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Once numerous, the few remaining ferry boats on the Ohio River carry on
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CRITTENDEN COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — 62-year-old Rick Turner has seen plenty of sunrises steering his ferry boat, the Loni Jo, between the banks of the Ohio River. But he’s grown… Read More
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Rural pride gatherings provide safe spaces for the LGBTQ community
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Ohio Valley ReSource · Rural Pride gatherings provide safe spaces for LGBTQ community PIKEVILLE, Ky. (OVR) — It wasn’t long ago that Tonya Jones felt she couldn’t be out and… Read More
![Some of the pizza on display in the cafeteria.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Pizza-e1647363278247-900x422.jpg)
With child nutrition waivers expiring, school leaders fear kids will go hungry
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Ohio Valley ReSource · With child nutrition waivers expiring, school leaders fear kids will go hungry MAYFIELD, Ky. (OVR) — Pizza is on the menu at Mayfield High School, a… Read More
![A damaged public housing unit in Mayfield overlooks other damage in the city limits.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Feature-Mayfield-Public-Housing-Unit-e1645136130819-900x422.jpg)
Displaced Kentuckians are still searching for housing after tornadoes
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MAYFIELD, Ky. (OVR) — Jimmy Galbreath works hard. The scrap dealer and father of nine from Mayfield, Ky. started working when he was 12 years old. He grew up in… Read More
![An elk among native grasses and flowers inside the Elk and Bison Prairie.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Elk-LBL-Pic-1-e1634576017438-900x422.jpeg)
In elk, a Kentucky professor sees an opportunity to help revitalize Appalachia
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Ohio Valley ReSource · In Elk, A Kentucky Professor Sees An Opportunity To Help Revitalize Appalachia MURRAY, Ky. (OVR) — Howard Whiteman is inching along in his black Toyota Prius,… Read More
![Black and Red Angus cattle graze in a pasture in Calloway County, Kentucky.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Cows-scaled-e1622664691964-900x422.jpg)
The ‘Beef’ With Beef: Cattle, Climate Change, And Alternative Meat
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CALLOWAY COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — Many people might think of Blake Munger as a cattle farmer as he walks through his pasture land in western Kentucky, but he sees things… Read More
![Cans sit unused on the shelves of the Baker University Center Food Pantry](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-17-at-11.51.28-AM-e1523983190664-900x422.png)
Nutrition Program Summer Expansion Could Aid Nearly 2 Million Ohio Valley Children
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MURRAY, Ky. (OVR) — The Biden administration announced Monday the expansion of a nutrition program, born amid the start of the pandemic, that could provide more food to nearly 2… Read More
![A union miner at the rally for pension protection.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_1076-e1531931396137-900x422.jpg)
Biden’s COVID-19 Bill Championed As A Boon For Failing Ohio Valley Pensions
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MURRAY, Ky. (OVR) — Major unions and one of their leading allies in the U.S. Senate are hailing tens of billions of dollars allocated for shoring up struggling union pension… Read More
![The view looking down Kentucky Route 135, going through Tolu, Kentucky.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Tolu-Road-scaled-e1615239639353-900x422.jpg)
As Lawmakers Prioritize Broadband, Rural Communities Wonder When It Will Reach Them
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TOLU, Ky. (OVR) — As Barkley Hughes and I rumbled around in his red utility vehicle last month, memories slowly unwound about his western Kentucky hometown. Tolu, a historic Ohio… Read More
![Solar panels on Bryce Baumann’s farm.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_5076-2-scaled-e1614028574586-900x422.jpg)
Here Comes The Sun: Solar Moves In, And A Farm Community Wonders About Its Future
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CLARK COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — The golden hue of the sunset shines across the sky and through the window as a woman drives down Van Meter Road in central Kentucky’s Clark… Read More
![The vehicle driven by one of the SHARK members, forced off the road and crashed into a ditch.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Crash-e1610486416468-900x422.png)
Driven Off The Road And Assaulted: Animal Rights Group Confronts Alleged Cockfighting In Southeastern Ohio
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LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ohio (OVR) — Members of an Illinois-based animal protection group say one of their members was assaulted and another was driven off the road recently after confronting a… Read More
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COVID Relief Is Coming To The Ohio Valley. But As Hunger Persists, Did It Arrive Too Late?
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(Ohio Valley ReSource)– He asked her if she was cold. A wind whips around the park in western Kentucky a couple days before Christmas. He puts his arm around her… Read More
![Chickens are carried through a poultry slaughterhouse on mechanical arms.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/7087371881_bd7eb31647_o-e1586547318358-900x422.jpg)
Study Links Increased COVID-19 Transmission To Poultry Plants Allowed To Operate Faster
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HENDERSON COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — A study published Thursday in a prestigious scientific journal links significant increases in COVID-19 transmission rates to meatpacking plants, especially those facilities that the federal… Read More
![BarbiAnn Maynard drives 45 minutes from her home in Martin County, Kentucky, to a spring at the Mingo-Logan county line in West Virginia to fill containers with fresh water.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/100Days_Water_70-e1605542109130-900x422.jpg)
What Biden’s Plan For “Building Back Better” Could Mean For The Ohio Valley
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BARLOW, Ky. (OVR) — David Meinschein’s teachers, staff and students have sacrificed a lot this year amid the staggering challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. He opens the door heading inside… Read More
![“Everything is just scary,” Folz says of the uncertainty around trade.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_8325-e1603120235509-900x422.jpg)
Awash In Relief Money, Ohio Valley Farmers Reflect On Trump Promises — And Their Ballots
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CALLOWAY COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — Rick Murdock drives past his neighbors on rural back roads in southwest Calloway County, Kentucky, most days in his pickup truck, where he’ll pass by… Read More
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Early In-Person Voting Underway For Much Of Ohio Valley
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CHRISTIAN COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — Christian County Clerk Mike Kem in western Kentucky has already seen COVID-19 enter his doors — three of his employees are currently isolated with the virus…. Read More
![The Letcher County Farmers Market on a September weekend.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG-1209-scaled-e1600712672643-900x422.jpeg)
Back To The Land: The Future Challenge And Opportunity Of Appalachian Agriculture
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WHITESBURGH, Ky. (OVR) — A line of blue and yellow pop-up tents stand along the North Fork of the Kentucky River during a sunny September weekend in downtown Whitesburg, Kentucky, and… Read More
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Ky. Health Officials Suggest Revisions To Food Producer Fee Proposal After Blowback
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (OVR) — Kentucky health officials are suggesting revisions to a proposed regulation that would have dramatically increased food safety inspection fees for some small food producers. Department officials said… Read More
![Health officials urge the use of face masks in public to limit the spread of coronavirus.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Masks-e1593809143813-900x422.jpg)
Masking Questions: How Pandemic Health Measures Became Politicized
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MURRAY, Ky. (OVR) — Health officials and researchers say the science is clear: face masks can help reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Yet in the Ohio Valley, not all elected… Read More
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Sherman vs. Lee: How One Man Sparked A Fight To Take Down A Statue
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Toddlers yelling, running around the hardwood floors and leaving cracker crumbs on the ground. A laptop screen dented by a soup can dropped by a kid. At one point, a… Read More
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These Three Factors Are Driving Many COVID-19 Outbreaks In Rural Communities
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MURRAY, Ky. (OVR) — As the economies of the Ohio Valley gradually reopen from the pandemic closures, state officials are still reporting hundreds of coronavirus cases each day in the region…. Read More
![A warehouse in the Facing Hunger food bank in Huntington, WV.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/DSC0880-e1587233479701-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Valley Anti-Hunger Advocates Worry Region Overlooked In Over $1 Billion Federal Food Box Program
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MURRAY, Ky. (OVR) — A new federal program is buying more than $1 billion in farm products such as dairy, produce and meat unable to be sold due to the pandemic’s… Read More
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Pandemic Could Make Food Insecurity Worse For Older Adults In Ohio Valley
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A new study shows the Ohio Valley has some of the nation’s highest rates of food insecurity among older adults, and anti-hunger advocates say that situation could be made worse… Read More
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“Will It Be Enough?”: Meatpacking Workers Fear for Safety as Coronavirus Cases Mount
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (OVR) — It’s the uncertainty that gets to Darlene Davis. The uncertainty of when she’ll see her 87-year-old mother in person again. The uncertainty of her co-workers’ health…. Read More
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As Trump Orders Meatpackers to Stay Open, Health Department Complaints Allege Louisville Plant Failed to Protect Workers
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (OVR) — As President Trump ordered meatpacking plants on Tuesday to keep operating amid the coronavirus pandemic, more details are emerging about the concerns workers had about their… Read More