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