This article was originally published by the Ohio Valley ReSource. The Kentucky Department for Public Health has confirmed 220 employees at meatpacking plants across Kentucky have tested positive for the coronavirus, with one employee death related to the virus in Louisville. Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services spokeswoman Susan […]
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‘It’s Like the Toilet Paper’: Gun Sales Are Up Across Appalachia. Here’s Why.
The Saturday after millions of Americans received $1,200 economic relief checks from the federal government, Alex Corn decided to open the Verona Gun Safe early. He’s owned the Verona, Pennsylvania, gun shop on the outskirts of Pittsburgh since 2011. Pennsylvania gun stores operate by appointment only, the result of a […]
Read MoreKentucky Meatpacking Plants New Coronavirus Hotspots With Dozens Of Cases
This article was originally published by the Ohio Valley ReSource. Dozens of coronavirus cases have been confirmed at two west Kentucky meatpacking plants, following concerns Ohio Valley worker safety advocates have raised about the spread of the coronavirus in these kind of facilities. Green River District Health Department Director Clay Horton said […]
Read MoreDemand Soars At Food Banks While Farmers Have Too Much Food
This article was originally published by the Ohio Valley ReSource. Food banks and pantries across the Ohio Valley are seeing spiked demand as an unprecedented surge of people continue to file for unemployment benefits, with food banks facing weeks long delays to get certain products. Meanwhile, some farmers are facing a financial […]
Read More‘We Belong to Each Other’: Appalachian Youth Build Support Amid Pandemic Uncertainty
This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. On March 17, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam banned gatherings of 10 or more people to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Mekyah Davis, 23, was in his second week of a new job waiting tables at the cryptid-inspired Wood Booger Grill in […]
Read MoreMaking Masks at Home: What You Need to Know About How to Reduce the Transmission of Coronavirus
The recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation to use cloth face coverings to help slow the spread of COVID-19 has generated numerous how-to articles and videos. As academics who focus on personal protective equipment (PPE) research and development, we are concerned about the lack of information about two […]
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