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
May 13 Health Fully Vaccinated People Can Stop Wearing Masks Indoors And Outdoors, CDC Says The announcement marks a major milestone in the effort to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. By Laurel Wamsley, NPR May 13 Health CDC: Fully Vaccinated People Can Stop Wearing Masks Indoors, Outdoors Laurel Wamsley, 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 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 15 Health Prisoners And The Pandemic: A Year Into COVID, Crowded Jails Fuel Infections In Ohio Valley When the first coronavirus cases were reported last year, Warren County, Kentucky, Jailer Stephen Harmon knew there was going to be a COVID-19 outbreak in his jail. It was just a matter of when. “We tried our best to keep it from happening,” he said. “However with this many people in a fairly small spot, […] By Alana Watson Mar 15 Health Prisoners And The Pandemic: A Year Into COVID, Crowded Jails Fuel Infections In Ohio Valley Alana Watson
Feb 15 Economy Ohio Valley Economists Weigh In On Biden’s Recovery Plan The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to cripple the economy in the Ohio Valley and President Joe Biden and Congressional Democrats are pursuing his plan for economic recovery. Biden’s economic priorities include raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, forgiving student loan debt, and undoing some Trump-era tax cuts. But Biden’s immediate focus is on […] By Alana Watson Feb 15 Economy Ohio Valley Economists Weigh In On Biden’s Recovery Plan Alana Watson
Feb 11 Coronavirus Kentucky COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker By Suhail Bhat Feb 11 Coronavirus Kentucky COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker Suhail Bhat
Feb 11 Health Addiction In The Pandemic: The $350M Effort To Heal Communities In Opioid Crisis The Madison County health department in Kentucky has kept its harm reduction program open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to continue its work against the other epidemic afflicting the region: the addiction crisis. Through the program, people can exchange needles, receive referrals for addiction treatment services, and get training to use the overdose-reversal drug Narcan. Laura […] By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 11 Health Addiction In The Pandemic: The $350M Effort To Heal Communities In Opioid Crisis Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 9 Health Addiction In The Pandemic: Staying In Treatment While Staying COVID Safe Since 2012, the 2nd Chance Center for Addiction Treatment has served people in Lexington, Kentucky. The office sits on a busy street on the city’s north side. Similar to the heavy traffic that passes by, clients seeking treatment for substance and opioid use disorders steadily stream in and out of the building. But in 2020, […] By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 9 Health Addiction In The Pandemic: Staying In Treatment While Staying COVID Safe Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jan 1 Economy COVID Relief Is Coming. But As Hunger Persists, Some Wonder If It Is Too Late. He asked her if she was cold. A wind whips around the park in western Kentucky a couple days before Christmas. He puts his arm around her as they move closer together on the bench. Blake Livesay, 27, met Laura Brooke, 31, online earlier in 2020, and they’ve been inseparable since. She liked his way […] By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Jan 1 Economy COVID Relief Is Coming. But As Hunger Persists, Some Wonder If It Is Too Late. Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 23 Health Overdose Deaths Hit New Highs As Pandemic Worsens Opioid Crisis New federal data shows the coronavirus pandemic has contributed to the country’s deadliest 12-month period for drug overdose fatalities, including a sharp increase in overdose deaths in the Ohio Valley. According to the latest data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 81,000 people died due to drug overdoses in the 12 months from […] By Suhail Bhat Dec 23 Health Overdose Deaths Hit New Highs As Pandemic Worsens Opioid Crisis Suhail Bhat
Dec 15 Health Ohio Valley Hospitals Filling Up Thanks To COVID-19 Surge New HHS data shows that many hospitals in the Ohio Valley are under strain, running short of bed space, especially for the most critically ill. By Suhail Bhat Dec 15 Health Ohio Valley Hospitals Filling Up Thanks To COVID-19 Surge Suhail Bhat
Nov 23 Economy Ohio Valley Economic Outlook Grim As COVID Aid Programs End With hundreds of thousands across the Ohio Valley struggling to make ends meet, a suite of coronavirus aid packages, including rent and utility relief funding, eviction moratoriums, and expanded unemployment benefits, is set to expire at the end of December. The consequences could be far-reaching. Poverty rates have soared as some federal programs, including the […] By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 23 Economy Ohio Valley Economic Outlook Grim As COVID Aid Programs End Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 27 Coronavirus Coronavirus In Kentucky By The Numbers Track positivity rates, hospitalization rates and more for the Ohio Valley region. By Suhail Bhat Oct 27 Coronavirus Coronavirus In Kentucky By The Numbers Suhail Bhat
Oct 13 Election 2020 Early In-Person Voting Underway For Much Of Ohio Valley Christian County Clerk Mike Kem in western Kentucky has already seen COVID-19 enter his doors — three of his employees are currently isolated with the virus. Since his office is in charge of coordinating local elections in his county, he says that up-close experience with the virus has emphasized to him the importance of having […] By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 13 Election 2020 Early In-Person Voting Underway For Much Of Ohio Valley Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource