Dominionpost iconDominionpostOct 19, 2026

Former Welch News employees reflect on loss of local news

At least 170 newspapers have shut down this year, according to the Medill Local News initiative, a Northwestern University Research project dedicated to addressing the newspaper desert crisis. According to their State of Local News annual report published Oct. 13, that’s three newspapers a week. McDowell County joined

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