Ohio Valley ReSource

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As winter sets in, eastern Kentuckians wrangle with cold and flood aftermath https://t.co/INEInuKZ0m via @stopitkatie

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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.
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Advocates urge Congress to update black lung program

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via @stopitkatie

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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
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[Ryland Barton @RylandKY]

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.

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via @Hicks_JustinM @OVReSRC

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

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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

https://t.co/aZ62XcWCt3

@stopitkatie reports for @OVReSRC

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A proposed prison in Letcher County, Ky. reopens old divides

https://t.co/asD6Kx71PU via @stopitkatie

[Ryland Barton @RylandKY]

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..."

https://t.co/bwGHVrQ34g

via @alexarbeyer @OVReSRC @mtnstspotlight

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West Virginians fight state officials to route highway around their towns

https://t.co/qbt0HOrCy0

via @alexarbeyer

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West Virginians fight state officials to route highway around their towns

https://t.co/qbt0HOrCy0

via @alexarbeyer

[Ryland Barton @RylandKY]

As we near Election Day, @liamniemeyer
takes a look at how rural parts of the Ohio Valley, once Democratic strongholds, became so Republican.

https://t.co/ITFDICtHH0

via @OVReSRC

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Democrats struggle to field candidates in rural communities they once dominated

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via @liamniemeyer

[Ryland Barton @RylandKY]

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”

https://t.co/etNSyeJBEo

via @Hicks_JustinM @OVReSRC

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Three months after flooding, eastern Kentuckians worry about low voter turnout
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via @Hicks_JustinM

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

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From Mothman to Tailypo, @Kaitlinthorne digs in to the mysterious creatures of the Ohio Valley

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via @OVReSRC

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Mothman, Bigfoot and Little Green Men: the mysterious cryptids of the Ohio Valley

https://t.co/GO2yuIf8Nx

via @Kaitlinthorne

[Ryland Barton @RylandKY]

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
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via @Hicks_JustinM