Jul 13 Health West Ky. TV Station Tells Employees They Need Permission To Get Coronavirus Tests Some employees of the station’s parent company, Paxton Media Group, say the policy discourages them from getting tested for COVID-19. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 13 Health TV Station Tells Employees They Need Permission To Get Coronavirus Tests Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 9 Health KY Judge Strikes Down Beshear’s Coronavirus Health Orders For Some Farm Businesses A Kentucky judge’s ruling Thursday limits Gov. Andy Beshear’s authority to issue emergency orders mandating coronavirus safety measures — a ruling Beshear called “dangerous and devastating” and promptly pledged to appeal. Scott Circuit Court Judge Brian Privett issued a temporary restraining order preventing Beshear’s administration from enforcing COVID-19 restrictions for the state’s 548 agritourism businesses. […] By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 9 Health KY Judge Strikes Down Beshear’s Coronavirus Health Orders For Some Farm Businesses Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 6 Health Masking Questions: How Pandemic Health Measures Became Politicized Robert Wood Johnson Foundation CEO Richard Besser addresses the politicization of public health measures and the region's high vulnerability to COVID-19. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 6 Health Masking Questions: How Pandemic Health Measures Became Politicized Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 21 Community Sherman Vs. Lee: How One Man Sparked A Fight To Take Down A Confederate Statue In His Kentucky Town The first thing Murray State Assistant Football Coach Sherman Neal saw when he started researching his new town was a statue of Gen. Lee. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 21 Community The Fight To Take Down A Confederate Statue In A Ky. Town Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 17 Economy Ohio Valley Farmers Receive More Than $100 Million So Far In COVID-19 Relief Regional farmers have received more than $100 million so far in payments to offset the economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 17 Economy Ohio Valley Farmers Receive More Than $100 Million So Far In COVID-19 Relief Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 15 Health These Three Factors Are Driving Many COVID-19 Outbreaks In Rural Communities For many rural counties, the spikes in cases have stemmed from meatpacking plants, prisons, and nursing homes. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 15 Health These 3 Factors Are Driving Many COVID Outbreaks In Rural Areas Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 8 Community Small Towns Host Black Lives Matter Marches As Movement Spreads Beyond Cities Small college towns and coal communities have also had demonstrations against racial injustice and police violence. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 8 Community Small Towns Host Marches As Movement Spreads Beyond Cities Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 29 Economy Ohio Valley Anti-Hunger Advocates Worry Region Overlooked In Over $1 Billion Federal Food Box Program A new federal program is buying more than $1 billion in farm products like dairy, produce and meat and sending food boxes to needy families. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource May 29 Economy Ohio Valley Advocates Worry Region Overlooked In Food Box Program Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
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