Infrastructure Archives - Ohio Valley ReSource

Aug 4

Infrastructure

In Kentucky flooding epicenter, communities help each other and wait for assistance

Ohio Valley ReSource · In the epicenter of Kentucky flooding, communities help each other while waiting for assistance Runnels Branch is a long, winding holler that travels deep into a mountain from the Carr Fork Lake area in Knott County, Kentucky. Usually, the creek is a gentle presence by Sally Smith’s little white house, a […]

By Katie Myers

Aug 4

Infrastructure

In Ky. flooding epicenter, communities help each other

By Katie Myers

Apr 25

Infrastructure

A new kind of ‘mining’ has arrived in the Ohio Valley. What will crypto mean for the region?

Open the door of Blockware Mining’s data center in Paducah, Kentucky, and you’re met by a wall of sound. More than 5,000 machines are whirring away as they solve complex math problems, while large industrial fans keep them cool. The expansive warehouse stretches a little more than a football field. “You don’t truly get an […]

By Liam Niemeyer and Katie Myers

Apr 25

Infrastructure

A new kind of ‘mining’ has arrived in the Ohio Valley. What will crypto mean for the region?

Liam Niemeyer and Katie Myers

Apr 11

Infrastructure

Water struggles continue in Martin County, Ky. as federal funding trickles in

Ohio Valley ReSource · Clean water struggles continue in Martin County, Ky. as federal funding trickles in On a cool Tuesday in March, things heated up at the monthly meeting of the Water and Sanitation District in Martin County, Kentucky. A delegation from the isolated Tomahawk community near the Johnson County line, sat opposite the […]

By Katie Myers

Apr 11

Infrastructure

Water struggles continue in Martin County, Ky. as federal funding trickles in

Katie Myers

Mar 31

Infrastructure

Rural communities struggle as high gas prices linger

Kaycee Steele had to raise menu prices at Route 11 Pizza Plus in Booneville, Kentucky last month. She opened the small business in July, but it’s been tough running a new restaurant during the pandemic. And since she opened, she said some of her food prices have tripled. Now her food supplier is charging extra […]

By Corinne Boyer

Mar 31

Infrastructure

Rural communities struggle as high gas prices linger

Corinne Boyer

Feb 11

Infrastructure

Displaced Kentuckians still searching for housing after tornadoes

Jimmy Galbreath works hard. The scrap dealer and father of nine from Mayfield, Ky. started working when he was 12 years old. He grew up in a one-bedroom house with 15 other siblings and a mother who made sure they had food on the table. And eventually, he worked hard enough to build a life […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Feb 11

Infrastructure

Displaced Kentuckians still searching for housing after tornadoes

Liam Niemeyer

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

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