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Ohio Valley Continues Unprecedented Surge of Unemployment
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (OVR) — Unemployment insurance claims are still reaching unprecedented levels across the Ohio Valley region. At least 287,576 people in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia joined those… Read More
Coronavirus Takes a Terrible Toll on Ohio Valley Nursing Homes
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (OVR) — The coronavirus is taking a terrible toll on nursing homes in the Ohio Valley. Well over a thousand residents and staff at nursing homes and long-term… Read More
Religious Leaders Adapt Holy Week, Passover Traditions To Pandemic
Pathway Baptist Church in west Kentucky is trying something a bit different from their usual service. Pastor Mike Donald, standing on a makeshift stage in front of a giant outdoor… Read More
“We Belong to Each Other”: Appalachian Youth Build Support Amid Pandemic Uncertainty
On March 17, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam banned gatherings of 10 or more people to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Mekyah Davis, 23, was in his second week of… Read More
Coronavirus Concerns Rise as Ohio Valley Meatpacking Workers Fall Sick
HINTON, W.Va. (OVR) — As the number of coronavirus cases surge across the country, some meatpacking facilities have been temporarily shuttered due to workers falling ill to the virus. Three workers… Read More
Coal Country: Can a Play About a Mine Disaster Help Bridge a National Divide?
The actors deliver their lines from a sparse stage — just a few benches around them and 29 modest lights above. For the most part they speak directly to the… Read More
Coronavirus Straining Financial Resources of Ohio Valley Hospitals
MURRAY, Ky. (OVR) — As coronavirus cases continue to increase throughout the Ohio Valley, rural hospitals are preparing for a potential surge of COVID-19 patients. But as they do so,… Read More
Ohio Valley Unemployment Claims Soar to Nearly 400,000 Amid Pandemic Shutdown
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (OVR) — Claims for unemployment insurance soared around the Ohio Valley region as nearly 400,000 people in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia sought help amid the economic freeze… Read More
Justice Coal Companies Agree to Settle $5 Million in Delinquent Mine Safety Debts
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (OVR) — Coal companies owned by the family of West Virginia Governor Jim Justice have agreed to pay more than $5 million in overdue mine health and safety… Read More
Ask the Ohio Valley ReSource your Questions about Coronavirus
ATHENS, Ohio (OVR) — The Ohio Valley ReSource and its seven partner stations in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia have mobilized to cover the coronavirus pandemic health threat and the… Read More
‘There’s Going To Be Something Better for Him’: Former Blackjewel Miners Reflect on Changes in Coal Country
On a blistering August afternoon in Cumberland, Kentucky, David Pratt, Jr. stood in the middle of a two-lane highway, holding a sign that read “COAL MINERS AND TRUCKERS AGAINST CORPORATE… Read More
UMWA Wants More Coronavirus Protections for Coal Miners
The United Mine Workers of America is asking federal regulators to set uniform, enforceable guidelines to help protect coal miners from contracting COVID-19. In a letter dated Tuesday, March 24, UMWA President… Read More
Ohio Valley Facing Pandemic With a Health System Hollowed Out by Hospital Closures
As new cases of coronavirus mount in the Ohio Valley, health officials are bracing for an onslaught of patients and what could be unprecedented demand for beds, medical staff and… Read More
Anxiety In Appalachian Coal Country: First The Mines Closed, Then Came Coronavirus
As the economic fallout from the coronavirus continues to reshape our lives, small-town business owners are worried about the future. Whitesburg, Kentucky — a town already struggling from the decline… Read More
“We Can’t Get To Everybody”: Hospital Closures, Underfunded Health Centers Hinder Coronavirus Response
Local public health departments and hospitals are on the front lines of facing the coronavirus throughout the Ohio Valley, yet the health professionals who run these facilities say years of… Read More
Coronavirus School Closures Send Teachers, Parents Scrambling To Adjust
School systems across the Ohio Valley are responding to the coronavirus pandemic by canceling face-to-face classes and extending spring breaks. That’s left teachers, administrators and parents scrambling to meet the… Read More
Glidepath to Recovery: Flying Squirrels and Spruce Forests Share Common Fate
U.S. Forest Service district biologist Shane Jones stands on an overlook high up on West Virginia’s Cheat Mountain. Behind him lush, red spruce trees stand like sentinels on this frozen… Read More
Clean Water Wanted: Contaminated Wells and the Legacy of Fossil Fuel Extraction
“You seen that one with the tombstone up there?” seven-year-old Timothy Easterling asks, looking toward the grass just uphill from his home. “That’s my papaw.” Timothy’s grandfather Chet Blankenship died… Read More
Black Lung Benefits Drop for Kentucky Coal Miners after Controversial Law Change
Lynn Estel Stanley was the kind of coal mine foreman who wanted to know if there was a safety problem, and would always be the one to go fix it… Read More
Amid Climate Debate and Coal’s Decline, West Virginia Considers its Future
On a recent soggy Wednesday evening, dozens of West Virginians packed a conference room inside the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center to discuss the need for a “just transition” for… Read More
Over-Hyped Hemp? Amid Price Drop and a Big Bankruptcy, Some Farmers Feel Burned
John Fuller is waiting for another farmer he’s never met before to talk about a situation he never imagined he would be in. It’s an overcast January day on his… Read More
Reports Show Challenges Remain In Addiction Treatment Medication Access
Center for Disease Control and Prevention data indicate opioid overdose deaths in the Ohio Valley declined in 2018, the first time in nearly a decade. Researchers say this is cause for optimism…. Read More
Scientists, Mine Safety Officials Discuss Black Lung Protections
Officials with the Mine Safety and Health Administration met for the first time with miners’ health researchers Wednesday in a new partnership designed to discuss ways to better protect coal miners from… Read More
CEO Ousted at Kentucky Aluminum Company Amid Questions About Controversial Funding
A controversial economic development project in Ashland, Kentucky, hit a snag last week as aluminum company Braidy Industries ousted CEO and board chairman Craig Bouchard. In a statement, Braidy Industries’… Read More
A National Survey On Immigration Led Me To A Rural Iowa Town Changed By Immigrants
On a Monday night, a week before the Iowa caucuses, about 20 residents gathered at the Norelius library in Denison, Iowa, for a mock caucus. Latina activist Alma Puga, the… Read More
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