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Osage, Connie Jordan Green And Ice Climbing, Inside Appalachia

This week, during the Great Depression, Osage, West Virginia was a raucous river town. It’s sleepier now, but music is keeping the magic alive. Also, a poet remembers growing up in a secret city in Tennessee that was built during World War II. And, rock climbing is usually for warmer months, but some climbers have taken to climbing frozen waterfalls.

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Fust, The Price Of Eggs And Helvetia's Fasnacht, Inside Appalachia

This week on Inside Appalachia, Aaron Dowdy of alt country band Fust took an outside path to becoming a songwriter Also, egg prices are up. Some folks are talking about raising backyard chickens. And, Helvetia, West Virginia’s old world Fasnacht festival continues to grow, in part because of an online video game. Organizers are OK with it.

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Appalachian Mardi Gras, Pet Procedure Subsidies And Women’s Representation In US Narratives, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Morning, we explore an Appalachian Mardi Gras tradition, spay and neuter subsidies for pets and women's representation in stories of the early United States.

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Swiss Heritage, Gamer AI Merge In Helvetia For Fasnacht 2025

The Fasnacht 2025 celebration in the Swiss town of Helvetia included traditional revelry and a new Fallout 76 gaming twist.

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