Apr 23 Economy Ohio Valley Still Processing Significant Unemployment Claims 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 during the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. That surge in claims is in addition to the more than one million unemployment assistance applications people in the Ohio […] By Becca Schimmel Apr 23 Economy Ohio Valley Still Processing Significant Unemployment Claims Becca Schimmel
Apr 17 Economy Demand Soars At Food Banks While Farmers Have Too Much Food 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 facing weeks long delays to get certain products. Meanwhile, some farmers are facing a financial crisis, sitting on excess food they can’t sell — food that could be […] By Liam Niemeyer Apr 17 Economy Demand Soars At Food Banks While Farmers Have Too Much Food Liam Niemeyer
Apr 16 Economy Ohio Valley Continues Unprecedented Surge Of Unemployment 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 seeking help during the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. That’s in addition to the roughly 755,000 claims form the three states in the previous two weeks. The data […] By Becca Schimmel Apr 16 Economy Ohio Valley Continues Unprecedented Surge Of Unemployment Becca Schimmel
Apr 10 Economy “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 a new job waiting tables at the cryptid-inspired Wood Booger Grill in Norton, Va. “That week, [my boss] cut the schedule,” Davis recounted. “Everybody only […] By Sydney Boles Apr 10 Economy “We Belong to Each Other”: Appalachian Youth Build Support Amid Pandemic Uncertainty Sydney Boles
Apr 9 Economy Unemployment Claims In Ohio Valley Surge Again, Up Another 355,000 Claims for unemployment insurance once again surged around the Ohio Valley as nearly 355,500 people in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia sought help last week amid the economic calamity caused by the coronavirus pandemic. That’s in addition to the roughly 400,000 unemployment claims from the three states the previous week. The graph below shows the […] By Jeff Young Apr 9 Economy Unemployment Claims In Ohio Valley Surge Again, Up Another 355,000 Jeff Young
Apr 3 Economy Coronavirus Straining Financial Resources Of Ohio Valley Hospitals 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, these hospitals face tough financial decisions, and some could close down altogether. Hospitals throughout the region have had to make brutal financial decisions the past two weeks. St. Claire […] By Liam Niemeyer Apr 3 Economy Coronavirus Straining Financial Resources Of Ohio Valley Hospitals Liam Niemeyer
Apr 2 Economy Ohio Valley Unemployment Claims Soar To Nearly 400,000 Amid Pandemic Shutdown 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 associated with the coronavirus pandemic. The new numbers come from data released Thursday morning by the U.S. Department of Labor showing more than 6.6 million unemployment claims around the […] By Jeff Young Apr 2 Economy Ohio Valley Unemployment Claims Soar To Nearly 400,000 Amid Pandemic Shutdown Jeff Young
Mar 27 Economy ‘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 AMERICA.” A few yards away, his father, David Pratt Sr., who is graying but still muscular, leaned back in a lawn chair perched precariously on […] By Sydney Boles Mar 27 Economy ‘There’s Going To Be Something Better for Him’: Former Blackjewel Miners Reflect on Changes in Coal Country Sydney Boles
Mar 20 Economy 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 in the coal industry — is grappling with a new and serious challenge as the effort to contain the disease brings deep economic pain. The […] By Sydney Boles Mar 20 Economy Anxiety In Appalachian Coal Country: First The Mines Closed, Then Came Coronavirus Sydney Boles