Hello, and welcome Where the News Leads! This weekly series will be centered around some of the stories we’ve written here at The News Leader.

It can be a space for us to respond to your comments and questions, drop cool tidbits that we had to cut from stories, or just look ahead at what’s coming up in the Shenandoah Valley.

On this edition, we first talk with our We The People government reporter Katelyn Waltemyer about how the Shenandoah Valley Animal Services Center has received funding for new positions from local governments.