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A truckload of water was delivered to a school in Wyoming County Monday morning. The school and several communities served by Alpoca Water Works have been without usable water for almost five months.
Last week, we brought you the story about Herndon Consolidated and the surrounding communities.
Public Service officials are working to fix what they call a “dated” water system owned by a small private company. Residents in Alpoca, and Bud along with an elementary school, have been on a boil water advisory since September.
Principal Virginia Lusk told us she was contacted by a church in North Carolina the day our story aired. The church promised a truckload of clean water. Lusk tells us that on Monday, the Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church kept their word and brought 300 cases of bottled water.
Lusk says instead of using the water at the school, it was distributed to people in the community. She says the school is happy to accept any more donations to distribute to the community that remains in need.
The residents and school have been purchasing drinking water since September.
The situation has led to a 35% drawdown of blood products including whole blood, platelets and plasma in the past month.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAn act of vandalism at Appalachian Power’s East Lynn substation in Wayne County has caused nearly 5,000 gallons of what is believed to be a non-PCB fluid to leak from the facility into the nearby creek.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsIf you’re looking to sign up for a new gym membership this year, it’s worth looking into whether your health insurance will help with some or all of the cost. And, soaring electricity costs and the slow growth of renewable energy.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe West Virginia Legislature returns to Charleston and Gov. Patrick Morrisey delivered his State of the State address. Also, flu cases are rising in surrounding states. What does that mean for West Virginia?
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