Aluminum Plates For Deep Space Win W.Va. 'Coolest' Contest
Aluminum plates that helped keep astronauts on the Artemis II rocket safe won the first ever Coolest Thing Made In West Virginia competition.
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School Voucher Investigation Is ‘A Distraction,’ Says Delegate
Gov. Patrick Morrisey is getting pushback for the concerns he’s raised about school clothing voucher funds that are accessed through ATMs.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMorrisey: Nearly Half Of School Voucher Funds Unaccounted For
Gov. Patrick Morrisey says almost half of the $11.4 million used to fund West Virginia's school voucher clothing program for needy children was taken out in ATM withdrawals that can't be traced.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Changing Appalachian Farmstand, This West Virginia Morning
Roadside farmstands with homemade jams and bread are a common sight in Appalachia. Because they’re unmanned, many of them work on the honor system: Take a carton of berries, leave some cash. But the humble farm stand is changing to keep up with an increasingly cash-free society. Folkways Reporter Wendy Welch recently visited a stand in Wythe County, Virginia and has this.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTreasurer Pack ‘Outraged’ By State Clothing Voucher Early Closure
State Treasurer Larry Pack said it was unacceptable that the state claims to lack funding to help children while celebrating millions of dollars in budget surplus.
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Funds Depleted For Clothing Vouchers; Chairman Says ‘There Wasn’t Any Reduction’
Against the backdrop of uncertainty about the state's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funding, applications for West Virginia’s School Clothing Allowance program opened later than usual this year – and closed earlier than expected.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsState To Begin Accepting School Clothing Voucher Applications July 20
The West Virginia Department of Human Services said the program was on hold due to uncertainty over the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funding.
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