Apr 25 Economy A new kind of ‘mining’ has arrived in the Ohio Valley. What will crypto mean for the region? Open the door of Blockware Mining’s data center in Paducah, Kentucky, and you’re met by a wall of sound. More than 5,000 machines are whirring away as they solve complex math problems, while large industrial fans keep them cool. The expansive warehouse stretches a little more than a football field. “You don’t truly get an […] By Liam Niemeyer and Katie Myers Apr 25 Economy A new kind of ‘mining’ has arrived in the Ohio Valley. What will crypto mean for the region? Liam Niemeyer and Katie Myers
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 11 Democracy & Civic Life A Blackface Photo Resurfaces, And A Kentucky Town Confronts Its Racial Trauma Holiday light displays are spread out across Bob Noble park in Paducah, Kentucky, lighting up the barren trees at night for the community to drive by. The park has long been a gathering place for the small city, with performances at an amphitheater and swimming during the summer. Shirley Massie, 76, sits at one the […] By Liam Niemeyer Dec 11 Democracy & Civic Life A Blackface Photo Resurfaces, And A Kentucky Town Confronts Its Racial Trauma Liam Niemeyer
Jun 16 Energy & Environment Nuclear Option: Officials Hope Old Facility Can Fuel Growth Paducah, Kentucky, is home to USEC, a Department of Energy uranium enrichment facility that operated for 50 years until being decommissioned in 2013. Just across the Ohio River lies the Honeywell corporation’s Metropolis Works, the nation’s only uranium conversion plant. Former State Sen. Bob Leeper thought it made sense to build on that existing capacity. […] By Nicole Erwin Jun 16 Energy & Environment Nuclear Option: Officials Hope Old Facility Can Fuel Growth Nicole Erwin