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Schools to pay for some field trips
Kanawha students can still take field trips to see Children's Theatre plays and other performances, but their schools must pay the $4.57 per-mile cost this year, school officials said Wednesday.
No fines issued in smoking fight
Agency does not want a 'duel,' will inspect bars on schedule, health board says
Bar owners dared the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department to cite them for violating the expanded smoking ban this week, but the agency didn't take the bait.
W.Va. students again a minority in WVU freshman class
For the second year in a row, in-state students are a minority in West Virginia University's freshman class, according to preliminary enrollment figures.
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