Mountain News & World Report

In this episode (from July 11, 2019) we bring you a medley of local & regional news stories. First from the Ohio Valley Resource - Reporter Liam Neimeyer brings us a story about shifting federal law around “ephemeral waterways” and how that may impact waterways throughout the Ohio Valley. Then from OVR Reporter Becca Schimmel, we’ll hear about how laid-off employees of the now bankrupt Blackjewel coal company are seeking answers and back-pay. Then we’ll hear about Pikeville’s upcoming Pride Prom event, a fundraiser for Pikeville’s second ever Pride festival happening in the fall of 2019. We wrap this episode up with WEKU’s Tom Martin interviewing Brent Hutchinson, the director of the Hindman Settlement School about his recent selection as an Obama Foundation Fellow.