Appalachia

After millions in funding for USDA programs was canceled, only 12 businesses will be getting the money.

In ‘Legacy of Daughters’, an Ohio photographer traces the life of Paige Casto from infancy to adulthood.

After receiving historic amounts of rainfall earlier this year, Athens County is embarking on a project to map flooding and erosion patterns.

Cincinnati’s Urban Appalachian Community Coalition works to support people with Appalachian roots living in southwest Ohio. An oral historian with the organization interviewed dozens of Appalachian women to understand the impact of their migration to the city.

The southern Ohio city of Portsmouth is known for its floodwall murals. Now, a nonprofit is painting sidewalks, basketball courts and brick walls too. But federal funding cuts threaten the bigger picture.

Southern Ohio Folklife's oral history project shares the cultural traditions of Latino communities in Appalachia.

The report took a look at the House-passed budget and its effect on schools in Ohio's Appalachian region.

The Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen recently announced plans to open the state’s first river maritime academy in eastern Ohio’s Monroe County. It’s an effort to address a need for tug boat operators and deckhands.

At a time when hospitals across the state are closing maternity wards, southeast Ohio is getting a new one. Memorial Health System broke ground Tuesday on the region’s first women and children’s hospital.

Hydrogen has been pitched as critical for a clean energy future, spurred by big incentives from the Biden administration. But many climate researchers and activists question how much it can actually decarbonize Ohio's grid.