Ohio Valley ReSource

As winter sets in, eastern Kentuckians wrangle with cold and flood aftermath lpm.org/news/2023-01-1… via @stopitkatie

Almost five months after historic flooding devastated eastern Kentucky, people are bracing for a cold, long winter. @stopitkatie spoke with people to see how they’re doing. lpm.org/news/2023-01-1…

Advocates urge Congress to update black lung program lpm.org/news/2022-12-0… via @stopitkatie

Advocates are urging lawmakers to boost black lung benefits and streamline the application process before the end of the year, when a newly divided Congress takes office. @stopitkatie reports for @OVReSRC lpm.org/news/2022-12-0…

The federal mine safety agency has repeatedly started the process to lower how much silica dust miners are allowed to be exposed to. But a new safety standard still hasn't materialized. ohiovalleyresource.org/2022/11/23/its… via @Hicks_JustinM @OVReSRC

It’s been decades since toxic dust rules for mines have improved. Lawmakers are taking notice. ohiovalleyresource.org/2022/11/23/its… via @Hicks_JustinM

The proposal to build a $500 million prison in Letcher County is back after failing three years ago. Supporters and opponents resumed the fight during a public hearing last week ohiovalleyresource.org/2022/11/22/a-p… @stopitkatie reports for @OVReSRC

A proposed prison in Letcher County, Ky. reopens old divides ohiovalleyresource.org/2022/11/22/a-p… via @stopitkatie

Residents of small WV towns worry a new highway will hurt the environment and tourism. “If the powers that be want us to look like ‘everywhere-else America,’ I guess that’s how we’re gonna end up looking..." ohiovalleyresource.org/2022/11/21/wes… via @alexarbeyer @OVReSRC @mtnstspotlight

West Virginians fight state officials to route highway around their towns ohiovalleyresource.org/2022/11/21/wes… via @alexarbeyer

As we near Election Day, @liamniemeyer takes a look at how rural parts of the Ohio Valley, once Democratic strongholds, became so Republican. ohiovalleyresource.org/2022/10/28/dem… via @OVReSRC

Democrats struggle to field candidates in rural communities they once dominated ohiovalleyresource.org/2022/10/28/dem… via @liamniemeyer

Kentucky voters need to have an excuse to get a mail-in or in-person absentee ballot. But there’s just one little problem: “There’s not an excuse on there for flood victims” ohiovalleyresource.org/2022/11/02/thr… via @Hicks_JustinM @OVReSRC

Three months after flooding, eastern Kentuckians worry about low voter turnout ohiovalleyresource.org/2022/11/02/thr… via @Hicks_JustinM

@Kaitlinthorne @OVReSRC This story also features a WHICH CRYPTID ARE YOU quiz. I got Big Foot aka Wood Booger

From Mothman to Tailypo, @Kaitlinthorne digs in to the mysterious creatures of the Ohio Valley ohiovalleyresource.org/2022/10/31/mot… via @OVReSRC

Mothman, Bigfoot and Little Green Men: the mysterious cryptids of the Ohio Valley ohiovalleyresource.org/2022/10/31/mot… via @Kaitlinthorne

The FEMA aid application window for flooded eastern Kentuckians closes on Friday, Oct. 28 Friday. Roadside pickup for debris ends on Tuesday, Nov. 1. @Hicks_JustinM reports

FEMA, debris pickup deadlines loom for flooded eastern Kentuckians ohiovalleyresource.org/2022/10/27/fem… via @Hicks_JustinM