Dec 21 Energy & Environment Judge Denies Former CEO’s Move to Liquidate Blackjewel Coal A federal bankruptcy judge has denied a petition from former Blackjewel coal executive Jeff Hoops to liquidate the company. The decision means the reorganization of the company will continue under Chapter 11 bankruptcy as former employees, creditors and state agencies seek to recover millions owed by the company. Hoops cited “permanent negative cash flow” at […] By Sydney Boles Dec 21 Energy & Environment Judge Denies Former CEO’s Move to Liquidate Blackjewel Coal Sydney Boles
Dec 21 Health Watchdog Report Finds Over-Prescription Of Opioids For Some Medicaid Patients A report from a federal oversight agency shows that over 4,000 patients in the Ohio Valley received high amounts of opioids in 2018 through Medicaid, potentially putting hundreds at risk of addiction and overdose. The Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services focused the report on six Appalachian states in […] By Alana Watson Dec 21 Health Watchdog Report Finds Over-Prescription Of Opioids For Some Medicaid Patients 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 18 Economy Report Shows Personal Income Declined Sharply In Ohio Valley Between July And September A new federal report shows that West Virginia and Kentucky saw the country’s sharpest declines in personal income last quarter as some forms of federal support during the pandemic expired. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis says personal income decreased in every state in the third quarter of 2020, which includes the months of July, […] By Alana Watson Dec 18 Economy Report Shows Personal Income Declined Sharply In Ohio Valley Between July And September Alana Watson
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
Dec 15 Coronavirus KY Gov. Beshear Warns Against Holiday Travel As COVID Surge Stresses Hospitals With holidays approaching, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear asked people to avoid leisure travel as he announced 2,946 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. Beshear also met Tuesday with White House appointed Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx, who said that Kentucky’s COVID-19 efforts have saved lives. Dr. Steven Stack, commissioner of the Department for Public […] By Corinne Boyer Dec 15 Coronavirus KY Gov. Beshear Warns Against Holiday Travel As COVID Surge Stresses Hospitals Corinne Boyer
Dec 15 Coronavirus Ohio Valley Hospitals Filling Up Thanks To COVID-19 Surge Ohio Valley Hospitals Filling Up Thanks To COVID-19 Surge By Suhail Bhat | December 15, 2020 As the third wave of COVID-19 continues to infect people, new data shows that many hospitals in the Ohio Valley are under strain, running short of bed space, especially for the most critically ill. The following graphs show how […] By Suhail Bhat Dec 15 Coronavirus Ohio Valley Hospitals Filling Up Thanks To COVID-19 Surge Suhail Bhat
Dec 14 Democracy & Civic Life Billboard In Western Kentucky Town Calls For School District Superintendent’s Termination A new billboard in a western Kentucky town calls for the termination of a local school district superintendent after an old photo of the school official in blackface resurfaced. The billboard in Paducah, Kentucky shows a picture of Paducah Public Schools Superintendent Donald Shively in blackface and states “race is not a costume.” The billboard […] By Liam Niemeyer Dec 14 Democracy & Civic Life Billboard In Western Kentucky Town Calls For School District Superintendent’s Termination Liam Niemeyer
Dec 14 Economy Blackjewel Coal Alleges ‘Intentional, Willful’ Self-Dealing By Former CEO Allegations of financial misconduct by Blackjewel’s former CEO have surrounded the company’s bankruptcy case since it began last July. But a December 10 court filing lays out specific allegations against ousted CEO Jeff Hoops: webs of shell companies and secret royalty schemes that allegedly enriched Hoops at the expense of coal miners, the environment, and […] By Sydney Boles Dec 14 Economy Blackjewel Coal Alleges ‘Intentional, Willful’ Self-Dealing By Former CEO Sydney Boles