Trail Group Holding Meetings To Update State Plan
West Virginia TRAIL is holding a series of meetings this fall to give the public a chance to weigh in on maintaining the state’s recreational trails.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWriter Sheila McEntee has been observing nature for most of her life, especially birds. She’s published essays about her experiences in Stonecrop Review, Woods Reader and Wonderful West Virginia magazine. Several of these essays have been collected for McEntee’s first book. It’s titled, "Soul Friend: And Other Love Notes to the Natural World." Bill Lynch spoke with McEntee about writing and developing an interest in nature.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMichael Snyder is a photographer and filmmaker who grew up in the Allegheny mountains on the border of Maryland and West Virginia. His work has been featured in National Geographic, The Guardian and The Washington Post. After living away from Appalachia for over a decade, Snyder moved back to document what changed and what stayed the same. The result is a new book. It’s called Alleghania: A Central Appalachian Folklore Anthology. Inside Appalachia Associate Producer Abby Neff recently spoke with Snyder.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsProposed federal work requirements for Medicaid recipients could make it harder for up to 44,000 West Virginians to get the care they qualify for.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDr. Steven Eshenaur, former director of the emergency department at Jackson General Hospital in West Virginia, discussed his experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe first known U.S. case of a new emerging Mpox strain was identified in California on Nov. 16. While the risk to the public remains very low, West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s Health Reporter, Emily Rice, spoke with Michael Kilkenny, the executive director of the Cabell/Huntington Health Department about the new strain of Mpox and how to avoid it.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMartinsburg native and Miss West Virginia Elizabeth Lynch has been making waves nationally as the third-runner up in this year’s Miss America competition, using her platform to be a voice for Appalachian agriculture.
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