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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/2023-01-10/as-w…
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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/2022-12-08/advo…
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23 Nov 2022
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/… via @Hicks_JustinM @OVReSRC

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

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22 Nov 2022
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/… @stopitkatie reports for @OVReSRC

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

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21 Nov 2022
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/… via @alexarbeyer @OVReSRC @mtnstspotlight

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

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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/… via @OVReSRC

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

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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/… via @Hicks_JustinM @OVReSRC

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

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31 Oct 2022
This story also features a WHICH CRYPTID ARE YOU quiz. I got Big Foot aka Wood Booger
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31 Oct 2022
From Mothman to Tailypo, @Kaitlinthorne digs in to the mysterious creatures of the Ohio Valley ohiovalleyresource.org/2022/… via @OVReSRC

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

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

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