Jul 2 Coronavirus Nearly Half A Million In Ohio Valley Lose Jobless Benefits An analysis by the Ohio Valley ReSource showed that roughly 488,000 people in Ohio and West Virginia have lost supplemental unemployment payments after Republican governors there scrapped the federal unemployment benefit programs put in place during the pandemic. Another 65,000 people in Kentucky eligible for the payments await a decision by the Democratic governor there […] By Suhail Bhat Jul 2 Coronavirus Nearly Half A Million In Ohio Valley Lose Jobless Benefits Suhail Bhat
Jun 1 Health For First Time In More Than A Year, In-Person Visits To Resume At Ky. Prisons Gov. Beshear halted in-person visits last March in an effort to keep out COVID-19. Starting Jun. 20, vaccinated visitors will be allowed. By Jess Clark Jun 1 Health In-Person Visits To Resume At Kentucky Prisons Jess Clark
May 19 Coronavirus Even With The No-Mask Guidance, Some Pockets Of The U.S. Aren’t Ready To Let Go Many Americans are still making sense of new CDC guidance that vaccinated people no longer have to wear masks in most indoor settings. By Will Stone, NPR May 19 Coronavirus Despite New Guidance, Pockets Of U.S. Not Ready To Let Go Of Masks Will Stone, NPR
May 10 Coronavirus Vaccinate U? Contrary To Health Advice, Most Area Schools Won’t Mandate COVID Vaccine Student health advocates say the COVID vaccine should be mandatory. But a ReSource review finds only three Ohio Valley schools will do so. By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource , Alana Watson and Suhail Bhat May 10 Coronavirus Vaccinate U? Contrary To Health Advice, Most Area Schools Won’t Mandate COVID Vaccine Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource, Alana Watson and Suhail Bhat
May 3 Coronavirus Kentucky Considers Incentives As Vaccination Numbers Continue To Fall As vaccination rates slow Gov. Andy Beshear said he is considering incentives to encourage people to get a COVID-19 vaccine. By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource May 3 Coronavirus Kentucky Considers Incentives As Vaccination Numbers Continue To Fall Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 13 Coronavirus J&J Vaccine Pause Cuts Into Available Doses In The Ohio Valley State leaders around the Ohio Valley will temporarily have fewer doses of COVID-19 vaccine to distribute following the Food and Drug Administration’s decision Tuesday to pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Regional officials gave no indication that they will have shortages of vaccines as a result, but the pause on the Johnson […] By Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young Apr 13 Coronavirus J&J Vaccine Pause Cuts Into Available Doses In The Ohio Valley Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young
Apr 12 Health Kentucky Sees An Increase In COVID-19 Positivity Rate With Thousands Of Vaccination Appointments Available Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced that the state’s positivity rate is the highest it’s been in approximately a month — 3.16%. “We’ve got to be watching that. We should be wary,” Beshear said. “We should see what’s going on in other states. We should get everyone out to get vaccinated.” Beshear said the state is […] By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 12 Health Kentucky Sees An Increase In COVID-19 Positivity Rate With Thousands Of Vaccination Appointments Available Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 10 Kentucky Politics Judge Blocks Beshear’s COVID-19 Restrictions For Businesses That Sued The temporary injunction only affects the businesses that brought the suit – that includes Goodwood Brewing and Dundee Tavern. By Liam Niemeyer Apr 10 Kentucky Politics Judge Blocks Beshear's COVID-19 Restrictions For Businesses That Sued Liam Niemeyer
Apr 2 National News New CDC Guidance Lifts Most Domestic Travel Restrictions For Fully Vaccinated People Guidance released Friday allows fully vaccinated people to travel domestically without getting tested or self-quarantining. By Rachel Treisman, NPR Apr 2 National News New CDC Guidance Lifts Most Domestic Travel Restrictions For Fully Vaccinated People Rachel Treisman, NPR
Mar 30 Health Should Masking Last Beyond The Pandemic? Flu And Colds Are Down, Spurring A Debate Masking and physical distancing are keeping a variety of viruses in check, but will these behaviors last? By Blake FarmerWPLN News Mar 30 Health Should Masking Last Beyond The Pandemic? Blake FarmerWPLN News
Mar 26 Community As Louisville’s Public Libraries Welcome Patrons Back Inside, Staff Worry About Safety While LFPL organized a vaccination clinic, most staff are not fully vaccinated and received the plan for expanded services just Thursday. By Stephanie Wolf Mar 26 Community LFPL Welcomes Patrons Back Inside But Some Staff Worry About Safety Stephanie Wolf
Mar 18 Health Ky. Expands Vaccine Access, Finds 600 Unreported COVID-19 Deaths Beginning Monday, Kentucky will open vaccine access to all residents 50 years or older. By Ryan Van Velzer Mar 18 Health Ky. Expands Vaccine Access, Finds 600 Unreported COVID Deaths Ryan Van Velzer
Mar 16 Coronavirus A Pandemic Year: See How COVID-19 Spread In The Ohio Valley See how COVID-19 spread across Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia, and how deaths mounted over time in counties around the region. By Suhail Bhat Mar 16 Coronavirus A Pandemic Year: See How COVID-19 Spread In The Ohio Valley Suhail Bhat
Mar 9 Health Kentucky Governor Says COVID Relief Bill Would Also Fund Big Infrastructure Investments The newest version of the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, dubbed the American Rescue Plan, is nearing final approval by the House before going to President Joe Biden. During his regular COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the state would receive $2.6 billion which would allow for a “once in a generation […] By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 9 Health Kentucky Governor Says COVID Relief Bill Would Also Fund Big Infrastructure Investments Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 5 In Conversation This Week In Conversation: A Year Of COVID-19 This week we talk about the impact of coronavirus on our lives over the past year, and what's on the horizon By Michelle Tyrene Johnson Mar 5 In Conversation This Week In Conversation: A Year Of COVID-19 Michelle Tyrene Johnson