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Cavern tours run deep, wide and wild throughout the Mountain State

While many of West Virginia’s foremost natural attractions tower thousands of feet skyward, residents and visitors also have an ongoing opportunity to enjoy the Mountain State’s compelling natural depths at four of its most prominent underground wonders — and a fifth for truly rugged subterranean adventures. Lost World Caverns Two miles north of the Greenbrier County seat of Lewisburg, Lost World Caverns on Fairview Road lets intrepid spelunkers travel 120 feet below ground to marvel at stalactites and stalagmites galore. Prominent Lost World formations include the Snowy Chandelier, a 30-ton compound stalactite; the Bridal Veil, a sparkling white calcite column; and the War Club, a 28-foot stalagmite. Tourists are welcome to take the approximately 45-minute, self-guided and self-paced tour throughout the year. Lost World Caverns is open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays only from Jan. 1 through Feb. 28; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 1 to Memorial Day Weekend; 9 a.m. t

State Alzheimer's Association official discusses challenges, goals

Given West Virginia's population -- particularly as an older, smaller one compared to the majority of other states, the numbers in ours can seem numbing in their scope. According Alzheimer's Association, West Virginia Chapter Executive Director Sharon Covert, more than 40,000 West Virginia residents now live with Alzheimer’s disease, with well over 100,000 family members and friends serving as their foremost caregivers in recent years. Those numbers do not include those still undiagnosed with or at risk for the progressive, debilitating disease in which symptoms can appear up to 20 years before being diagnosed as Alzheimer's. The Alzheimer's Association's state chapter is headquartered at 1601 Second Ave. in Charleston, allied with Martinsburg, Morgantown and Parkersburg regional offices. Covert cited some of the chapter's many services, such as maintaining a network of support groups throughout the Mountain State. Through a partnership with the West Virgini

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