Traditions: The Ghost Of Ruth Ann And Other Local W.Va. Lore

Almost everyone has heard of the Mothman — West Virginia’s best known cryptid. But have you heard of Veggie Man? That’s another West Virginia cryptid. And it helped inspire a zine project from the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center at Fairmont State University. Producer Bill Lynch spoke with the center’s director, Lydia Warren, about the forthcoming publication, which is taking submissions.

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Economy WVPB Staff, Mar. 14, 2025

Consumers Feel The Rising Cost Of Eggs And Our Song Of The Week, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, a visit to a diner in Lancaster, PA gauges how people feel about rising egg costs, and our Song of the Week from Joy Clark.

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Health & Science Shepherd Snyder, Apr. 22, 2022

Poultry Researchers, Department of Agriculture Officials Monitoring Nationwide Wave Of Bird Flu

A wave of avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has forced many United States poultry farmers to depopulate their flocks.

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WVPB News Aug. 07, 2020

Poultry Plants Allowed To Operate Faster Amid COVID-19 Outbreaks Among Workers

A union representing workers at meatpacking plants in Kentucky and southern Indiana is one of several plaintiffs suing the federal government over waivers that allowed Tyson Foods and other companies to operate faster.

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WVPB News Liz McCormick, Aug. 21, 2019

LISTEN: A Discussion on Immigration and Poultry in Moorefield, W.Va.

For more than a decade, more than 100 migrant and refugee families from countries like Myanmar (formerly Burma), Vietnam, Ethiopia, Guatemala and others…

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