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 26 Health Sicker Staff, Fewer Beds For Rural Hospitals As COVID-19 Spreads Through Ohio Valley Dr. Kirk Tucker, chief clinical officer of Adena Health Systems in Chillicothe, Ohio, said a week before Thanksgiving that the health system’s three hospitals in southern Ohio were bombarded with coronavirus patients. But it isn’t just the patients testing positive. The virus has also sickened 65 of his fellow caregivers. Recently, Tucker said, a doctor […] By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 26 Health Sicker Staff, Fewer Beds For Rural Hospitals As COVID-19 Spreads Through Ohio Valley Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 25 Environment From Appalachia To Wyoming: Youth From Coal Country Discuss The Future After Coal On a recent Saturday, over Zoom, a group of seven high schoolers from Wyoming, eastern Kentucky and West Virginia gazed at an image of a gleaming, pale blue, coal-fired power plant. “OK, so this one really interested us,” said Sarah Belcher, a senior from eastern Kentucky. “So we noticed your all’s coal facilities, they’re really […] By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 25 Environment From Appalachia To Wyoming: Youth From Coal Country Discuss The Future After Coal Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
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
Oct 2 Community New Appalachian Journalism Outlets Tackle Stereotypes, Media Economy It wasn’t too long ago that Michael Farmer, a pastor in Charleston, West Virginia, received an email asking him a question that was already on his mind: “As a Black Southern Baptist pastor in West Virginia, what is my role in telling our stories?” The email was from Ashton Marra, the managing digital editor of […] By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 2 Community New Appalachian Journalism Outlets Tackle Stereotypes, Media Economy Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 23 Economy Back To The Land: The Future Challenge And Opportunity Of Appalachian Agriculture With the continuing decline of the coal industry, advocates see agriculture as at least part of the economic solution going forward. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 23 Economy The Future Challenge And Opportunity Of Appalachian Agriculture Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 10 Environment Toxic Legacy Comes To Light With Claims That Union Carbide Failed To Report Landfill A lawsuit alleges Union Carbide has for decades knowingly leaked potentially toxic pollutants into a creek near Charleston, W.Va. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 10 Environment Toxic Legacy Revealed With Claims That Union Carbide Didn't Report Landfill Brittany Patterson, 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 29 Economy Coal Towns Were Counting On Tourism For New Jobs. Then Coronavirus Hit. The pandemic added to the challenge for coal communities trying to diversify their economies. But it also may unlock new opportunities. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 29 Economy Coal Towns Were Counting On Tourism. Then Coronavirus Hit. Brittany Patterson, 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 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