LISTEN: The Band Of Heathens Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week
On this week's premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage, guest host David Mayfield welcomes The Band of H...
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A Rural Radio Station's Fight To Stay On Air, Inside Appalachia
This week, the federal government has taken back millions of dollars set aside for public radio stations. Allegheny Mountain Radio is among those fighting to stay on the air. Also, a book by a West Virginia artist illustrates the tiny worlds of mountain critters, like a lizard that changes color. And, geocaching gets folks outside to play detective and find hidden treasures.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsRaleigh County Coal Mine Fatality Is First In 6 Months
Eric Bartram, 41, of Chapmanville, had nearly two decades of experience when he was killed at the Marfork Preparation Plant, according to the operation’s owner, Alpha Metallurgical Resources.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFlatfoot Dancing, Geocaching And A Coal Mine Rescue Competition, This West Virginia Week
On this West Virginia Week, dancers keep the flatfooting tradition alive, miners compete in rescue and tourists challenge themselves with geocaching.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsRescue Competition Puts Coal Miners On Another Kind Of Turf
Coal miners from West Virginia and surrounding states met in Morgantown last month to compete in a rescue competition.
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Sidelined For Weeks, NIOSH Black Lung Clinic Rolls Again
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s mobile black lung clinic sat for weeks behind the NIOSH office in Morgantown.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNew Miner Challenges Trump Cuts To Black Lung Screening Program
The suit challenges the decision by HHS to shutter the agency that processes such applications. In May, U.S. District Judge Irene Berger ordered HHS to restore the program.
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