Jan 25 Health With COVID Vaccinations Underway, Some Frontline Workers Are Hesitant To Receive It More than 969,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to long-term care workers, teachers, and additional frontline health care workers around the Ohio Valley. But a surprising number of workers in some key sectors are hesitant or are refusing to get a shot, including some rural school staff in Kentucky, nursing facility workers in […] By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource and Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Jan 25 Health With COVID Vaccinations Underway, Some Frontline Workers Are Hesitant To Receive It Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource and Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jan 25 Economy Biden Has An Ambitious Agenda. What Will It Mean For The Ohio Valley? After an extraordinary inauguration ceremony marked by heightened security and coronavirus safety measures, President Joe Biden started his first day in office signing executive actions on climate change, immigration, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Even before taking the oath of office, Biden was already addressing the nation about his ambitious plans to fight the twin crises […] By Jeff Young , Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource and Alana Watson Jan 25 Economy Biden Has An Ambitious Agenda. What Will It Mean For The Ohio Valley? Jeff Young, Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource and Alana Watson
Jan 8 Election 2020 After ‘Dark Day’ In Washington, Ohio Valley Lawmakers And Residents Who Were There Take Stock Owensboro, Kentucky, pastor Brian Gibson spoke at an event in Washington, D.C., Tuesday that combined religion with support for President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the results of the election. “How many of you all believe that the people we elected are going to do what’s right tomorrow?” Gibson asked the crowd at Washington’s Freedom […] By Jeff Young , Alana Watson , , Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource and Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Jan 8 Election 2020 After ‘Dark Day’ In Washington, Ohio Valley Lawmakers And Residents Who Were There Take Stock Jeff Young, Alana Watson, , Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource and Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jan 1 Economy COVID Relief Is Coming. But As Hunger Persists, Some Wonder If It Is 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, Ohio Valley ReSource Jan 1 Economy COVID Relief Is Coming. But As Hunger Persists, Some Wonder If It Is Too Late. Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 14 Community Billboard In Western Ky. Calls For Superintendent’s Termination The billboard in Paducah shows a picture of Paducah Public Schools Superintendent Donald Shively in blackface and states “race is not a costume.” By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 14 Community Billboard In Western Ky. Calls For Superintendent’s Termination Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 14 Community A Blackface Photo Resurfaces, And A Kentucky Town Confronts Its Racial Trauma A controversy threatens a moment of unity that came with Black Lives Matter protests this summer in Paducah. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 14 Community A Kentucky Town Confronts Its Racial Trauma Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 23 Health Study Links Increased COVID-19 Transmission To Poultry Plants Allowed To Operate Faster A study published Thursday in a prestigious scientific journal links significant increases in COVID-19 transmission rates to meatpacking plants, especially those facilities that the federal government has allowed to speed up processing lines. Researchers found evidence that linked meatpacking plants to a “high potential for community spread” in the surrounding areas. The findings have implications […] By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 23 Health Study Links Increased COVID-19 Transmission To Poultry Plants Allowed To Operate Faster Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 19 Election 2020 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, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 19 Election 2020 Awash In Relief Money, Ohio Valley Farmers Reflect On Trump Promises — And Their Ballots Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 13 Election 2020 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, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 13 Election 2020 Early In-Person Voting Underway For Much Of Ohio Valley Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 23 Economy Back To The Land: The Future Challenge And Opportunity Of Appalachian Agriculture With the continuing decline of the coal industry, advocates see agriculture as at least part of the economic solution going forward. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 23 Economy The Future Challenge And Opportunity Of Appalachian Agriculture Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 18 Economy Ky. Health Officials Suggest Revisions To Food Producer Fee Proposal After Blowback Department officials said they received hundreds of public comments on the proposal with concerns about fee increases. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 18 Economy Ky. Health Officials Suggest Revisions To Food Producer Fee Proposal Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 27 Education A Kentucky School Nurse Faces The Pandemic As Her ‘Hotspot’ District Reopens Calloway County Schools in west Kentucky have gone ahead with in-person learning, even as the county has a high number of coronavirus cases. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 27 Education Ky. School Nurse Faces Pandemic As Her 'Hotspot' District Reopens Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 25 Economy Small Ky. Food Producers Say Proposal Could Spike Fees For Some By More Than 1000% Many small food producers say the proposal would cripple their business, especially given the economic downturn caused by the pandemic. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 25 Economy Small Ky. Food Producers Say Proposal Could Spike Fees By 1000% Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 6 Community Advocacy Group Says Kentucky ‘A Center’ For Illegal Cockfighting Breeding The report says tens of thousands of birds are shipped from Kentucky across the world to the Philippines, Mexico, and other countries. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 6 Community Advocacy Group Says Kentucky 'A Center' For Illegal Cockfighting Breeding Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 6 Economy Poultry Plants Allowed To Operate Faster Amid COVID-19 Outbreaks Among Workers Tyson Foods got permission to increase the operating speed even as health officials reported dozens of coronavirus cases among Tyson workers. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 6 Economy Poultry Plants Operate Faster Amid COVID-19 Outbreaks Among Workers Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource