AP Reporter recalls impact of a rural West Virginia newspaper closing after 100 years

Name: AP Reporter recalls impact of a rural West Virginia newspaper closing after 100 years
Uploaded: 2026-06-05T22:45:09+00:00
Description: AP Reporter Leah Willingham recalls covering the closure of The Welch News, a 100-year-old newspaper and the only news source for a rural coal county in West Virginia that has no interstate access and spotty broadband.

Associated Press — Jun 05, 22:45 PM — 1min

AP Reporter Leah Willingham recalls covering the closure of The Welch News, a 100-year-old newspaper and the only news source for a rural coal county in West Virginia that has no interstate access and spotty broadband.