Mountain News & World Report

In this episode we remember tragic news from our region’s past, and we explore current news about public health crises in our mountains, and of new economic development projects. February 26 marks the 46th anniversary of the Buffalo Creek Disaster in Logan County, West Virginia. We begin our program with a piece from the WMMT Archives produced by Mimi Pickering. Then, we bring you two pieces from the Ohio Valley Resource. The first focuses on the unprecedented Black Lung Epidemic in Central Appalachia today. The second brings us information about a new data analysis system being used to address the opioid epidemic in West Virginia. Finally, Rich Kirby brings us the story of a new restaurant and hotel in St. Paul, Virginia which aims to increase economic development through tourism in the region.