O-Score proof

An Eastern Kentucky mayor asks residents to save water as the lake that supplies Campton and Wolfe County falls to critical levels

10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets by our publish date · See proof →

Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 3, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.

Status history (2 events, ET)

6:12 AM ET, Nov 3, 2026 Published
6:31 AM ET, Nov 3, 2026 O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted

The math

Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 0.
0 found → O-Score 10 (Fully overlooked). Higher means more overlooked.

Score	Meaning	Major U.S. outlets that covered it
10	Fully overlooked ← this story	0 of 13 outlets
8	Barely covered	1 outlet
6, 5	Lightly covered	2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5)
4, 3	Covered	4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3)
2, 1, 0	Widely covered	6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0)

Provisional: Google News (5 term variants for AP, Reuters and The Washington Post; 3 for the others) and Bing News (5 variants, outlet domain only) were both used. AP, Reuters and CBS News block direct site search, and the other 10 outlets’ site search only loads in a live browser. A single search engine can miss articles, so this score may go down on recheck.

Checked Nov 3, 2026, 6:31 AM ET · search window: 40 days back from the check.

Every outlet

Outlet	Result	Searches run
AP apnews.com	Not found	bing-news:"Campton water" bing-news:"Wolfe County water" bing-news:"Campton Kentucky lake" bing-news:"Wolf Lake Campton" bing-news:"Eastern Kentucky water shortage" FAILED google-news:"Campton water": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Wolfe County water": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Campton Kentucky lake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Wolf Lake Campton": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Eastern Kentucky water shortage": HTTP 503 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Trump travels to Alaska to campaign for GOP candidates ahead of midterms Own site search: HTTP 403 (could not use)
Reuters reuters.com	Not found	bing-news:"Campton water" bing-news:"Wolfe County water" bing-news:"Campton Kentucky lake" bing-news:"Wolf Lake Campton" bing-news:"Eastern Kentucky water shortage" FAILED google-news:"Campton water": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Wolfe County water": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Campton Kentucky lake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Wolf Lake Campton": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Eastern Kentucky water shortage": HTTP 503 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Jan Wolfe Own site search: HTTP 401 (could not use)
The New York Times nytimes.com	Not found	bing-news:"Campton water" bing-news:"Wolfe County water" bing-news:"Campton Kentucky lake" bing-news:"Wolf Lake Campton" bing-news:"Eastern Kentucky water shortage" FAILED google-news:"Campton water": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Wolfe County water": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Campton Kentucky lake": HTTP 503 6 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story 2026 Midterm Elections The Learning Network The Image of the Great Flood That Stuck With Me: Caskets Floating Away Kentucky 4th Congressional District 2026: Latest Polls Kentucky U.S. Senate Election 2026: Latest Polls Real Estate Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
The Washington Post washingtonpost.com	Not found	bing-news:"Campton water" bing-news:"Wolfe County water" bing-news:"Campton Kentucky lake" bing-news:"Wolf Lake Campton" bing-news:"Eastern Kentucky water shortage" FAILED google-news:"Campton water": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Wolfe County water": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Campton Kentucky lake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Wolf Lake Campton": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Eastern Kentucky water shortage": HTTP 503 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story These are midterm polls that got our attention this week Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
The Wall Street Journal wsj.com	Not found	bing-news:"Campton water" bing-news:"Wolfe County water" bing-news:"Campton Kentucky lake" bing-news:"Wolf Lake Campton" bing-news:"Eastern Kentucky water shortage" FAILED google-news:"Campton water": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Wolfe County water": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Campton Kentucky lake": HTTP 503 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Kris Maher Jim Carlton Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
CNN cnn.com	Not found	bing-news:"Campton water" bing-news:"Wolfe County water" bing-news:"Campton Kentucky lake" bing-news:"Wolf Lake Campton" bing-news:"Eastern Kentucky water shortage" FAILED google-news:"Campton water": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Wolfe County water": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Campton Kentucky lake": HTTP 503 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Body found in barrel in Lake Mead identified as Arkansas man after DNA testing, Las Vegas authorities say Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
Fox News foxnews.com	Not found	bing-news:"Campton water" bing-news:"Wolfe County water" bing-news:"Campton Kentucky lake" bing-news:"Wolf Lake Campton" bing-news:"Eastern Kentucky water shortage" FAILED google-news:"Campton water": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Wolfe County water": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Campton Kentucky lake": HTTP 503 Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
NBC News nbcnews.com	Not found	bing-news:"Campton water" bing-news:"Wolfe County water" bing-news:"Campton Kentucky lake" bing-news:"Wolf Lake Campton" bing-news:"Eastern Kentucky water shortage" FAILED google-news:"Campton water": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Wolfe County water": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Campton Kentucky lake": HTTP 503 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story 2026 Kentucky Elections Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
CBS News cbsnews.com	Not found	bing-news:"Campton water" bing-news:"Wolfe County water" bing-news:"Campton Kentucky lake" bing-news:"Wolf Lake Campton" bing-news:"Eastern Kentucky water shortage" FAILED google-news:"Campton water": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Wolfe County water": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Campton Kentucky lake": HTTP 503 3 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Roseville launches training program to address shortage of water utility workers Is Texas running out of water? What most people get wrong about the state's growing water crisis Roseville training program aims to address shortage of water workers Own site search: HTTP 406 (could not use)
ABC News abcnews.go.com	Not found	bing-news:"Campton water" bing-news:"Wolfe County water" bing-news:"Campton Kentucky lake" bing-news:"Wolf Lake Campton" bing-news:"Eastern Kentucky water shortage" FAILED google-news:"Campton water": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Wolfe County water": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Campton Kentucky lake": HTTP 503 Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
NPR npr.org	Not found	bing-news:"Campton water" bing-news:"Wolfe County water" bing-news:"Campton Kentucky lake" bing-news:"Wolf Lake Campton" bing-news:"Eastern Kentucky water shortage" FAILED google-news:"Campton water": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Wolfe County water": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Campton Kentucky lake": HTTP 503 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Biking along the Great American Rail-Trail Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
USA Today usatoday.com	Not found	bing-news:"Campton water" bing-news:"Wolfe County water" bing-news:"Campton Kentucky lake" bing-news:"Wolf Lake Campton" bing-news:"Eastern Kentucky water shortage" FAILED google-news:"Campton water": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Wolfe County water": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Campton Kentucky lake": HTTP 503 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story How would Asheville's mayoral candidates shape the next four years? Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
Bloomberg bloomberg.com	Not found	bing-news:"Campton water" bing-news:"Wolfe County water" bing-news:"Campton Kentucky lake" bing-news:"Wolf Lake Campton" bing-news:"Eastern Kentucky water shortage" FAILED google-news:"Campton water": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Wolfe County water": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Campton Kentucky lake": HTTP 503 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Citadel Securities Buys Stake in Wolfe Research for Trading Flow Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)

Pickups

We published: Nov 3, 2026 (ET).

No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.

Check history

Checked (ET)	Check	O-Score	Confirmed outlets	What changed
Nov 3, 2026, 6:31 AM ET	initial	10 Fully overlooked	0	No change

Search terms

“Campton water”, “Wolfe County water”, “Campton Kentucky lake”, “Wolf Lake Campton”, “Eastern Kentucky water shortage”

Method

bing-news site: (5 term variants per outlet)
google-news site: tried once per outlet; every request failed (rate limit/timeout), so Google News was not used
direct open of every possible match on the outlet’s site
extra Bing News headline searches for wire copies on other outlets
editor read of every candidate headline

A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.