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State District Gets $1.9M for Flood Protection

Downtown Richwood, WV, at dawn after hours of heavy rain flooded the little town.

West Virginia’s U.S. senators say the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing a $1.9 million grant to the state.Downtown Richwood, WV, at dawn after hours of heavy rain flooded the little town.

According to U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, the funds will be used by the Nicholas County School District for protective measures to secure temporary facilities destroyed or damaged in flooding last June.

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