Quilt Festival Set For September
The 2026 West Virginia Quilt Festival will bring quilters from across the state and beyond to the Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley Sept. 17 to Sept. 19.
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Expert: W.Va.’s Drug Epidemic Is Holding Back Its Economy And Hurting Its Children
A senior policy advisor to the Legislature presented a sobering picture of West Virginia's drug epidemic on Monday.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAnnual Report Shows Good News, Bad News In W.Va. Children’s Health
When it comes to several different measures of overall well-being, a new report shows West Virginia’s children rank 44th nationally. But there are some important improvements.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBlack Children Most Likely To Live In Poverty In W.Va., New Report Finds
A report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation found Latino children are the least likely to live in poverty in West Virginia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsStudy Finds W.Va. Kids Fare Poorly Compared to Nation
A private foundation says the well-being of West Virginia's white children is the worst in the country, while black children in the state fare slightly…
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