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An over-equipped hunter watches a relaxed whitetail buck eating beside a rural discount-store drainage ditch.
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Outdoors

Hunter Spends $8,000 to Outsmart Deer That Regularly Crosses Road in Front of Dollar General

Dale investigates the increasingly advanced equipment required to pursue an animal routinely seen eating beside a drainage ditch.

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Politics

Officials Clarify West Virginia Population Isn’t Shrinking, It’s Spreading

State leaders say departing residents are establishing “forward operating hollers” throughout the country as part of a long-term Appalachian expansion plan.

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A proud West Virginia man standing beside a rusted pickup with a missing wheel and a tree growing through its cab.
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Local

West Virginia Man Adds Another Vehicle to Yard After Confirming It “Still Has a Good Motor”

The vehicle has no title, three tires and a tree growing through the passenger floorboard. He insists it is not junk because he “might need something off it.”

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Latest Opinion

Opinion: It’s Hot Dog Chili. “Sauce” Is What You Put on Spaghetti.

West Virginia has survived floods, mine wars and several heartbreaking football seasons. Whether it can survive the hot dog chili debate remains unclear.

By The Holler Herald Editorial Board
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