Month: January 2016

Highmark Foundation encouraging schools to apply for education grants

 PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Public, private, vocational, parochial, and charter schools throughout West Virginia and Pennsylvania are invited to apply for the three offerings of the Highmark Foundation’s Creating a Healthy School Environment Grant and Awards Program. Now entering its fourth year, the program has provided more than $1.2 million of support[Read More…]

Report from W.Va. House of Delegates: Week of Jan. 25-29

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – After a week in which floor action was abbreviated due to the arrival of Winter Storm Jonas, the House of Delegates passed 15 bills this week, bringing the total number of bills passed so far this legislative session to 17. Among the items passed this week: *[Read More…]

Sen. Capito’s talks energy in weekly address to West Virginians

Jan. 29, 2016 — This week, the Senate began debating a bipartisan energy bill that marks the first comprehensive energy policy update in eight years. Senator Capito discusses the importance of this legislation for West Virginia and the need for commonsense reform. Weekly Address to West Virginians: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5IdcrVLmMc January 29, 2016[Read More…]

Last puzzle piece in place for new Ohio River bridge

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Transportation put together the final piece of the funding puzzle for building an Ohio River bridge between Wellsburg and Brilliant Thursday with approval of $37 million for the project. Lloyd MacAdam, deputy director for ODOT District 11, made the official announcement to reporters[Read More…]

WV House holds public hearing on right to work

CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — Thursday’s public hearing on right to work — or the West Virginia Workplace Freedom Act (SB 1) — produced little in the way of new thought from either side of the issue, but it produced about two dozen people who shared their views with members of the[Read More…]

In spelling bees, all but one must shrug off the loss

RACHEL, W.Va. — “Pneumatic” was the winning word at the 2016 Marion County Spelling Bee. Nate Kidder spelled pneumatic correctly to take first place at the spelling bee. In order to win first place, Kidder had to spell two words in a row correctly in the last round of competition.[Read More…]

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