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Child Advocate: Foster Care Lawsuit Necessary After Inaction
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An advocate for people who take custody of children they’re related to says a lawsuit seeking to boost payments for those children’s care was made necessary… Read More
“Diseases Of Despair” Deaths Drop Slightly But Still Higher In Appalachia
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (OVR) — New research shows that deaths due to the mix of substance use disorder and suicides known as “diseases of despair” declined slightly in 2018. But… Read More
Advocates Push For Resurrection Of DoJ Civil Rights Division Under Biden
Critics say President Trump constrained the Civil Rights Division from being as effective as it should. Business could look very different under the new incoming administration.
Ohio Valley Divide: Vote Analysis Shows Bluer Cities, Deeper Red Rural Places
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (OVR) — President-elect Joe Biden received a bigger turnout in the Ohio Valley in 2020 than Hillary Clinton did in 2016. So did his opponent Donald Trump. In… Read More
Ohio’s Restaurants Ask Congress For More Federal Aid
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s restaurants and bars say Congress needs to get to work immediately to give them more federal dollars to offset the losses associated with the… Read More
Sicker Staff, Fewer Beds For Rural Hospitals As COVID-19 Spreads Through Ohio Valley
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (OVR) — Dr. Kirk Tucker, chief clinical officer of Adena Health Systems in Chillicothe, Ohio, said a week before Thanksgiving that the health system’s three hospitals in southern Ohio… Read More
Athens County Confirms 15 COVID-19 Cases For November 29
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) —Athens County has now had 2,044 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 15 cases were confirmed Sunday. The Ohio Department of Health… Read More