Dec 10 Coronavirus Do You Have Questions About The Covid-19 Vaccine? The coronavirus vaccines are coming. After a year dominated by quarantine, lockdowns and far too many deaths and illnesses, the arrival of vaccines produced by two pharmaceutical companies promises relief at last. But the vaccine’s arrival also brings questions. Who will get them first? How do you sign up to get the vaccine? What do […] By Staff Dec 10 Coronavirus Do You Have Questions About The Covid-19 Vaccine? Staff
Dec 8 Coronavirus With Vaccines Coming, Kentucky Sees Slight Decline In Coronavirus Growth Rate Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear reported 3,114 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday as the state anticipates the arrival of the first doses of vaccine. That number represents a decline of more than 1,000 compared to the cases reported last Tuesday, indicating that the rate of growth of infections in the state may be slowing. Besehar […] By Corinne Boyer Dec 8 Coronavirus With Vaccines Coming, Kentucky Sees Slight Decline In Coronavirus Growth Rate Corinne Boyer
Dec 4 Democracy & Civic Life Despite Voting Restoration Thousands Are Still Disenfranchised In The Ohio Valley After more than a decade, Kentucky resident Guy Hamilton-Smith voted this year for the first time in the state. Even though he didn’t vote in person because of the COVID-19 pandemic, sending his ballot through the mail was still an emotional moment. “Not being able to vote for many years was like a really big […] By Alana Watson Dec 4 Democracy & Civic Life Despite Voting Restoration Thousands Are Still Disenfranchised In The Ohio Valley Alana Watson
Dec 2 Economy Blackjewel Coal Moves To Liquidate, Leaving Millions Unpaid To Workers And Regulators The convoluted bankruptcy of coal company Blackjewel has hit another turn of events as the company’s former CEO moved to liquidate the company. A federal judge is considering a motion submitted last week to convert the bankruptcy from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7. That would mean that instead of exiting bankruptcy as a new company […] By Sydney Boles Dec 2 Economy Blackjewel Coal Moves To Liquidate, Leaving Millions Unpaid To Workers And Regulators Sydney Boles
Dec 1 Coronavirus ‘Deadliest Day’ Kentucky Hits Highest Number Of COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear hasn’t stopped pleading with the public to stay home, wear face coverings and do whatever it takes to slow the spread of the coronavirus as the state marked its deadliest day yet in the pandemic. On Tuesday, Beshear announced a record high 4,151 new cases of COVID-19 and the deaths of […] By Corinne Boyer Dec 1 Coronavirus ‘Deadliest Day’ Kentucky Hits Highest Number Of COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Corinne Boyer
Nov 26 Coronavirus Sicker Staff, Fewer Beds For Rural Hospitals As COVID-19 Spreads Through Ohio Valley Dr. Kirk Tucker, chief clinical officer of Adena Health Systems in Chillicothe, Ohio, said a week before Thanksgiving that the health system’s three hospitals in southern Ohio were bombarded with coronavirus patients. But it isn’t just the patients testing positive. The virus has also sickened 65 of his fellow caregivers. Recently, Tucker said, a doctor […] By Corinne Boyer Nov 26 Coronavirus Sicker Staff, Fewer Beds For Rural Hospitals As COVID-19 Spreads Through Ohio Valley Corinne Boyer
Nov 24 Coronavirus Kentucky Hospitals Adjust Services To Make Room For COVID-19 Patients Kentucky’s surge in coronavirus cases has caused some hospitals to reduce other health care services to accommodate the growing number of COVID-19 patients. Gov. Andy Beshear announced 2,690 new positive coronavirus cases Tuesday and 1,658 COVID-19 hospitalizations — a sharp increase over the past two weeks. Gov. Beshear said hospitals have already adjusted services to […] By Corinne Boyer Nov 24 Coronavirus Kentucky Hospitals Adjust Services To Make Room For COVID-19 Patients Corinne Boyer
Nov 24 Health “Diseases Of Despair” Deaths Drop Slightly But Still Higher In Appalachia Than U.S. New research shows that deaths due to the mix of substance abuse and suicides known as “diseases of despair” declined slightly in 2018. But the mortality rates throughout the Ohio Valley and Appalachian region are still higher than the national average. A report from the Appalachian Regional Commission found that overall mortality rates from diseases […] By Alana Watson Nov 24 Health “Diseases Of Despair” Deaths Drop Slightly But Still Higher In Appalachia Than U.S. Alana Watson
Nov 23 Health Lawmakers, Union Urge Mine Safety Regulators to Act on Silica Dust A group of Ohio Valley senators says a watchdog agency’s recent report shows that federal regulators must do more to protect coal miners from silica dust, an especially toxic form of dust created when mining equipment cuts into rock layers near coal seams. In a Monday morning press release, six Democratic senators, including Joe Manchin […] By Sydney Boles Nov 23 Health Lawmakers, Union Urge Mine Safety Regulators to Act on Silica Dust Sydney Boles