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Randy Yohe

Randy Yohe

Government Reporter at West Virginia Public Broadcasting

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Turning Point USA at Marshall University President Seeking ‘Middle Ground’

Founded by assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA focuses its energies largely on college students. This fall, Marshall University joined ranks with more than 900 college campuses now hosting Turning Point chapters. We talk with Marshall’s Turning Point USA President, Branson Tolliver, about the goals of the growing movement.
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New Low Barrier Homeless Shelter Opens In Huntington

The Huntington Homeless Services Hub (The Hub) will offer overnight shelter for homeless men. This place is different from other homeless shelters in that the men aren’t required to be sober or commit to treatment.  
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Food Bank CEO Outlines SNAP Benefit Curtailment Challenges

Gov. Patrick Morrisey has launched a statewide donation drive to support West Virginia food banks. Morrisey said up to $13 million in funding has been identified to match private and charitable donations.
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Matthew Perry Foundation Targets Appalachian Recovery, Stigmas

The recent Healing Appalachia music festival featured stars like Chris Stapleton and Tyler Childers. This year, through a sponsoring partnership from Los
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Healing Appalachia Music Festival Celebrates Recovery, Moves To Eas...

The sixth annual Healing Appalachia music festival kicks off on Thursday. The event celebrating those recovering from substance abuse has moved from Greenbrier County to eastern Kentucky.
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Flatfoot Dancing: Appalachia’s Percussion Instrument

West Virginia’s annual Appalachian String Band Music Festival is not just about old-time fiddle and banjo music. Flatfoot dancing goes along with those
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Appalachian String Band Music Festival Bridges Generations

The Appalachian String Band Festival is an annual celebration at Fayette County’s historic Camp Washington-Carver. The camp serves as West Virginia’s mountain cultural arts center and a fitting backdrop for the five-day festival. Randy Yohe takes us to the crowning event of the string band fest, where old-time mountain music bridges generations into a worldwide fiddle and banjo community.
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Foodbank CEO Lays Out Effects Of Federal SNAP Cuts

Randy Yohe spoke with Cindi Kirkhart, CEO of the Huntington-based Facing Hunger Foodbank, about how SNAP changes may affect thousands of Appalachians, many of them already living in food deserts.
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State Calls For ‘Return On Investment’ Regarding Highway Maintenanc...

A study of West Virginia's deadliest roadways, released by the Barber Law Firm, analyzed data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from 2018 to 2022 and found Route 2 atop the list with an average of seven fatalities per year.
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Huntington Bakery Receives National Cake Baking Award

A small Huntington bakery with a foreign flair is enjoying some national recognition. The Nomada Bakery in Huntington’s Heritage Station is USA Today’s
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Morrisey Supports Medicaid Waiver For ‘Most Vulnerable’ As Home Hea...

Gov. Patrick Morrisey committed to maintaining state Medicaid funds for the most vulnerable Monday during a dedication of a West Virginia home health care
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Federal Budget Cuts Threaten Green Bank Radio Observatory

A prominent Pocahontas County fixture since 1957, the Green Bank Observatory is facing federal budget cuts and may have to close.  Deana White is the
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NUCOR Steel Plant, Other Plants, Creating Housing Challenges

Mason County's $4 billion NUCOR steel plant is now more than halfway to completion. With that facility and others on the way, an employee housing
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Extreme Heat Warning Posted, Likely To Extend

An extreme heat warning for most of West Virginia’s lowland counties may extend to the weekend. The National Weather Service’s (NWS) extreme heat warning
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Medicaid Rally Protests Proposed Budget Cuts

Set up across the street from the federally funded Cabin Creek Health Care Center, advocates, clients and healthcare providers spoke out against the federal budget bill that – if passed in its current form – would cut $700 billion in Medicaid funding.
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All Invited To Fort Warwick Archeological Dig

One weekend, every spring and fall, landowners, historians and archaeologists join in opening up the Pocahontas County site of the pre-revolutionary war
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W.Va. Seminarian Studying For Priesthood In Rome, Reflects On Pope ...

 Imagine looking out your apartment window onto St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. Charleston's Michael Tupta finished dental school at West Virginia
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Huntington City Council Approves Low Barrier Shelter Funding Plan

The Huntington City Council approved a resolution submitted by Mayor Patrick Farrell Monday evening to fund a newly proposed, unique homeless shelter rather than providing funds for the ongoing Huntington City Mission’s low barrier emergency facility.
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Marshall International Student Files Federal Immigration Lawsuit

West Virginia American Civil Liberties Union (WV-ACLU) legal director, Aubrey Sparks, said an international student, one month from graduation had his
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MU Esports Team Finishes Top Ten In National Championships

Marshall’s fledgling Esports team answered the call of duty at this weekend's Collegiate National Championships.   The school’s Esports
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Huntington To Open New Low Barrier Homeless Shelter

As communities across West Virginia have implemented camping bans that target homeless people with nowhere to sleep, the city of Huntington on Tuesday