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A photograph of a baby in a pink knitted hat with an adults hands holding it and stuffed animals in the background.  

A West Virginia University-led effort is extending its reach to 11 Mountain State counties, providing more low-income pregnant women and families with children access to health care and life skills through the West Virginia Healthy Start/Helping Appalachian Parents and Infants project.

JJ Wetherholt smiles with a MLB official while wearing a Cardinals jersey after being selected No. 7 overall in the draft.  

Standout shortstop JJ Wetherholt is the highest Major League Baseball draft pick in WVU baseball history, surpassing the mark set by former Mountaineer pitchers Chris Enochs and Alek Manoah who each went No. 11 in 1997 and 2019, respectively. Overall, he is the fourth Mountaineer to be taken in the first round.

Boone County Pig Roast  

Bringing together several generations of University supporters, the WVU Alumni Association will celebrate a summer tradition during the 37th annual Boone County Alumni and Friends Pig Roast and Mountaineer Music Frolic on Saturday (July 13). Over the years, the chapter has raised more than $1 million and provided upwards of 500 student scholarships largely with proceeds from the event.

mountaineer statue  

The meeting will be held at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday (July 17) in the Rhododendron Room of the Mountainlair and on Zoom.