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
Oct 27 Health Kentucky Breaks Another COVID-19 Record With 1,786 New Cases Kentucky broke yet another COVID-19 record on Tuesday. Gov. Andy Beshear reported 1,786 new cases of COVID-19 — the single highest Tuesday since the pandemic began. Beshear said he expects this week’s cases to surpass last week’s numbers when the commonwealth set a record for cases reported in a single week. Beshear announced 18 new […] By Corinne Boyer Oct 27 Health Kentucky Breaks Another COVID-19 Record With 1,786 New Cases Corinne Boyer
Sep 25 Democracy & Civic Life Ohio Valley Election Officials Prepare For Unprecedented Pandemic Election Governors, Secretaries of State, and other state and local election officials throughout the Ohio Valley are preparing for an unprecedented election during a global pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced local governments to change practices that have been the same for decades, and to do so in a highly charged political environment. Some of the […] By Alana Watson Sep 25 Democracy & Civic Life Ohio Valley Election Officials Prepare For Unprecedented Pandemic Election Alana Watson
Aug 27 Health A Kentucky School Nurse Faces The Pandemic As Her “Hotspot” District Reopens Tina Ryan knows the hallways of East Calloway Elementary better than most. Besides working as a school nurse here for 20 years, Ryan, who is 55, was also a student here herself. “I’m probably one of the older ones here as far as staff and things. Or maybe the oldest one here,” she said with […] By Liam Niemeyer Aug 27 Health A Kentucky School Nurse Faces The Pandemic As Her “Hotspot” District Reopens Liam Niemeyer
Jul 9 Agriculture KY Judge Strikes Down Beshear’s Coronavirus Health Orders For Some Farm Businesses A Kentucky judge’s ruling Thursday limits Gov. Andy Beshear’s authority to issue emergency orders mandating coronavirus safety measures — a ruling Beshear called “dangerous and devastating” and promptly pledged to appeal. Scott Circuit Court Judge Brian Privett issued a temporary restraining order preventing Beshear’s administration from enforcing COVID-19 restrictions for the state’s 548 agritourism businesses. […] By Liam Niemeyer Jul 9 Agriculture KY Judge Strikes Down Beshear’s Coronavirus Health Orders For Some Farm Businesses Liam Niemeyer