Quilt Festival Set For September
The 2026 West Virginia Quilt Festival will bring quilters from across the state and beyond to the Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley Sept. 17 to Sept. 19.
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Us & Them Encore: The Dental Gap
Many West Virginians have trouble with their teeth. In fact, there’s a big gap between the folks who can reliably access an affordable dentist and those who can’t. But as Us & Them host Trey Kay learns in this award-winning encore episode, there are new approaches that aim to change some old habits.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA Very Big (Ferris) Wheel And Soda On SNAP, This West Virginia Week
On this West Virginia Week, the world’s largest transportable Ferris wheel arrives in Charleston, the SNAP ban on soda is blocked, and we look at an effort to expand local medical care through EMS.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFederal Cuts To Medicaid Endanger Addiction Treatment, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, federal cuts and changes to state law focused on Medicaid programs could undermine West Virginia’s drug addiction and treatment system for 50,000 residents.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUs & Them Encore: Black West Virginians With Substance Use Disorder Face Unique Challenges
West Virginia leads the nation in overdose deaths, but not everyone experiences the crisis the same way. In this Regional Edward R. Murrow Award-winning episode of Us & Them, Trey Kay examines the unique challenges Black West Virginians face in addiction treatment and recovery — and what happens as the state changes how those services are funded.
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New Website Aims To Help W.Va. Medicaid Recipients Prepare For Changes
A new website launched by the W.Va. Dept. of Human Services provides information about changes to Medicaid requirements.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTrump Invests In Coal And Mountaineer Food Bank Expands, This West Virginia Week
On this West Virginia Week, the Trump administration invests in coal, Medicaid concerns rise in the Mountain State, and Mountaineer Food Bank expands.
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