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![FirstEnergy’s Bruce Mansfield coal-fired power plant, located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, shut down in November 2019.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_0115-scaled-1-e1595870817928-900x422.jpg)
Power Failure: A Massive Bribery Scheme Could Change Ohio Valley Energy Systems
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (OVR) — One of the country’s largest investor-owned electric utilities, with a large presence in the Ohio Valley, has emerged at the center of a $60 million bribery… Read More
![Miners assemble on railroad tracks to block a shipment of coal from a Blackjewel mine.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/more-miners-on-trax-e1564575630626-900x422.jpg)
No Pay, We Stay: A Look Back at the 2019 Protest that Rocked Appalachia
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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CUMBERLAND, Ky. (OVR) — It’s a quiet, foggy morning on Highway 119 in Cumberland, Kentucky. A railroad track runs along the highway, and here, Sand Hill Bottom Road crosses the tracks… Read More
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Coal Company Rhino Resource Partners Files For Bankruptcy
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (OVR) — Kentucky-based coal company Rhino Resource Partners LP filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday, joining a growing list of Ohio Valley coal producers seeking financial restructuring… Read More
![The coal power station on the border between WV and PA](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/lbl5-e1529505124239-900x422.jpg)
Plan To ‘Reimagine Appalachia’ Touts Jobs, Justice and Sustainability For The Ohio Valley
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (OVR) — A coalition of progressive policy and environmental groups has released a “blueprint” that provides a framework for how Ohio Valley communities could reap the benefits of federal… Read More
![A Kentucky home displays green lights in memory of those lost to COVID-19.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20200712_213225-scaled-e1595271581991-900x422.jpg)
Surging Coronavirus Cases Threaten To Derail Reopening In Ohio Valley
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (OVR) — At the Community Farmers Market in Bowling Green, Kentucky, vendors and shoppers are adjusting to the new normal during the coronavirus pandemic. That includes wearing face… Read More
![This March 15, 2018 photo shows a natural gas drill rig in Belmont County, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/AP_18188113625510-e1575487780559-900x422.jpg)
Investor Pulls Out Of Proposed Belmont County Cracker Plant
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio (OVR) — Daelim Chemical USA, a major investment partner in a proposed ethane cracker plant in Belmont County, Ohio, announced on Tuesday that it is exiting the project…. Read More
![Piles of coal](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Coal-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Valley Coal Companies Scored Tens Of MIllions In Paycheck Protection Loans
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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WHITESBURG, Ky. (OVR) — More than 50 Ohio Valley coal companies received loans totaling as much as $119 million through the Paycheck Protection Program meant to keep people employed during the… 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
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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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
![A reporter holds up an example of the amount of fentanyl that can be deadly](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/AP_18163738950164-e1538085639967-900x422.jpg)
Overdose Incidents Rose Sharply Around Ohio Valley During Pandemic
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (OVR) — Emergency response data from across the Ohio Valley show sharp increases in suspected drug overdoses since March, when health measures including school and business closures and stay-at-home… Read More
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These Three Factors Are Driving Many COVID-19 Outbreaks In Rural Communities
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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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
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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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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Another 100K Unemployed In Ohio Valley; US Jobless Total Tops 40M
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (OVR) — As some businesses in the Ohio Valley reopen and welcome back both customers and employees the region continues reporting high levels of unemployment claims. At least… Read More
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Another 99,000 Join Unemployed In Ohio Valley As U.S. Jobless Total Tops 38M
By: Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (OVR) — The U.S. Department of Labor reported close to 99,000 additional unemployment insurance claims in the last week from Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia, as state unemployment offices worked their… Read More
![A caregiver tests a patient for coronavirus at University Hospitals, Monday, March 16, 2020, in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/coronavirus_testing_university_hospitals_-_by_tony_dejak-e1584562638145-900x422.jpg)
Rural Ohio Valley Counties Lack Sufficient Coronavirus Tests, Report Says
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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WHITESBURG, Ky. (OVR) — Just 15 percent of Kentucky counties meet minimum recommended coronavirus testing levels, according to a new report from health care company Castlight. Sixty-seven percent of West Virginia counties and… Read More
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Ohio Valley Making Progress on Unemployment Backlog
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (OVR) — Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia are making progress on unemployment claims filed in March as states begin a phased-in reopening. New unemployment insurance claims are still… Read More
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“Will It Be Enough?”: Meatpacking Workers Fear for Safety as Coronavirus Cases Mount
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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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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Are Ohio Valley States Ready to Reopen? Analysis Finds More Coronavirus Testing Needed
By: Jeff Young | Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (OVR) — An analysis by Harvard scientists and NPR finds that most states — including Kentucky and Ohio — are not testing enough residents for coronavirus in order to meet recommended… Read More
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Ohio Valley Hitting Plateau of Unemployment Claims
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (OVR) — New unemployment insurance claims are starting to reach a plateau but are still hitting unprecedented levels across the Ohio Valley region. At least 154,102 people… Read More
![A miner is tested for lung function and signs of black lung disease](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/CMRC-testing-1-e1533936746854-900x422.jpg)
Coal and COVID-19: Lung Impairment Makes Miners Especially Vulnerable to Coronavirus
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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WHITESBURG, Ky. (OVR) — Underground coal miners start their shifts getting changed in closely packed changing rooms. They ride rail cars to their worksite, shoulder-to-shoulder, sometimes for more than an… Read More
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Ohio Valley Addressing Backlog of Unemployment Claims but Some are Still Waiting for Benefits
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (OVR) — New unemployment insurance claims in the Ohio Valley began to taper off this week as states make their way through the backlog of applications amid business… Read More
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As Trump Orders Meatpackers to Stay Open, Health Department Complaints Allege Louisville Plant Failed to Protect Workers
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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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
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Online SNAP Program Could Increase Food Accessibility in Ohio Valley
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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MURRAY, Ky. (OVR) — Kentucky and West Virginia have recently been added to a federal pilot program to allow food stamp recipients to purchase groceries online, and Ohio Valley anti-hunger… Read More
![Unemployment](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/AP_96709367176-e1490366832455-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Valley Still Processing Significant Unemployment Claims
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (OVR) — Unemployment insurance claims are still reaching unprecedented levels across the Ohio Valley region. Nearly 260,000 people in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia joined those seeking help… 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)
Demand Soars at Food Banks While Farmers Have Too Much Food
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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MURRAY, Ky. (OVR) — Food banks and pantries across the Ohio Valley are seeing spiked demand as an unprecedented surge of people continue to file for unemployment benefits, with food banks… Read More
![A box to drop off absentee ballots sits in the parking lot of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections in Cleveland.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cuyahoga_county_boe_vote_drop_box_-_credit_kasler-e1585263370395-900x422.jpeg)
A Pandemic Voter Guide for Ohio’s 2020 Primary
By: Kathy Lu | America Amplified | Ohio Valley ReSource
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ATHENS, Ohio (OVR) — Ohio’s primary was moved to April 28 from its original date on March 17. The most important thing to remember about the date of Ohio’s rescheduled… Read More
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