Author: Sydney Boles

Region’s Economic Outlook Grim As COVID Aid Programs End

This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. 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 […]

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Student Journalists Document The Pandemic in Appalachia

This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource.  “Hello,” the call began. “This is a prepaid debit call from an inmate at the Virginia Department of Corrections.” Madison Buchanan, a 19-year-old college student, pressed 0 to accept the call and was connected to Jacob Alan Shouse, Offender Number 1101441. […]

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Mine Safety Agency Should Do More to Protect Coal Miners in the Pandemic, Oversight Office Finds

This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource.  The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has not done enough to protect coal miners during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report from an oversight agency released Tuesday. Through interviews with MSHA officials and union representatives, as well as reviews of state […]

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