May 25 Economy Pandemic Could Make Food Insecurity Worse Among Older Adults In Ohio Valley A new study shows the Ohio Valley has some of the nation’s highest rates of food insecurity among older adults. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource May 25 Economy Pandemic Could Make Food Insecurity Worse Among Older Adults Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 22 Economy With Coronavirus Roiling Food Supply, Local Agriculture Sees Resurgence Across the Ohio Valley, farmers that sell locally are seeing skyrocketing interest in the food they offer amid the pandemic. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource May 22 Economy With Coronavirus Roiling Food Supply, Local Agriculture Sees Resurgence Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 13 Economy ‘Will It Be Enough?’: Meatpacking Workers Fear For Safety As Coronavirus Cases Mount Unionized meatpacking workers say they’re potentially being put in harm’s way to keep the nationwide supply of meat flowing. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource May 13 Economy Meatpacking Workers Fear For Safety As Coronavirus Cases Mount Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 29 Economy Complaints Allege Louisville Meatpacking Plant Failed To Protect Workers Workers had concerns about their safety at the JBS Swift plant in Louisville, where dozens of workers were infected and one died. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 29 Economy Complaints Allege Louisville Plant Failed To Protect Workers Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 27 Health One Worker Dead, More Than 200 Infected As Coronavirus Hits Ky. Meatpackers 220 employees at meatpacking plants across Kentucky have tested positive for coronavirus, with one death related to the virus in Louisville. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 27 Health One Dead, More Than 200 Infected As Coronavirus Hits Ky. Meatpackers Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 23 Health Kentucky Meatpacking Plants New Coronavirus Hotspots With Dozens Of Cases At least 81 people associated with a Tyson Foods plant in Henderson County and a Perdue Farms plant in Ohio County have COVID-19. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 23 Health Ky. Meatpacking Plants New Coronavirus Hotspots With Dozens Of Cases Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 22 Community Online SNAP Program Could Increase Food Accessibility In Ohio Valley Kentucky and West Virginia have recently been added to a federal pilot program to allow food stamp recipients to purchase groceries online. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 22 Community Online SNAP Program Could Increase Food Accessibility In Ohio Valley Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 20 Economy Demand Soars At Food Banks While Farmers Have Too Much Food Food banks and pantries across the Ohio Valley are seeing spiked demand. Meanwhile, some farmers are sitting on excess food they can’t sell. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 20 Economy Demand Soars At Food Banks While Farmers Have Too Much Food Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 10 Community Religious Leaders Adapt Holy Week, Passover Traditions To Pandemic Religious leaders are trying to keep the energy of their services alive in a new world they’re unfamiliar with. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 10 Community Religious Leaders Adapt Holy Week, Passover Traditions To Pandemic Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 10 Health Coronavirus Concerns Rise As Ohio Valley Meatpacking Workers Fall Sick Safety advocates are raising concerns about how adequately meatpacking workers are being protected and the implications for the food supply. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 10 Health Coronavirus Concerns Rise As Ohio Valley Meatpacking Workers Fall Sick Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 26 Health Ohio Valley Facing Pandemic With A Health System Hollowed Out By Hospital Closures The region’s capacity to treat serious illness has been sharply reduced by the closure of some 21 hospitals over the past 15 years. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 26 Health Ohio Valley Facing Pandemic Hollowed Out Health System Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 13 Health Hospital Closures, Underfunded Health Centers In Ohio Valley Hinder Coronavirus Response Nearly 20 percent of more than 100 rural hospital closures across the country since 2010 have been in Appalachia. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 13 Health Hospital Closures In Ohio Valley Hinder Coronavirus Response Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 10 Economy Over-Hyped Hemp? Amid Price Drop And A Big Bankruptcy, Some Farmers Feel Burned For many farmers, the hopes of a financial windfall from hemp has hit a harsh reality. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 10 Economy Amid Price Drop And A Big Bankruptcy, Some Hemp Farmers Feel Burned Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jan 22 Economy Hemp Prices Crash, Leaving Ohio Valley Farmers Feeling Burned With a growing boom, the price of CBD-rich hemp has crashed, dropping more than 75 percent in just 6 months. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Jan 22 Economy Hemp Prices Crash, Leaving Ohio Valley Farmers Feeling Burned Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 19 Environment Rising Waters: Aging Levees, Climate Change And The Challenge To Hold Back The Ohio River On average, flood protection systems in the Ohio Valley are 60 years old and plagued by rust, archaic engines and, in some places, sinkholes. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 19 Environment The Challenge To Hold Back The Ohio River Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource