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Health & Science Maria Young,

New EMS Program Aims To Expand Rural Healthcare Access In W.Va.

Paramedics in rural counties of West Virginia can help patients access healthcare and stay connected to providers -- an effort to prevent acute illness and improve health outcomes.

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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch,

Rushing Downhill On Mountain Coaster In Mercer

There's a new roller coaster in West Virginia. It's a mountain coaster in Mercer County at Brush Creek Holl’r, just off I-77, not far from Winterplace Ski Resort.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff,

A Ride On W.Va.’s Mountain Coaster, This West Virginia Morning

By now, cooler temperatures have closed many theme parks around the area. But if you’ve got a craving to get on a roller coaster, you don’t have to wait until spring and you don’t have to drive very far. Bill Lynch takes us to the Brush Creek Holl’r Mountain Coaster.

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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch,

Missing Miner's Body Recovered, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, the body of a missing miner was recovered, guaranteed median income comes to Mercer County, and with Halloween over and Thanksgiving a few weeks away, what can you do with those leftover pumpkins?

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Economy Maria Young,

Applicants Poised To Learn Who Will Get Funds For Anti-Poverty Program

Thousands of low-income residents of Mercer County are about to find out if they have been chosen for a rare opportunity.

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Economy WVPB Staff,

New Program To Help Residents In Poverty, This West Virginia Morning

More than 500 residents of Mercer County are about to find out if they have been chosen for a rare opportunity. They have applied for a Guaranteed Minimum Income program through the nonprofit Give Directly, which uses funds from wealthy benefactors to give cash benefits to those in need.

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