Oct 30 Health Across The Ohio Valley, States Report Record Number Of COVID-19 Cases In the last weeks of October, parts of the Ohio Valley saw coronavirus records broken almost every day. In the Ohio Valley, Kentucky and Ohio set new records for hospitalizations due to COVID-19, and Kentucky reported the most positive cases in a single week since the pandemic began — 9,335. West Virginia, which has been […] By Corinne Boyer Oct 30 Health Across The Ohio Valley, States Report Record Number Of COVID-19 Cases Corinne Boyer
Oct 23 Democracy & Civic Life From Appalachia To Wyoming: Youth From Coal Country Discuss The Future After Coal On a recent Saturday, over Zoom, a group of seven high schoolers from Wyoming, eastern Kentucky and West Virginia gazed at an image of a gleaming, pale blue, coal-fired power plant. “OK, so this one really interested us,” said Sarah Belcher, a senior from eastern Kentucky. “So we noticed your all’s coal facilities, they’re really […] By Brittany Patterson Oct 23 Democracy & Civic Life From Appalachia To Wyoming: Youth From Coal Country Discuss The Future After Coal Brittany Patterson
Oct 16 Agriculture Awash In Relief Money, Ohio Valley Farmers Reflect On Trump Promises — And Their Ballots Rick Murdock drives past his neighbors on rural back roads in southwest Calloway County, Kentucky, most days in his pickup truck, where he’ll pass by some signs of the season — “Trump 2020” flags and signs. Murdock said he’s never been the type to put up signs or banners himself supporting a particular candidate — […] By Liam Niemeyer Oct 16 Agriculture Awash In Relief Money, Ohio Valley Farmers Reflect On Trump Promises — And Their Ballots Liam Niemeyer
Oct 13 Democracy & Civic Life Early In-Person Voting Underway For Much Of Ohio Valley Christian County Clerk Mike Kem in western Kentucky has already seen COVID-19 enter his doors — three of his employees are currently isolated with the virus. Since his office is in charge of coordinating local elections in his county, he says that up-close experience with the virus has emphasized to him the importance of having […] By Liam Niemeyer Oct 13 Democracy & Civic Life Early In-Person Voting Underway For Much Of Ohio Valley Liam Niemeyer
Oct 9 Health COVID-19 Costs Ohio Valley Hospitals Billions, Putting Some Rural Hospitals At Risk Of Closing In April, Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Greenup County, Kentucky, joined a long list of hospitals that have closed in the Ohio Valley. Fewer hospitals can mean longer travel times for rural residents, which can make a single hospital trip daunting. Greenup County resident Tiffany Wilburn-Meek says that means a 45-minute drive for some […] By Corinne Boyer Oct 9 Health COVID-19 Costs Ohio Valley Hospitals Billions, Putting Some Rural Hospitals At Risk Of Closing Corinne Boyer
Sep 30 Democracy & Civic Life A Pandemic Voter’s Guide For West Virginia The coronavirus pandemic has forced elections officials to expand options for voters in November’s general election. This means you will have more ways to vote, including mail-in ballots and early in-person voting. But it also means many people have questions about how to vote. Here are answers to some common questions about voter registration, voting […] By Alana Watson Sep 30 Democracy & Civic Life A Pandemic Voter’s Guide For West Virginia Alana Watson
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
Sep 18 Agriculture Back To The Land: The Future Challenge And Opportunity Of Appalachian Agriculture A line of blue and yellow pop-up tents stand along the North Fork of the Kentucky River during a sunny September weekend in downtown Whitesburg, Kentucky, and Valerie Horn is doing her part to keep the Letcher County Farmers Market rolling. Pumpkins and watermelons fill tarps laid out on the ground next to a farmer, […] By Liam Niemeyer Sep 18 Agriculture Back To The Land: The Future Challenge And Opportunity Of Appalachian Agriculture Liam Niemeyer
Aug 7 Energy & Environment Toxic Legacy Comes To Light With Claims That Union Carbide Failed To Report Landfill On a recent sticky July afternoon, Diana Green stands on the muddy bank of lower Davis Creek in South Charleston, West Virginia. As a child, she enjoyed wading in the nearly 10-mile-long stream in search of crayfish and salamanders. As an adult, Green set down roots there, purchasing a farm that backs up to the […] By Brittany Patterson Aug 7 Energy & Environment Toxic Legacy Comes To Light With Claims That Union Carbide Failed To Report Landfill Brittany Patterson
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