Jul 2 Coronavirus Nearly Half A Million In Ohio Valley Lose Jobless Benefits An analysis by the Ohio Valley ReSource showed that roughly 488,000 people in Ohio and West Virginia have lost supplemental unemployment payments after Republican governors there scrapped the federal unemployment benefit programs put in place during the pandemic. Another 65,000 people in Kentucky eligible for the payments await a decision by the Democratic governor there […] By Suhail Bhat Jul 2 Coronavirus Nearly Half A Million In Ohio Valley Lose Jobless Benefits Suhail Bhat
Jun 18 Coronavirus Million-Dollar Question: Will Lotteries Boost Ohio Valley’s Lagging COVID Vaccination Rates? When the COVID-19 vaccine first became available, some states struggled to meet demand, including West Virginia. States administered nearly every dose in weekly shipments. But soon after eligibility expanded to everyone over 16, supplies started stacking up as vaccination rates declined. Governors across the Ohio Valley pleaded with residents to get vaccinated during weekly press […] By Corinne Boyer Jun 18 Coronavirus Million-Dollar Question: Will Lotteries Boost Ohio Valley’s Lagging COVID Vaccination Rates? Corinne Boyer
May 24 Energy & Environment 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 Energy & Environment Beshear Announces Water, Flood Control Funding For Eastern Kentucky Katie Myers
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
Nov 10 Coronavirus Older Veterans Face New Fight As Coronavirus Surges In Region On Monday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear delivered his daily briefing on coronavirus, which is surging across the Ohio Valley. Eleven more Kentuckians had died that day. Then the governor provided an update on an especially worrisome outbreak at the Thomson-Hood Veterans Center near Lexington, one of four long-term care facilities dedicated to veterans in the […] By Corinne Boyer Nov 10 Coronavirus Older Veterans Face New Fight As Coronavirus Surges In Region Corinne Boyer
Nov 6 Coronavirus Tracking COVID-19 In Kentucky Our tracker tools and all ReSource stories on the coronavirus pandemic can be found at YourCovidReSource.org. Check our COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker here. By Suhail Bhat Nov 6 Coronavirus Tracking COVID-19 In Kentucky Suhail Bhat
Oct 14 Health Kentucky Hits Record Daily High Coronavirus Cases As Surge Continues Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear confirmed Wednesday the state’s highest single-day total of coronavirus cases — 1,346. Beshear says more than 700 Kentuckians are hospitalized due to COVID-19. As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations increase, Beshear expects deaths will too. “So while we still have capacity in our health care system, we are seeing increase in hospitalizations, […] By Corinne Boyer Oct 14 Health Kentucky Hits Record Daily High Coronavirus Cases As Surge Continues Corinne Boyer
Jul 19 Health Surging Coronavirus Cases Threaten To Derail Reopening In Ohio Valley At the Community Farmers Market in Bowling Green, Kentucky, vendors and shoppers are adjusting to the new normal during the coronavirus pandemic. That includes wearing face coverings, maintaining distance, and taking other precautions to avoid spreading the virus. Market manager Susan Warrell said their first days under the state’s recent mask mandate were a challenge, […] By Aaron Payne Jul 19 Health Surging Coronavirus Cases Threaten To Derail Reopening In Ohio Valley Aaron Payne
Jun 22 Democracy & Civic Life Formerly Disenfranchised Kentucky Voters Cast Their Ballots For many in the Ohio Valley, voting is a choice, a right they are free to exercise if they want to. But for Jackie McGranahan and the more than 175,000 other formerly disenfranchised Kentuckians, this primary election is special. It’s her first chance to vote since 2008. She won’t be going to a voting booth. […] By Becca Schimmel Jun 22 Democracy & Civic Life Formerly Disenfranchised Kentucky Voters Cast Their Ballots Becca Schimmel
Apr 16 Economy Ohio Valley Continues Unprecedented Surge Of Unemployment Unemployment insurance claims are still reaching unprecedented levels across the Ohio Valley region. At least 287,576 people in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia joined those seeking help during the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. That’s in addition to the roughly 755,000 claims form the three states in the previous two weeks. The data […] By Becca Schimmel Apr 16 Economy Ohio Valley Continues Unprecedented Surge Of Unemployment Becca Schimmel