W.Va. DMV Releases License Plate To Celebrate National Anniversary
The new commemorative license plates are expected to be available in DMV offices across the state by the end of the week.
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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.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPostal 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.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.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.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA 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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Fears of Hidden HIV in Rural West Virginia
Among U.S. states, West Virginia ranks 18th in the rate of new HIV infections. But it may be an incomplete picture, especially in rural communities, where some health officials worry that cases are going undetected.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCounties Lose Green School Bus Funding From EPA
Three West Virginia counties lost federal funding to purchase electric school buses after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rescinded award funding last month.
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