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Child Advocate: Foster Care Lawsuit Necessary After Inaction
By: Associated Press
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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 by the state’s inaction. Barbara Turpin is with the Ohio Grandparents/Kinship Coalition. She says she’s hopeful a federal lawsuit filed last week against the state… Read More

“Diseases Of Despair” Deaths Drop Slightly But Still Higher In Appalachia
By: Alana Watson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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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 the mortality rates throughout the Ohio Valley and Appalachian region are still higher than the national average. A report from the Appalachian Regional Commission found that overall… Read More

Advocates Push For Resurrection Of DoJ Civil Rights Division Under Biden
By: Carrie Johnson | NPR
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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
By: Suhail Bhat | Ohio Valley ReSource
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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 an election that saw historic levels of voting nationwide, Democrat Biden added 3.2% to Clinton’s 2016 vote share in the Ohio Valley while Republican Trump… Read More

Ohio’s Restaurants Ask Congress For More Federal Aid
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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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 pandemic. The Ohio Restaurant Association’s John Barker said seven counties have stay at home advisories and that, along with statewide restrictions, are hurting his members…. Read More

Sicker Staff, Fewer Beds For Rural Hospitals As COVID-19 Spreads Through Ohio Valley
By: Corinne Boyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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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 were bombarded with coronavirus patients. But it isn’t just the patients testing positive. The virus has also sickened 65 of his fellow caregivers. Recently, Tucker… 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 confirmed the new cases on November 29 with the added statement, “Today’s data is incomplete. Because of unprecedented volume, thousands of reports are pending review. Please… Read More


RED, WHITE AND ROCK (MY MUSIC); Saturday, December 5 at 9:30 pm
RED, WHITE AND ROCK (MY MUSIC) – A Dream Lineup Headlined by Frankie Valli, The Righteous Brothers and Other Legends – Recorded in 2002, RED, WHITE AND ROCK (MY MUSIC) is a patriotic celebration of America and pop oldies music performed by Frankie Valli, The Drifters, Connie Francis, Frankie Avalon and other longtime favorites…. Read More
