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Profiting Off Prisoners: State Inmates Mean Big Bucks for Local Jails
Rural jails in Kentucky are increasingly relying on income derived from payments for holding state prisoners in county facilities, according to a new report by a think tank that advocates… Read More
Serving Survivors: In Rural States, Telemedicine Brings Treatment For Sexual Abuse
Gillette, Wyoming, isn’t the kind of place you just happen to come across. “It’s about a four hour drive through vast, unimpacted, wide, sweeping plains,” said Matt Gray, a professor… Read More
Federal Prosecutor Adds Charges In Kentucky Coal Dust Fraud Case
A federal prosecutor announced new charges against a senior coal company official for conspiring to falsify the required monitoring of coal dust. The case comes amid a surge in cases… Read More
Rural Broadband Funding Could Connect More Ohio Valley Communities To High-Speed Internet
Vivian Livingood is the mayor of Gilbert, a southern West Virginia town of under 500 people that has struggled for years without reliable internet. Livingood said that hampers Gilbert’s tourism,… Read More
Inventor, Businessman, Activist: The Remarkable Life Of Ohio Valley Native Garrett Morgan
On the night of July 24, 1916, a natural gas explosion near Cleveland trapped workers in a waterworks tunnel beneath Lake Erie. Rescuers sent in to recover the trapped men… Read More
New ARC Grants Combine Economic Recovery And Addiction Recovery
The Appalachian Regional Commission announced Thursday another $22.8 million in funding to 33 projects aimed at revitalizing economies in places affected by the decline in the coal industry. The awards are the… Read More
West Virginia Coal Miners Rally For Black Lung Legislation
Miners and advocates rallied Wednesday at the West Virginia Capitol in support of a series of bills aimed at preventing and treating severe black lung disease. Five bills introduced by… Read More
Kentucky Project’s Demise Linked to International Fallout From Journalist’s Murder
When battery manufacturer EnerBlu announced it would suspend plans for a new factory in Pikeville, Kentucky, the company used an intriguing phrase. “Unexpected geopolitical factors,” the company said, had soured… Read More
As Opioid Crisis Affects A New Generation, Experts Study Long-Term Effects Of Prenatal Exposure
Sue Meeks has worked with children for years as a registered nurse. Meeks manages the family navigator program at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens, Ohio. Several… Read More
EPA To Limit PFAS Chemical Contaminants Found In Some Ohio Valley Water Systems
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today said it will move forward with a series of actions to regulate toxic fluorinated chemicals, including proposing drinking water limits by the end of… Read More
Health Experts Say Poor Practice By Company Likely Source Of Vaccination Infections
Infectious disease experts say poor practices in vaccine delivery are the likely cause of infections reported by some people who received vaccine shots at their places of employment in the… Read More
Hemp’s Heyday: It’s Finally Legal. Now, Can Ohio Valley Farmers Cash In?
Inside Winkin’ Sun Hemp Company in downtown Wheeling, West Virginia, store owner Doug Flight tries to position himself in front of a camera crew. His experience with growing and selling… Read More
Coal Comeback? Coal At New Low After Two Years Under Trump
It’s been two years since President Donald Trump took office and began rolling back environmental regulations on the coal industry. At a November rally in Huntington, West Virginia, the president… Read More
Farmers Still Dealing With Effects Of Government Shutdown
The federal government shutdown is over but some Ohio Valley farmers are still dealing with its effects as they try to sign up for federal relief payments and find ways to substitute… Read More
Dairy Dilemma: Food Shelters Awash In Surplus Milk They Can’t Afford To Store
Cyndi Kirkhart has some 26,000 square feet of warehouse space at the Facing Hunger Food Bank in Huntington, West Virginia, where she is executive director. That sounds like a lot of space…. Read More
Food Aid A Concern As Government Shutdown Affects SNAP Payments
The partial shutdown of the federal government is affecting families depending on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program program, or SNAP. Benefits for February have come early as a temporary… Read More
Still Fighting: These Widows’ Stories Show Larger Effects of Black Lung Epidemic
Nancy and Rich Potter had the kind of marriage that made other couples jealous. He’d take her on spontaneous trips. She’d wear her Daisy Dukes just for him. Joyce Birman… Read More
Limited USDA Service During Government Shutdown Sows Confusion For Farmers
The Farm Service Agency office in Mayfield, Kentucky, is so quiet you can hear the tick of the Department of Agriculture-branded clock on the wall. Eleven employees usually make up… Read More
EPA Plan to Manage Toxic ‘Teflon’ Chemicals Delayed by Shutdown
During a sometimes contentious confirmation hearing Wednesday on his nomination to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler was pressed by members of the Senate Committee on Environment and… Read More
Trump Doubles Down On Trade War As Farmers Feel Pain From Tariffs
As President Donald Trump addressed farmers at a national conference Monday Ohio Valley agriculture leaders said they are standing by his effort to renegotiate trade deals. But some leaders cautioned… Read More
The Vexing Vape: Officials Say Small Vaping Device Juul A Major Health Risk To Youth
A slender, black, rectangle, the Juul fits easily in the palm of your hand. You don’t light it, you trigger it with a click of a finger. The mist that… Read More
Ohio Valley Senators Again Aim to Shore Up Shaky Pension Plan For Coal Miners
Following a failed attempt to address a looming crisis in many multi-employer pension programs, two Ohio Valley lawmakers have introduced a bill in Congress to shore up the shaky pension… Read More
Three Miners Dead In Eleven Days: Grim December Caps Year In Coal Mine Safety
Just a few months ago, the U.S. coal mining industry was on track for its safest year in history. But in an eleven-day span in late December, three miners died… Read More
Sensitive Santa: A Kinder, Gentler Kringle For Kids With Special Needs
I’m not usually one to name-drop but my brother Pat Meehan is Santa Claus. A real, professional Santa. Sitting in his home office fresh from work, he’s wearing black suspenders… Read More
Still, They Persist: Black Lung Advocates Demonstrate At McConnell’s KY Office
With just days left before a Congressional deadline, advocates for black lung treatment are still pushing Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell to secure funding for miners’ benefits. About two dozen people demonstrated… Read More
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