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Jan 27

Coronavirus

Kentucky Will Receive More COVID-19 Doses Every Week

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday that more COVID-19 vaccine doses are on the way to the commonwealth. More than 338,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Kentucky, but the state has the capacity to provide more if more supply were available. “We’re going to get about 8,800 new first doses a […]

By Corinne Boyer

Jan 27

Coronavirus

Kentucky Will Receive More COVID-19 Doses Every Week

By Corinne Boyer

Jan 22

Coronavirus

Biden Has An Ambitious Agenda. What Will It Mean For The Ohio Valley?

After an extraordinary inauguration ceremony marked by heightened security and coronavirus safety measures, President Joe Biden started his first day in office signing executive actions on climate change, immigration, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Even before taking the oath of office, Biden was already addressing the nation about his ambitious plans to fight the twin crises […]

By Jeff Young , Liam Niemeyer and Alana Watson

Jan 22

Coronavirus

Biden Has An Ambitious Agenda. What Will It Mean For The Ohio Valley?

Jeff Young, Liam Niemeyer and Alana Watson

Jan 22

Coronavirus

With COVID Vaccinations Underway, Some Frontline Workers Are Hesitant To Receive It

More than 969,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to long-term care workers, teachers, and additional frontline health care workers around the Ohio Valley. But a surprising number of workers in some key sectors are hesitant or are refusing to get a shot, including some rural school staff in Kentucky, nursing facility workers in […]

By Corinne Boyer and Liam Niemeyer

Jan 22

Coronavirus

With COVID Vaccinations Underway, Some Frontline Workers Are Hesitant To Receive It

Corinne Boyer and Liam Niemeyer

Jan 19

Coronavirus

Kentucky Hospitals Will Receive New Medicaid Funding Amid Strain Of Pandemic

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced an expansion of federal aid for state hospitals and a request for more vaccine doses from the federal government on Tuesday as he reported 2,250 new cases of COVID-19 in the state. Nearly 3,200 people have died from the virus in the Commonwealth. Beshear announced 27 new deaths Tuesday and […]

By Corinne Boyer

Jan 19

Coronavirus

Kentucky Hospitals Will Receive New Medicaid Funding Amid Strain Of Pandemic

Corinne Boyer

Jan 5

Coronavirus

Beshear Urges COVID Safety As He Awaits Clear Data After Holidays

In his Tuesday briefing on the coronavirus pandemic, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear reiterated the importance of following COVID-19 protocols to stop the spread of the virus. “In L.A. County, they have so much COVID that ambulances are no longer doing runs for those in the worst shape,” he said. “I mean we’re at war, and […]

By Corinne Boyer

Jan 5

Coronavirus

Beshear Urges COVID Safety As He Awaits Clear Data After Holidays

Corinne Boyer

Dec 30

Coronavirus

COVID Relief Is Coming To The Ohio Valley. But As Hunger Persists, Did It Arrive Too Late?

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 as they move closer together on the bench. Blake Livesay, 27, met Laura Brooke, 31, online earlier in 2020, and they’ve been inseparable since. She liked his way […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Dec 30

Coronavirus

COVID Relief Is Coming To The Ohio Valley. But As Hunger Persists, Did It Arrive Too Late?

Liam Niemeyer

Dec 23

Coronavirus

Overdose Deaths Hit New Highs As Pandemic Worsens Opioid Crisis

New federal data shows the coronavirus pandemic has contributed to the country’s deadliest 12-month period for drug overdose fatalities, including a sharp increase in overdose deaths in the Ohio Valley. According to the latest data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 81,000 people died due to drug overdoses in the 12 […]

By Suhail Bhat

Dec 23

Coronavirus

Overdose Deaths Hit New Highs As Pandemic Worsens Opioid Crisis

Suhail Bhat

Dec 23

Coronavirus

‘Timely Help’: Barber Reflects On How The Pandemic Has Changed Business

The coronavirus relief bill under consideration in Washington would make more money available for small businesses hit hard by the pandemic. Hair stylists and barbers are among those struggling, including Black business owner Chad Stradwick in Wheeling, West Virginia. The Ohio Valley ReSource first spoke with Stradwick in May, just when he was reopening Stradwick’s […]

By Alana Watson

Dec 23

Coronavirus

‘Timely Help’: Barber Reflects On How The Pandemic Has Changed Business

Alana Watson

Dec 18

Coronavirus

Adopt A Server: Patrons Help Ohio Valley Restaurant Workers Weather Pandemic Holidays

Stay-at-home mom Sarci Eldridge has a big heart. So when Kentucky entered its second round of restaurant restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, her first thought was for her favorite server, Jessica Carey. “Me and my mom were talking, and we were just like, you know, we should just get Jessica something to get her […]

By Sydney Boles

Dec 18

Coronavirus

Adopt A Server: Patrons Help Ohio Valley Restaurant Workers Weather Pandemic Holidays

Sydney Boles

Dec 17

Coronavirus

Answering Your Questions About The COVID-19 Vaccines

The arrival of the first doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was met with cheers around the Ohio Valley as the first doses were administered to front-line health workers. The Pfizer — and, soon, Moderna — vaccines bring the promise of relief after months of pandemic-driven closures and a deadly surge in cases. But the vaccines’ […]

By Corinne Boyer

Dec 17

Coronavirus

Answering Your Questions About The COVID-19 Vaccines

Corinne Boyer