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Dealing With Thousands Of Abandoned Natural Gas Wells, This West Virginia Morning
There are just over 6,000 abandoned or orphaned natural gas wells in West Virginia, according to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. Some estimates suggest that number is low. The surprising thing, though, is where some of them are located.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHope Scholarship Reports Application Boom As Deadline Approaches
Applications for the first year without restrictions on applications to the Hope Scholarship have already doubled this year's participants.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News‘When I Grow Up’ Annual Essay Contest Winners Announced
Now in its 19th year, the “When I Grow Up” essay contest allows students to submit a short essay that explains what they want to be when they grow up for the chance at $500.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsState Leaders Celebrate Hope Scholarship For All
As of Monday, the Hope Scholarship is available to every child in the state without having been enrolled in public school first, greatly expanding the number of eligible recipients.
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Universal Eligibility For Hope Scholarship Begins
Previously, the state’s school voucher program required students to be enrolled in public school for at least 45 days to be approved.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNarrowed Hope Scholarship Bill Clears House Finance Committee
The bill changed from a limitation on the Hope Scholarship program to a modification of the funds' distribution schedule.
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