Dec 30 Coronavirus COVID Relief Is Coming To The Ohio Valley. But As Hunger Persists, Did It Arrive Too Late? He asked her if she was cold. A wind whips around the park in western Kentucky a couple days before Christmas. He puts his arm around her as they move closer together on the bench. Blake Livesay, 27, met Laura Brooke, 31, online earlier in 2020, and they’ve been inseparable since. She liked his way […] By Liam Niemeyer Dec 30 Coronavirus COVID Relief Is Coming To The Ohio Valley. But As Hunger Persists, Did It Arrive Too Late? Liam Niemeyer
Dec 23 Coronavirus Overdose Deaths Hit New Highs As Pandemic Worsens Opioid Crisis New federal data shows the coronavirus pandemic has contributed to the country’s deadliest 12-month period for drug overdose fatalities, including a sharp increase in overdose deaths in the Ohio Valley. According to the latest data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 81,000 people died due to drug overdoses in the 12 […] By Suhail Bhat Dec 23 Coronavirus Overdose Deaths Hit New Highs As Pandemic Worsens Opioid Crisis Suhail Bhat
Dec 18 Coronavirus Adopt A Server: Patrons Help Ohio Valley Restaurant Workers Weather Pandemic Holidays Stay-at-home mom Sarci Eldridge has a big heart. So when Kentucky entered its second round of restaurant restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, her first thought was for her favorite server, Jessica Carey. “Me and my mom were talking, and we were just like, you know, we should just get Jessica something to get her […] By Sydney Boles Dec 18 Coronavirus Adopt A Server: Patrons Help Ohio Valley Restaurant Workers Weather Pandemic Holidays Sydney Boles
Nov 20 Coronavirus Ohio Valley Economic Outlook Grim As COVID Aid Programs End With hundreds of thousands across the Ohio Valley struggling to make ends meet, a suite of coronavirus aid packages, including rent and utility relief funding, eviction moratoriums, and expanded unemployment benefits, is set to expire at the end of December. The consequences could be far-reaching. Poverty rates have soared as some federal programs, including the […] By Sydney Boles Nov 20 Coronavirus Ohio Valley Economic Outlook Grim As COVID Aid Programs End Sydney Boles
Nov 9 Coronavirus Ohio Valley ReSource Adds Important Measures To Kentucky COVID Data Tracker The Ohio Valley ReSource has expanded its COVID Data Tracker to include more measures to help you better understand the spread of coronavirus in Kentucky, including the number of people hospitalized due to the virus and the amount of coronavirus testing being done. The data tracker we launched in April provided daily updates on the […] By Staff Nov 9 Coronavirus Ohio Valley ReSource Adds Important Measures To Kentucky COVID Data Tracker Staff
Nov 9 Coronavirus Tracking COVID-19 In West Virginia These graphs show key measures of COVID-19: daily positive tests, the number of daily tests, the rate of positive tests, deaths, and hospitalizations. We use data provided by the COVID Tracking Project, the West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Click to see our county-level trackers […] By Suhail Bhat Nov 9 Coronavirus Tracking COVID-19 In West Virginia Suhail Bhat
Nov 9 Coronavirus Tracking COVID-19 In Ohio These graphs show key measures of COVID-19: daily positive tests, the number of daily tests, the rate of positive tests, deaths, and hospitalizations. We use data provided by the COVID Tracking Project, the Ohio Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Click to see our county-level trackers for Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia. Daily cases and […] By Suhail Bhat Nov 9 Coronavirus Tracking COVID-19 In Ohio Suhail Bhat
Nov 6 Coronavirus Tracking COVID-19 In Kentucky These graphs show key measures of COVID-19: daily positive tests, the number of daily tests, the rate of positive tests, deaths, and hospitalizations. We use data provided by the COVID Tracking Project, the Kentucky Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Click to see our county-level trackers for Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia. […] By Suhail Bhat Nov 6 Coronavirus Tracking COVID-19 In Kentucky Suhail Bhat
Oct 26 Democracy & Civic Life Audio Postcard: Storytelling in a Pandemic in Smalltown America The coronavirus pandemic has made it difficult to come together physically, and for many of us, that’s made it harder to feel like we’re a part of our own community. But residents of the small town of Pound, Virginia, home to the Red Fox Storytelling Festival, are using traditional stories to reignite that sense of […] By Sydney Boles Oct 26 Democracy & Civic Life Audio Postcard: Storytelling in a Pandemic in Smalltown America Sydney Boles
Oct 14 Health Why Kentucky Is Changing Some COVID-19 Data: The Positivity Rate Explained Kentucky’s Public Health Commissioner Steven Stack on Tuesday announced some changes in how the state will gauge the spread of COVID-19 after the state came off a week that saw a surge in cases largely driven by infections in rural counties. While the commissioner’s plan does take cues from the models used by many states […] By Suhail Bhat Oct 14 Health Why Kentucky Is Changing Some COVID-19 Data: The Positivity Rate Explained Suhail Bhat