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Nov 3

Arts & Culture

Democrats struggle to field candidates in rural communities they once dominated

Ohio Valley ReSource · Democrats struggle to field candidates in rural communities they once dominated Campaign signs are stacked next to rows of vintage clothing at the new Democratic Party headquarters in Marshall County, Kentucky. The building doesn’t have internet or working plumbing. It used to be a fashion boutique. Old chandeliers hang from the […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Nov 3

Arts & Culture

Democrats struggle in communities they once dominated

By Liam Niemeyer

Oct 31

Arts & Culture

Mothman, Bigfoot and Little Green Men: the mysterious cryptids of the Ohio Valley

Mysterious creatures are lurking deep in the heart of the Ohio Valley. At least, so say generations of people who have passed down folktales of the unknown. The region is rife with stories, festivals and museums dedicated to “cryptids,” that is, animals or entities that some believe exist, but haven’t been accepted by mainstream science. […]

By Kaitlin Thorne

Oct 31

Arts & Culture

The mysterious cryptids of the Ohio Valley

Kaitlin Thorne

Oct 21

Energy & Environment

Eastern Kentuckians face paperwork, hurdles as they rebuild flooded homes

People clutching folders full of paper flitted in and out of the FEMA disaster recovery center in Whitesburg, Kentucky last month. Some of them looked worried, or angry. Officials announced, without warning, that people rebuilding or repairing homes after the flood will have to apply for floodplain construction permits–complying with a 20-year-old ordinance that had […]

By Katie Myers

Oct 21

Energy & Environment

Eastern Kentuckians face hurdles rebuilding after flood

Katie Myers

Oct 4

Criminal Justice

Feds revive plan to build a prison in Letcher County, Ky.

The Bureau of Prisons has filed a new notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for a new federal prison in Letcher County, Ky. It’s been three years since the Bureau of Prisons withdrew its original more than $500 million plan for a maximum security prison in Letcher County. That project had been in motion since 2005, […]

By Katie Myers

Oct 4

Criminal Justice

Feds revive plan to build a prison in Letcher County, Ky.

Katie Myers

Sep 29

Uncategorized

Eastern Ky. man arrested, tased for trying to stop debris contractors from cutting trees

Ohio Valley ReSource · Property owners say debris contractors cut their trees without permission. Nearly two months after catastrophic flooding in eastern Kentucky, Lois Rose stood in her yard in the town of Neon and recorded a debate on her cell phone with Letcher County Sheriff Deputy Seth Whitaker. In the background, workers in […]

By Justin Hicks

Sep 29

Uncategorized

Eastern Ky. man arrested, tased for trying to stop debris contractors from cutting trees

Justin Hicks

Sep 19

Arts & Culture

Once numerous, the few remaining ferries on the Ohio River carry on

Ohio Valley ReSource · Download ‘Once numerous, the few remaining ferries on the Ohio River carry on’ 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 accustomed to a slower routine over four decades of work here. Cars and […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Sep 19

Arts & Culture

Once numerous, the few remaining ferries on the Ohio River carry on

Liam Niemeyer

Sep 13

Energy & Environment

As winter looms, some flooded eastern Kentuckians struggle to find housing

Ohio Valley ReSource · As winter looms, some flooded eastern Kentuckians struggle to find housing Laverne Fields and her family are camping by the side of the road in Millstone, Kentucky. It’s been a month and a half since her trailer washed into the creek. “FEMA’s little bit slow on helping us,” Fields said. Her […]

By Katie Myers

Sep 13

Energy & Environment

As winter looms, some flooded eastern Kentuckians struggle to find housing

Katie Myers

Sep 7

Energy & Environment

Isolated Ky. mountain communities face unique challenges as they recover from historic flooding

Ohio Valley ReSource · Isolated Ky. mountain communities face unique challenges as they recover from historic flooding Brian and Lesa Marcum pointed out sandy plots where homes used to be on Right Fork Buffalo Road a month after historic flooding hit eastern Kentucky. Water washed away cars, and clothing is still in tree branches sometimes […]

By Corinne Boyer

Sep 7

Energy & Environment

Isolated communities face unique flooding challenges

Corinne Boyer

Sep 2

Energy & Environment

A tax to provide benefits to black lung victims is permanent, but might not fix all the fund’s problems

It’s early in the morning outside a Hampton Inn in Hazard, Ky. A bright blue-and-white RV covered in larger-than-life portraits of coal miners sits smack in the middle of the parking lot. Standing outside of it is Christopher Parker with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. “Hey! This is NIOSH. Here’s our mobile […]

By Justin Hicks

Sep 2

Energy & Environment

A tax to provide benefits to black lung victims is permanent, but might not fix all the fund’s problems

Justin Hicks

Aug 26

Energy & Environment

Heavy rain, steep slopes and climate change contributed to catastrophic eastern Ky. floods

Gwen Christon had never seen the small creek behind her IGA grocery store in Isom, Ky. flood before. But during the historic flood that went on to kill 39 people and devastate eastern Kentucky, that little creek engulfed the narrow valley with six feet of water; swallowing up the highway, Christon’s grocery store, and practically […]

By Ryan VanVelzer

Aug 26

Energy & Environment

Steep slopes, climate change and eastern Ky. floods

Ryan VanVelzer