![A group of children walking down a hallway.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/school-children-in-hallway-e1722019575805-900x422.jpg)
New Ohio University Zanesville youth mental health training prepares teachers to help students more
![Athens Bicycle Club President Bob West rides his mountain bike on the trail near Dow Lake Dam.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/bikes-riding-.pngresized-e1721944841264-900x422.png)
Local bike club struggles with volunteer shortage for trail maintenance
![The front of Ironton High School.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ironton high school-e1721944154538-900x422.jpg)
Chronic absentee rates double in most school districts post-pandemic
![One of the students at the archaeology camp scoops a huge pile of soil](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/01089.00_00_06_28.Still002-900x422.png)
An archaeology camp in Marietta is giving kids an opportunity to find hidden history
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COVID infections spike, raising concerns of another summer surge
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Nelsonville residents go to court to get an initiative on the ballot to change the city’s government
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It’s official: Redistricting reform will be on the Ohio ballot this fall
![Free school backpacks at a giveaway event in Athens.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/backpacks-e1721831932719-900x422.jpg)
Hundreds of families receive free school supplies at an Athens giveaway
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Glouster’s youth grapple with the impact of substance use disorder in a new book
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