Feb 3 Health Kentucky COVID-19 Cases Continue Gradual Decline While Total Deaths Near 4,000 New COVID-19 cases in Kentucky have continued to decrease compared to recent weeks. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced 2,592 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday. The state’s positivity rate is 8.5%, continuing a recent downward trend. Despite the decrease in new cases, Beshear reported 51 new deaths. Since the onset of the pandemic, 3,863 people have […] By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 3 Health Kentucky COVID-19 Cases Continue Gradual Decline While Total Deaths Near 4,000 Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jan 26 Arts and Culture Ky. Arts Council Presents Governor’s Awards to Artists, Arts Organizations Awardees include novelist Silas House, Bowling Green venue Tidball’s, Artists Collaborative Theatre in Elkhorn City and American quilt expert Shelly Zegart. By Stephanie Wolf Jan 26 Arts and Culture Ky. Arts Council Presents Governor’s Awards Stephanie Wolf
Jan 23 Kentucky Politics ‘No Facts, Little Law’: Beshear Responds To Impeachment Petition Beshear says those calling for his impeachment are political activists who have attacked the governor and attempted to "instill fear." By Jess Clark Jan 23 Kentucky Politics 'No Facts, Little Law': Beshear Responds To Impeachment Petition Jess Clark
Jan 7 Kentucky Politics WATCH: Gov. Beshear Delivers 2021 State Of The Commonwealth Address Beshear delayed his speech by 24 hours in response to a mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday. By Staff Jan 7 Kentucky Politics WATCH: Gov. Beshear Delivers 2021 State Of The Commonwealth Address Staff
Dec 15 Health Gov. Beshear Warns Against Holiday Travel As COVID Surge Stresses Hospitals With holidays approaching, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear asked people to avoid leisure travel as he announced 2,946 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. Beshear also met Tuesday with White House appointed Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx, who said that Kentucky’s COVID-19 efforts have saved lives. Dr. Steven Stack, commissioner of the Department for Public […] By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 15 Health Gov. Beshear Warns Against Holiday Travel As COVID Surge Stresses Hospitals Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 7 Election 2020 Despite Voting Restoration Thousands Are Still Disenfranchised In The Ohio Valley After more than a decade, Kentucky resident Guy Hamilton-Smith voted this year for the first time in the state. Even though he didn’t vote in person because of the COVID-19 pandemic, sending his ballot through the mail was still an emotional moment. “Not being able to vote for many years was like a really big […] By Alana Watson Dec 7 Election 2020 Despite Voting Restoration Thousands Are Still Disenfranchised In The Ohio Valley Alana Watson
Dec 1 Health ‘Deadliest Day’ As Kentucky Hits Highest Number Of COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear hasn’t stopped pleading with the public to stay home, wear face coverings and do whatever it takes to slow the spread of the coronavirus as the state marked its deadliest day yet in the pandemic. On Tuesday, Beshear announced a record high 4,151 new cases of COVID-19 and the deaths of […] By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 1 Health 'Deadliest Day' As KY Hits Highest Number Of COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 29 Education Court of Appeals Sides With Beshear, Private Religious Schools Closed To In-Person Instruction A panel of federal judges has overturned a lower court ruling, which found Beshear's order harmed religious freedoms. By Jess Clark Nov 29 Education Court of Appeals Sides With Beshear, Private Religious Schools Closed To In-Person Instruction Jess Clark
Nov 24 Health Kentucky Hospitals Adjust Services To Make Room For COVID-19 Patients Kentucky’s surge in coronavirus cases has caused some hospitals to reduce other health care services to accommodate the growing number of COVID-19 patients. Gov. Andy Beshear announced 2,690 new positive coronavirus cases Tuesday and 1,658 COVID-19 hospitalizations — a sharp increase over the past two weeks. Gov. Beshear said hospitals have already adjusted services to […] By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 24 Health Kentucky Hospitals Adjust Services To Make Room For COVID-19 Patients Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 16 Health New Restrictions On Kentucky Long-Term Care Facilities To Combat Coronavirus As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, Kentucky will restrict visits to long-term care facilities because of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases. Of Kentucky’s 120 counties, 103 are now in the “Red Zone” of critical spread, with more than 25 cases per 100,000 people. Cabinet for Health and Family Services Secretary Eric Friedlander said long-term care […] By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 16 Health New Restrictions On Kentucky Long-Term Care Facilities To Combat Coronavirus Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 11 Health With No Signs of Slowing, Kentucky Coronavirus Cases Surge To New Record High Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday announced the highest one-day total of new coronavirus cases — 2,700. The new record follows two weeks of sharply escalating spread of the virus. The previous one day record reported 2,318 cases. For weeks, Gov. Beshear has repeatedly warned that the growing number of cases is dangerous. “This entire […] By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 11 Health With No Signs of Slowing, Kentucky Coronavirus Cases Surge To New Record High Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 6 Election 2020 Ohio Valley Lawmakers React to Trump’s False Statements Undermining The Election Polls had barely closed in the U.S. when President Donald Trump falsely alleged voter fraud and claimed prematurely to have won the election, saying “We will win this, and as far as I’m concerned, we already have won it.” The results of the election had not yet been called, and the counting of legally cast […] By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 6 Election 2020 Ohio Valley Lawmakers React to Trump’s False Statements Undermining The Election Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 3 Health Kentucky Tops 1,500 Total COVID-19 Deaths On Election Day Gov. Andy Beshear announced 1,795 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 3 Health Kentucky Tops 1,500 Total COVID-19 Deaths On Election Day Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 2 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, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 2 Health Across The Ohio Valley, States Report Record Number Of COVID-19 Cases Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 27 Health Kentucky Breaks Another COVID-19 Record With 1,786 New Cases Kentucky broke yet another COVID-19 record on Tuesday. Gov. Andy Beshear reported 1,786 new cases of COVID-19 — the single highest Tuesday since the pandemic began. Beshear said he expects this week’s cases to surpass last week’s numbers when the commonwealth set a record for cases reported in a single week. Beshear announced 18 new […] By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 27 Health Kentucky Breaks Another COVID-19 Record With 1,786 New Cases Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource