CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, June 2, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) will deliver remarks this evening at the opening ceremony for the Special Olympics West Virginia Summer Games. Friday, June 2, 2017 WHAT: Opening Ceremony for the Special Olympics West Virginia Summer Games WHERE: Haddad Riverfront Park 600[Read More…]
Month: June 2017
WV delegation praises withdrawal from climate deal
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — President Donald Trump’s announcement Thursday to pull the United States out of the Paris Climate Accord, an international effort agreed upon in 2015 to curb greenhouse gas emissions, earned him pats on the back from West Virginia’s congressional delegation. The agreement, signed[Read More…]
West Virginia pilot helps group rescue cats from Guantanamo Bay
By DOUGLAS IMBROGNO Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The caterwauling from the back of the twin-engine Cessna came from a crowd of unwilling passengers. Cats. There were 25 of them stashed in cat carriers bearing their names on strips of tape, among them Gomez, Groucho, Diablo, Droopy and Morticia. They[Read More…]
Leaders push health care collaboration in Tri-State
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — More than 175 representatives from nearly 40 organizations in the Tri-State gathered in Huntington on Thursday for the start of the Regional Health Summit with the goal of improving the health of the community through collaboration. Kevin Fowler, president and CEO of Cabell[Read More…]
Senators announce millions in AmeriCorps funding
Staff report The Exponent Telegram WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., on Thursday announced that West Virginia has been awarded more than $5.4 million in AmeriCorps funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency for volunteering and service programs. “West[Read More…]
D&E’s Augusta Heritage Center sets schedule for summer courses
Staff report The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — The Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College is planning an exciting assortment of affordable evening mini-courses with top notch instructors each week of the summer sessions starting July 10. Most courses meet every Monday through Thursday from 6-7:15 p.m. on the[Read More…]
Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling and East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry purchase completed by Alecto Healthcare Services
By LINDA COMINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Alecto Healthcare Services has completed its acquisition of Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling and East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry after a four-month process. Alecto, based in Irvine, Calif., finalized its purchase of the two hospitals from[Read More…]
Local business could lose big if Legislature votes to sell Hopemont Hospital in Terra Alta
By THERESA MARTHEY The Preston County News & Journal TERRA ALTA, W.Va. — Uncertainty continues to loom over Terra Alta’s Hopemont Hospital. That’s because on Monday the state Legislature will consider a bill that, if passed and signed by the governor, will force the 100-year-old facility to be sold off.[Read More…]
Manchin wants questions to ask Comey
Staff report The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — As Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., prepares for former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey to testify before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, he is asking West Virginians to send questions they would like him to ask Director Comey on their[Read More…]
Jenkins recognized by US Chamber of Commerce
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Officials with the United States Chamber of Commerce, state Chamber of Commerce and Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce presented U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., with the national Chamber of Commerce Spirit of Enterprise Award at a ceremony in Huntington on Thursday,[Read More…]