News - Ohio Valley ReSource

Sep 21

Democracy & Civic Life

Demonstrators Caravan Around McConnell Offices, Demanding Stimulus Relief

Caravans of protesters drove Monday to the Washington home and Kentucky offices of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The protesters, who were affiliated with the Poor People’s Campaign, say the Kentucky senator is blocking legislation that could help Americans through the coronavirus crisis. Protests were held in McConnell’s offices in London, Lexington, Fort Wright, Louisville, […]

By Sydney Boles

Sep 21

Democracy & Civic Life

Demonstrators Caravan Around McConnell Offices, Demanding Stimulus Relief

By Sydney Boles

Sep 18

Agriculture

Back To The Land: The Future Challenge And Opportunity Of Appalachian Agriculture

A line of blue and yellow pop-up tents stand along the North Fork of the Kentucky River during a sunny September weekend in downtown Whitesburg, Kentucky, and Valerie Horn is doing her part to keep the Letcher County Farmers Market rolling. Pumpkins and watermelons fill tarps laid out on the ground next to a farmer, […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Sep 18

Agriculture

Back To The Land: The Future Challenge And Opportunity Of Appalachian Agriculture

Liam Niemeyer

Sep 17

Agriculture

Ky. Health Officials Suggest Revisions To Food Producer Fee Proposal After Blowback

Kentucky health officials are suggesting revisions to a proposed regulation that would have dramatically increased food safety inspection fees for some small food producers. Department officials said they received hundreds of public comments on the proposal with concerns about fee increases and they now plan to limit fees according to a producer’s income. Kentucky Cabinet […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Sep 17

Agriculture

Ky. Health Officials Suggest Revisions To Food Producer Fee Proposal After Blowback

Liam Niemeyer

Sep 17

Democracy & Civic Life

What Do You Need To Know About Voting In Election 2020?

In this year like no other, Election 2020 will be unlike other elections. The coronavirus pandemic makes some of the usual in-person voting a potential health hazard. Election officials have had to create new ways to safely and fairly conduct elections. And the hyper-partisan political atmosphere can make it harder to get accurate information about […]

By Staff

Sep 17

Democracy & Civic Life

What Do You Need To Know About Voting In Election 2020?

Staff

Sep 16

Energy & Environment

Murray Energy Exits Bankruptcy, Rehires Union Miners

Coal mining giant Murray Energy Corp. has emerged from bankruptcy with a new name and a commitment to rehire all of its former union employees, according to a news release from the United Mine Workers of America. UMWA President Cecil Roberts said on Wednesday that a new collective bargaining agreement has been finalized between the […]

By Brittany Patterson

Sep 16

Energy & Environment

Murray Energy Exits Bankruptcy, Rehires Union Miners

Brittany Patterson

Sep 16

Resource Shift

ReSource Welcomes New Reporters, Engagement Specialist To Team

The Ohio Valley Resource welcomes four new members to the team of journalists in the regional collaborative: data reporter Suhail Bhat; multimedia reporters Corinne Boyer and Alana Watson — covering health and the economy, respectively; and engagement specialist Tajah McQueen. Suhail Bhat is a data journalist and 2020 graduate of the Data Journalism program at […]

By Staff

Sep 16

Resource Shift

ReSource Welcomes New Reporters, Engagement Specialist To Team

Staff

Sep 14

Health

White House Task Force Doctor Stops In Lexington To Discuss College Coronavirus Cases

White House-appointed Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx visited the Lexington campus of the University of Kentucky on Monday as concerns grow over an escalating number of positive cases on campuses around the region. Dr. Birx met with students, faculty and administrators on the UK campus, which has more than 400 active COVID-19 cases, 86 […]

By Corinne Boyer

Sep 14

Health

White House Task Force Doctor Stops In Lexington To Discuss College Coronavirus Cases

Corinne Boyer

Sep 12

Resource Shift

“Appalachian Fall” Shows Why Coal Country’s Crisis Matters To America

Since its launch in 2016 the Ohio Valley ReSource has documented the extraordinary change underway in what has long been a bedrock element of Appalachian economies and culture: the coal industry. Our coverage shows how the industry’s sharp decline challenges coal-dependent communities that are now left with the legacy costs of mining and the task […]

By Jeff Young

Sep 12

Resource Shift

“Appalachian Fall” Shows Why Coal Country’s Crisis Matters To America

Jeff Young

Sep 11

Energy & Environment

Remembering A Miner Who Personified Coal’s Contributions And Costs

Charles Wayne Stanley ran underground mining machines for some 20 years, cutting coal from beneath the hills where Virginia meets Kentucky along the Cumberland ridge. He spent another decade as a roof bolter, work that kept the rock above from falling in on his fellow miners. Stanley was 53 when the Ohio Valley ReSource and […]

By Jeff Young

Sep 11

Energy & Environment

Remembering A Miner Who Personified Coal’s Contributions And Costs

Jeff Young

Sep 4

Economy

College Towns Feel Financial Impact Of Pandemic

The first day of classes at Ohio University is subdued this year. A few students walk across the Athens, Ohio, campus wearing masks. A group sits, socially distanced, on blankets on the green. The university opted to bring back roughly 2,000 students to campus for the first weeks of the semester due to coronavirus concerns. […]

By Aaron Payne

Sep 4

Economy

College Towns Feel Financial Impact Of Pandemic

Aaron Payne