New Lexington public schools in rural Ohio achieve 99% graduation rate through career and technical education programs that ...

Roots, Recovery, and Redemption Amid the Opioid Crisis," author and Kentucky native Mandi Fugate Sheffel describes her ...

Southeast Ohio is a region known for a long history of poverty. The region continues to suffer from this issue, with many ...

Appalachia is this long, diagonal region that stretches from New York state down to Alabama - 400 counties, 25 million people. And the story of Appalachia has been told many times over the decades ...

Those living in Appalachia have long been accustomed to the idea there are greater risks to our health here than in many other regions. New research from the American College of Surgeons confirms that ...

Sixty years ago, Life photographer John Dominis traveled to eastern Kentucky, where he captured shocking and raw photographs of deprivation—the target of President Lyndon Johnson’s recently announced ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kristina P. Brant, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) On Valentine’s Day 2025, heavy rains ...