Today's Interview: Food Insecurity Increases as Pandemic Continues

If you're looking for a measure of how this pandemic economy and the lack of a new aid package from Washington are impacting people in the WEKU listening area, volunteer to help at the Berea Food Bank. WEKU's Tom Martin talked with Food Bank coordinator Tony Crachiolo and learned that the need is great.

A new study shows the Ohio Valley has some of the nation’s highest rates of food insecurity among older adults, and anti-hunger advocates say that situation could be made worse by the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

On Today's Interview, Tom Martin talks with Tamara Sandberg, executive director of Feeding Kentucky about food insecurity among Kentucky seniors.

You can travel to the new World War 1 Memorial in Washington DC without even leaving your home...with the World War 1 Virtual Explorer App. Explore a virtual trip through the memorial with augmented reality, 3-D experiences, and new technology that tells the World War 1 story.

Wendy Barnett talked to the Chief Technologist of U.S. World War 1 Centennial Commission and the Dough Boy Foundation Theo Mayer about the app.

In Today's Interview, Dr. Travis Martin, creator and Director of the new Kentucky Center for Veterans Studies at Eastern Kentucky University, talks about how unique the Center is and what it will mean to the region and EKU.

Dr. Martin also talks about the creation of EKU's Berge Oral History Center and the hundreds of student interviews with veterans.

Madison County Public Schools announced Friday the return to all-virtual learning for students due to high coronavirus case numbers in the area. Gov. Beshear declared Madison County on the list of red zone designations on Thursday. Erin Stewart, Public Information Officer of Madison County Public Schools tells us about case numbers in the schools, the change in schedule, and how parents feel about the adjustment.

Madison County Public Health Information Officer Kelley McBride talks about the announcement that Madison County is now one of the red zone areas for coronavirus cases. She shared what this means and has some advice for residents.
View incidence rates in all counties here.