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How Hospital Closures Are Affecting Rural Communities, This West Virginia Morning

In rural communities across America, there are people traveling many miles from home to deliver babies. In the past five years, nearly 125 rural hospitals have stopped delivering babies or announced that they will. That’s about two closings a month. On the next Us & Them, host Trey Kay hears from families facing that change, and how it’s affecting prospects for their rural cities and towns.

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Postal Insiders Say Rural Delivery Has Storied Past, Checkered Future In W.Va.

More than a century ago, USPS established a rural free delivery service in West Virginia that still exists today. But historians and industry insiders worry there may be risks in its future.

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W.Va. Will Distribute $40 Million In Grants To Rural Hospitals

$40 million appropriated by the legislature during the most recent special session is now available as grant funding for rural hospitals.

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A Youth Football Lawsuit And Rural Appalachians On Solar, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, sports can unite teammates from all different backgrounds. But in the next episode of Us & Them, host Trey Kay looks at one way sports can drive us apart.

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