Appalachia /tags/appalachia Appalachia en-US Copyright Thu, 12 Dec 2024 09:48:00 GMT Sea legs for landlubbers: Ohio will soon have its first river maritime academy /2024-12-12/sea-legs-for-landlubbers-ohio-will-soon-have-its-first-river-maritime-academy 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. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 09:48:00 GMT /2024-12-12/sea-legs-for-landlubbers-ohio-will-soon-have-its-first-river-maritime-academy Erin Gottsacker Southeast Ohio will soon have its first women and children’s hospital /2024-10-09/southeast-ohio-will-soon-have-its-first-women-and-childrens-hospital 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. Wed, 09 Oct 2024 10:23:43 GMT /2024-10-09/southeast-ohio-will-soon-have-its-first-women-and-childrens-hospital Erin Gottsacker The 'hydrogen economy' is coming. What does that mean for Ohio? /2024-09-04/the-hydrogen-economy-is-coming-what-does-that-mean-for-ohio 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. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:48:39 GMT /2024-09-04/the-hydrogen-economy-is-coming-what-does-that-mean-for-ohio Adriana Martinez-Smiley Manchin opens Appalachian hydrogen hub. Some question if it will bring clean energy /2024-08-27/manchin-opens-appalachian-hydrogen-hub-some-question-if-it-will-bring-clean-energy Sen. Joe Manchin says he fought for and won a hub for the gas-rich area of Appalachia. The hub is a public-private consortium that was awarded up to $925 million from the federal government for projects in West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 13:11:26 GMT /2024-08-27/manchin-opens-appalachian-hydrogen-hub-some-question-if-it-will-bring-clean-energy Reid Frazier 'Hillbilly Elegy' is back in the spotlight. These Appalachians write a different tale /politics-government/2024-08-17/hillbilly-elegy-is-back-in-the-spotlight-these-appalachians-write-a-different-tale NPR spoke with Appalachian fiction and nonfiction writers about this moment and how they are building a tapestry of what they know as home. Sat, 17 Aug 2024 09:00:00 GMT /politics-government/2024-08-17/hillbilly-elegy-is-back-in-the-spotlight-these-appalachians-write-a-different-tale Clayton Kincade VP nominee JD Vance to dissolve last vestige of mothballed charity, give its $11K to Appalachia /politics-government/2024-08-16/vp-nominee-jd-vance-to-dissolve-last-vestige-of-mothballed-charity-give-its-11k-to-appalachia Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. JD Vance is preparing to dissolve the vestiges of a charitable effort he launched in Ohio after publication of his best-selling memoir “Hillbilly Elegy,” the Trump-Vance campaign said. Fri, 16 Aug 2024 17:57:52 GMT /politics-government/2024-08-16/vp-nominee-jd-vance-to-dissolve-last-vestige-of-mothballed-charity-give-its-11k-to-appalachia The Associated Press GOP vice presidential pick Vance talks Appalachian ties as resentment over memoir simmers /politics-government/2024-07-18/gop-vice-presidential-pick-vance-talks-appalachian-ties-in-speech-as-resentment-over-memoir-simmers Newly minted vice presidential nominee JD Vance built his Wednesday night speech to the Republican National Convention around his own Appalachian roots, but it wasn't the first time he had shared his personal story. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 15:24:06 GMT /politics-government/2024-07-18/gop-vice-presidential-pick-vance-talks-appalachian-ties-in-speech-as-resentment-over-memoir-simmers The Associated Press Ready for take-off: how Appalachian airports are preparing for an electric future /2024-07-18/ready-for-take-off-how-appalachian-airports-are-preparing-for-an-electric-future Researchers at Ohio University are working on a project to help bring electric planes to more Appalachian airports. The school recently received $500,000 from the federal Appalachian Regional Commission for its work. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 13:15:16 GMT /2024-07-18/ready-for-take-off-how-appalachian-airports-are-preparing-for-an-electric-future Erin Gottsacker Meet Ohio’s master mandolin maker /2024-05-03/meet-ohios-master-mandolin-maker Don MacRostie has been hand crafting mandolins in southeast Ohio for nearly 50 years. Fri, 03 May 2024 09:58:00 GMT /2024-05-03/meet-ohios-master-mandolin-maker Erin Gottsacker What happens at the end of ‘King Coal’s’ reign? A documentary looks to the future /2024-04-02/what-happens-at-the-end-of-king-coals-reign-a-documentary-looks-to-the-future Coal has played a critical role in shaping Central Appalachian culture and identity. A new documentary remembers its legacy, while looking ahead to the future. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 14:36:35 GMT /2024-04-02/what-happens-at-the-end-of-king-coals-reign-a-documentary-looks-to-the-future Erin Gottsacker