Sep 27 Election 2020 Ohio Valley Election Officials Prepare For Unprecedented Pandemic Election Governors, Secretaries of State, and other state and local election officials throughout the Ohio Valley are preparing for an unprecedented election during a global pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced local governments to change practices that have been the same for decades, and to do so in a highly charged political environment. Some of the […] By Alana Watson Sep 27 Election 2020 Ohio Valley Election Officials Prepare For Unprecedented Pandemic Election Alana Watson
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
Jul 20 Health Surging Coronavirus Cases Threaten To Derail Reopening In Ohio Valley The mounting toll has officials rethinking what reopening looks like, and what can be done to reverse the rising numbers. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 20 Health Surging Coronavirus Cases Threaten To Derail Reopening In Ohio Valley Aaron Payne, 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 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
May 28 Election 2020 A Pandemic Voter Guide For Kentucky’s Primary Election Kentucky’s primary was moved to June 23 due to safety concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic. Here are a few things you should know. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource May 28 Election 2020 A Pandemic Voter Guide For Kentucky’s Primary Election Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 8 Economy Are Ohio Valley States Ready To Reopen? Analysis Finds More Coronavirus Testing Needed An analysis by scientists and NPR finds that most states — including Kentucky and Ohio — are not testing enough residents for coronavirus. By Jeff Young and Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource May 8 Economy Are Ohio Valley States Ready To Reopen? Jeff Young and Becca Schimmel, 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 17 Kentucky Politics The Pandemic Primary: How Will We Vote In The Age Of Coronavirus? States across the Ohio Valley are postponing their primary election dates and, in some cases, expanding access to voting by mail in order. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 17 Kentucky Politics The Pandemic Primary: How Will We Vote In The Age Of Coronavirus? Sydney Boles, 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
Feb 24 Health Black Lung Benefits Drop For Kentucky Coal Miners After Controversial Law Change Since the change, the percentage of Kentucky miners diagnosed with black lung fell from 54 percent before the law change to just 26 percent. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 24 Health Black Lung Benefits Drop For Ky. Coal Miners After Law Change Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jan 14 Environment More Unpaid Appalachian Miners Stage A Coal Train Blockade Another group of coal miners in eastern Kentucky is blocking a trainload of coal to protest their lack of pay. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Jan 14 Environment More Unpaid Appalachian Miners Stage A Coal Train Blockade Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jan 3 Health New Kentucky Attorney General Joins Abortion Opponents In Pivotal Supreme Court Case Daniel Cameron joined 20 other states in supporting a law requiring doctors who provide abortions to have hospital admitting privileges. By Lisa Gillespie Jan 3 Health New Ky. AG Joins Abortion Opponents In Pivotal Supreme Court Case Lisa Gillespie
Dec 28 Health Study: Laws Limiting Opioid Prescriptions Have Mixed Results The study looked at two states that implemented opioid prescribing deadlines – Massachusetts and Connecticut. By Lisa Gillespie Dec 28 Health Study: Laws Limiting Opioid Prescriptions Have Mixed Results Lisa Gillespie
Dec 23 Health Innovating Recovery: Group Highlights New Approaches To Addiction Crisis Experts say it’s time to focus on solutions that are forward-thinking, collaborative and can be recreated in other communities. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 23 Health Group Highlights New Approaches To Addiction Crisis Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource