big Fat Head‘s latest, Global Voyeur, careens into view with opening track “Kicking My Own Ass,” a song that throbs and broods at exactly the right… Read More
Now Playing: When family can be frightening – three horror films about family trauma
By: Gordon Briggs
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Evil Dead Burns is the latest in a series of recent horror movies that explored family dynamics and generational trauma through the genre of horror. While Evil Dead Burns leaned… Read More