Infrastructure Archives - Ohio Valley ReSource

Oct 15

Infrastructure

In Elk, A Kentucky Professor Sees An Opportunity To Help Revitalize Appalachia

Howard Whiteman is inching along in his black Toyota Prius, craning his neck to see what’s beyond the rolling grasslands into the nearby woods. He wishes he brought binoculars. He’s slowly making his way around an enclosed 700-acre Elk and Bison Prairie in Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, the only public land in […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Oct 15

Infrastructure

In Elk, A Kentucky Professor Sees An Opportunity To Help Revitalize Appalachia

By Liam Niemeyer

Jun 4

Infrastructure

Evictions At A Kentucky Trailer Park Highlight Ohio Valley’s Lack Of Affordable Housing

Jimmy McRoberts knew the North Fork Mobile Home Park was teeming with animals. Some residents, like local grandmother Penny Gozzard, had two or three beloved cats they kept a close eye on; others let their pets roam around and mingle with the neighborhood kids who played around their families’ trailers. So when McRoberts’ entire trailer […]

By Katie Myers and Liam Niemeyer

Jun 4

Infrastructure

Evictions At A Kentucky Trailer Park Highlight Ohio Valley’s Lack Of Affordable Housing

Katie Myers and Liam Niemeyer

May 24

Infrastructure

Beshear Announces Water, Flood Control Funding For Eastern Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky’s water problems are well documented, but for Pike County, some help may be on the way. The county’s two Appalachian Regional Commission applications for water system improvements and flood prevention infrastructure have officially been recommended for federal funding by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, who announced his support for the projects during a tour […]

By Katie Myers

May 24

Infrastructure

Beshear Announces Water, Flood Control Funding For Eastern Kentucky

Katie Myers

May 20

Infrastructure

Gayle Manchin: ‘The Stars Have Just Lined Up’ For Appalachia

Gayle Manchin is the first West Virginian to serve as federal co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission in its 56-year history. That’s not all. Manchin comes to the agency at a time when West Virginia is in the spotlight. She has an important role, but she’s not alone. Her husband, Sen. Joe Manchin, is chairman […]

By Curtis Tate

May 20

Infrastructure

Gayle Manchin: ‘The Stars Have Just Lined Up’ For Appalachia

Curtis Tate

May 14

Infrastructure

With Infrastructure Funding On Horizon, Beleaguered Martin County Looks To Raise Water Rates Again

In December, Kathy Fletcher, a lifelong Martin County, Kentucky, resident and mother, found her water was shut off. When it came back on, something was wrong with it. Fletcher remembers that after she showered, her skin and nails felt completely dried out. The water smelled acrid, like chemicals. For years, Fletcher has been frustrated by […]

By Katie Myers

May 14

Infrastructure

With Infrastructure Funding On Horizon, Beleaguered Martin County Looks To Raise Water Rates Again

Katie Myers

Apr 2

Infrastructure

Ohio Valley Communities Wait For Guidance On COVID Funds

The American Rescue Plan Act signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11 provided the nation with a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus, including funds to state and local governments, but local officials around the Ohio Valley say they aren’t yet sure just how the money can be applied. The aid package includes $350 […]

By Alana Watson

Apr 2

Infrastructure

Ohio Valley Communities Wait For Guidance On COVID Funds

Alana Watson

Mar 31

Infrastructure

Biden’s $2 Trillion Proposal Could Boost Ohio Valley Infrastructure And Clean Up Energy Sector

President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan contains tens of billions of dollars to address environmental and economic issues throughout the Ohio Valley region, according to details released Wednesday by the White House. Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, had promised a major infrastructure initiative, but one never got traction during his four years in office. Speaking in Pittsburgh […]

By Curtis Tate

Mar 31

Infrastructure

Biden’s $2 Trillion Proposal Could Boost Ohio Valley Infrastructure And Clean Up Energy Sector

Curtis Tate

Mar 17

Infrastructure

Slow Recovery: Repeated Floods And Storms Strain East Kentucky’s Aging Infrastructure

Katrina Bostrin had never seen the lake come up that quickly before. She’d lived in Jackson, the county seat of Breathitt County, Kentucky, on and off since she was a child. It had come up to the garage before, but never inside her home. As she spoke, a volunteer crew from a local church ripped […]

By Katie Myers and Corinne Boyer

Mar 17

Infrastructure

Slow Recovery: Repeated Floods And Storms Strain East Kentucky’s Aging Infrastructure

Katie Myers and Corinne Boyer

Mar 9

Infrastructure

Kentucky Governor Says COVID Relief Bill Would Also Fund Big Infrastructure Investments

The newest version of the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, dubbed the American Rescue Plan, is nearing final approval by the House before going to President Joe Biden. During his regular COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the state would receive $2.6 billion which would allow for a “once in a generation […]

By Corinne Boyer

Mar 9

Infrastructure

Kentucky Governor Says COVID Relief Bill Would Also Fund Big Infrastructure Investments

Corinne Boyer

Mar 5

Infrastructure

The Long Wait: As Lawmakers Prioritize Broadband, Rural Communities Wonder When It Will Reach Them

As Barkley Hughes and I rumbled around in his red utility vehicle last month, memories slowly unwound about his western Kentucky hometown. Tolu, a historic Ohio River-bound community of less than a hundred, only makes up a few blocks before opening up into rolling farmland. Hughes openly admits it’s not near anywhere, but that’s part […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Mar 5

Infrastructure

The Long Wait: As Lawmakers Prioritize Broadband, Rural Communities Wonder When It Will Reach Them

Liam Niemeyer