Marshall Professor Weighs In On Significance Of Nation’s Founding – 250 Years Later, This West Virginia Morning

WVPB had a conversation with Us & Them host Trey Kay earlier this week on the significance today of the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. This week, WVPB is hosting a special screening event at Marshall University with excerpts from Ken Burns’ The American Revolution, and Kay will lead a panel discussion. We once again hear from Kay, this time speaking with one of the panelists — Marshall University political science professor George Davis — about why revisiting the nation’s founding story still matters.

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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch +, Feb. 28, 2026

Oscar Micheaux, Kathleen Driskell And Soul Food, Inside Appalachia

This week, in the 1920s, Oscar Micheaux was an entrepreneur filmmaker in western Virginia. He became a world-renowned director and producer. Also, Kentucky’s poet laureate lives down the road from what has been called the country’s most lethal cryptid. Attempts to spot it have led to deaths. And, we talk soul food with Xavier Oglesby, who’s passing on generations of kitchen wisdom to his niece.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Jan. 12, 2026

Kentucky Power Settlement Reduces Proposed Rate Increase

Kentucky Power has offered a settlement to state regulators for its rate increase proposal, according to a series of filings Friday.

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Health & Science WVPB Staff, Jan. 12, 2026

When To See The Doctor And A Truffle Movement, This West Virginia Morning

If you feel under the weather, how do you know when it’s time to see a doctor? Also, a growing movement to make Appalachia the “truffle capital of the world,” is being led by a small-town farmer in southern Kentucky.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Nov. 18, 2025

A Coal Miner Was Killed At A W.Va. Mine Owned By Joe And Kelly Craft

A miner was killed at the Mountain View Mine in Tucker County, West Virginia, on Nov. 6, according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration. Alliance Resource Partners owns the mine. That company is owned by Kelly and Joe Craft, who are prominent political donors in Kentucky.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Oct. 29, 2025

AEP Reports Nearly $1 Billion Profit In Third Quarter

American Electric Power recorded $972 million in profits in the three months ending Sept. 30, up from $960 million a year ago.

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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch, Oct. 23, 2025

Filmmaker Captures Country Star's Life In New Documentary

For decades, Rob McNurlin has played in hole-in-the-wall bars, clubs and coffee houses throughout central Appalachia. After McNurlin announced plans to retire, filmmaker Colonel Steven Middleton asked if he could tell the singer’s story. He made the documentary, The Cowboy’s Boot Heel: The Musical Journey of Rob McNurlin.

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