On this West Virginia Morning, current weather seems to indicate that old man winter might be gone. That may be due to burning his effigy in Helvetia, WV at last week’s annual Fasnacht celebration. Randy Yohe takes us to the remote Randolph County Swiss enclave, where preserving history has become the Mardi Gras of Appalachia.
And earlier this week, multiple bills related to foster care and adoption are winding their way through the two chambers at the Capitol. Maria Young spoke with Jaycie Bias, executive director of the West Virginia Foster, Adoptive & Kinship Parents Network, and Rachel Kinder with Mission West Virginia, a non-profit that advocates and focuses on those same areas for The Legislature Today.
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