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Winter is finally here, with freezing cold temperatures in the Allegheny Highlands over the weekend. In fact, it’s about 25 degrees below normal, for this time of year. We talk with Bartow Weatherman, Jason Bauserman, who observes and tracks changes in the weather.
Bundle those little ones up in the wintertime. Newborn calves are extremely susceptible to frostbite, which can result in permanent damage, or even death. Rodney Leech, of the Virginia Cooperative Extension, talks with us about the dangers of cold weather to your newborns, and how to protect those sensitive ears and feet.
When a veterinary clinic at Dunmore, WV, closed last summer, a lot of people in Pocahontas County were left without a local doctor for their pets. But Dr. Ellen Miller, who closed her secondary outpatient clinic in Dunmore after WV upped the requirements for secondary clinics, plans to offer vaccination clinics in the county several times a year, to accommodate those clients.
Drivers are needed to keep up the operation of the Highland County Coordinated Area Trasnportation Service (CATS) Van. Carson Ralston talked with the man who got the wheels rolling.
Everyone might be navigating the same rough waters, but not everyone is in the same boat. That was the consensus Tuesday when about 40 people gathered on a snowy night at the Pocahontas County Courthouse to discuss emergency medical service.
The Bath County Athletic Hall of Fame is preparing to induct its class of 2007. For 10 years the Hall of Fame has honored those from Bath County who excelled in high school athletics and in activities far beyond high school.
McDowell water rates went up, to cover the system’s operating costs; Highland County decals disappeared from windshields; and a new spa destination got the green light. Here’s the full report from the Highland County Board of Supervisors’ December meeting.
Next week, library staff, board members, and volunteers will start carrying books across the street from the Durbin Library to a Main Street storefront rented and occupied by the Upper Pocahontas Community Club. It’s a temporary solution, meant to keep some library services available in Durbin, and to keep community support mobilized around building a new library.
When Augusta County Schools decided it was unsafe for students to travel in Thursday’s stormy weather, Highland County was left with 140 pork tenderloin dinners, prepared for the regional Future Farmers of America Banquet, and no one to serve them to.
The FFA turned it into a spontaneous community fundraiser that was remarkably well-attended. FFA advisor Steve Hevener talked with us the next day.
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory at Green Bank turns 50 years old this year. In fact, November 17th, 50 years ago, is when the contract was signed that got the whole thing started. Coinciding with this anniversary, though, the National Science Foundation, which operates the NRAO has released a new report evaluating the cost-efficiency of several of its sites, including Green Bank. Site Director Richard Prestage talked with us about what it means.