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Long Road Ahead for Rural Towns Still Struggling with Flood Recovery

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On this West Virginia Morning, communities in rural northern West Virginia are still cleaning up from and coping with the effects of flash flooding in July. A state of emergency was declared in eight counties. Glynis Board visited Hundred — a small town in Wetzel County that was among the hardest hit.

We also hear the beginning of our next Struggle to Stay story. Crystal Snyder is a single mother of two, who says she wants to stay in West Virginia, where her family has lived for several generations.  But being a single mom in West Virginia is challenging for her, and sometimes she worries whether raising two kids in this state is good for their health.