Local farmers are worn out by drought as a new farm bill remains distant — and potentially unhelpful for smaller operations
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — It’s been a bad year for Lindsay Klaunig. The co-owner of Trouvaille Farm started the spring with contracts for $30,000 worth of crops. As… Read More
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Advocates say abortion and birth control are on Ohio’s ballot again, indirectly
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An appeal delays the $600 million class action settlement payments in the fiery East Palestine derailment
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State officials are warning that toxic algae blooms have been spotted in public lakes around Ohio
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Some Republicans and independents say they won’t vote for Moreno after his comments on women and abortion
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The Athens County Board of Elections votes to put an initiative on the ballot that would change Nelsonville’s government
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Athens allows some bow hunters on city-owned property to reduce deer population
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The federal stopgap spending bill includes funding to keep reimbursing victims of EBT theft
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The candidates for Athens County Commissioner discussed sewer updates and other issues at a voter forum
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West Virginia’s new drug czar was once addicted to opioids himself
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Democratic state lawmakers say the focus should be on Ohio’s property taxes post-election
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A judge has approved the $600 million settlement for residents near the fiery East Palestine derailment
![LeeAnne Cornyn, director of the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, speaks at the OneOhio Recovery Foundation's board meeting](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/download-18-1-e1727356955428-900x422.webp)
The opioid crisis disproportionately impacts Black Ohioans — so why aren’t more of them on the board dispersing settlement funds?
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Ohio votes cast for the Green Party candidate won’t count due to VP swap
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