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New career building resources come to students in Athens and other Appalachian Ohio counties through the GRIT Project
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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GLOUSTER, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Trimble High School student Faith Handley knew she wanted to study medicine after graduation. To that end, she hoped to spend four days of… Read More

Lyceum Lunch: Foraging in Ohio
The Southeast Ohio History Center is excited to present Paul Strauss of Equinox Botanicals and United Plant Savers as its Lyceum Luncheon speaker at 12 pm on Thursday, June 15th…. Read More

Whole Farm Field Day at Homecoming Ranch
Join Rural Action and Homecoming Ranch for a fun and educational day! We will tour the farm and learn about: pasture management, fencing, regenerative practices, highland cattle, goats and hair… Read More

Ohio University researchers will use a federal grant to find environmentally friendly uses for coal
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A team of researchers at Ohio University is using a $2 million federal grant to study ways to take coal, one of the dirtiest fossil fuels,… Read More

Ohio University receives a grant to study using unmanned aircraft to move packages and people around
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University has been awarded a grant to investigate using unmanned aircraft in Appalachian Ohio for applications such as delivering packages to homes and transporting patients… Read More

New grant program offers big money for transformational change in Appalachian Ohio
By: David Forster
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WOUB Digital · New grant program offers big money for transformational change in Appalachian Ohio ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Half a billion dollars has a way of getting people’s… Read More

Where the gubernatorial candidates stand on Appalachian Ohio poverty
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Appalachian Ohio has long struggled economically in comparison to the rest of the state. Today, data from the Appalachian Regional Commission and Feeding America’s… Read More

Environmental groups petition federal government to revoke Ohio’s authority over injection wells
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ohio Statehouse News Bureau) – A collection of environmental advocates and local government officials argues that Ohio’s regulation on injection wells falls short of protecting safe drinking water… Read More