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Ohio Valley Communities Wait For Guidance On COVID Funds
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (OVR) — The American Rescue Plan Act signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11 provided the nation with a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus, including… Read More
Prisoners And The Pandemic: A Year Into COVID, Crowded Jails Fuel Infections In Ohio Valley
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (OVR) — When the first coronavirus cases were reported last year, Warren County, Kentucky, Jailer Stephen Harmon knew there was going to be a COVID-19 outbreak in… Read More
Ohio Valley Economists Weigh In On Biden’s Recovery Plan
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (OVR) — The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to cripple the economy in the Ohio Valley and President Joe Biden and Congressional Democrats are pursuing his plan for… Read More
Ohio Valley Natural Gas Counties Get Small Piece Of National Economic Pie
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (OVR) — An analysis of natural gas production in the Ohio Valley finds that the biggest gas producing counties in the region suffered economically over the past… Read More
Watchdog Report Finds Over-Prescription Of Opioids For Some Medicaid Patients
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(Ohio Valley ReSource) — A report from a federal oversight agency shows that over 4,000 patients in the Ohio Valley received high amounts of opioids in 2018 through Medicaid, potentially putting hundreds… Read More
Report Shows Personal Income Declined Sharply In Ohio Valley July – Sept.
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(Ohio Valley ReSource) — A new federal report shows that West Virginia and Kentucky saw the country’s sharpest declines in personal income last quarter as some forms of federal support… Read More
Despite Voting Restoration Thousands Are Still Disenfranchised In The Ohio Valley
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (OVR) — After more than a decade, Kentucky resident Guy Hamilton-Smith voted this year for the first time in the state. Even though he didn’t vote in person… Read More
“Diseases Of Despair” Deaths Drop Slightly But Still Higher In Appalachia
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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… Read More
Last-Minute Voting Questions In The Election Home Stretch
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (OVR) — The conclusion of this most unusual general election is only a few days away. On Tuesday, November 3, people will make their way to polls,… Read More
ARC Investing Over 15 Million In Ohio Valley Economic Projects
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (OVR) — The Appalachian Regional Commission is investing another $43.3 million in communities affected by the downturn of the coal industry. The latest POWER grants from the ARC will support 51 projects… Read More
A Pandemic Voter’s Guide For Ohio
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ATHENS, Ohio (OVR) — The coronavirus pandemic has forced elections officials to expand options for voters in November’s general election. This means you will have more ways to vote, including… Read More
Ohio Valley Election Officials Prepare For Unprecedented Pandemic Election
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (OVR) — Governors, Secretaries of State, and other state and local election officials throughout the Ohio Valley are preparing for an unprecedented election during a global pandemic. The… Read More