By Brett Dunlap, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A congressman from West Virginia wants a bill he can vote on that will help veterans get the healthcare for which they are entitled. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., was in Parkersburg Tuesday talking with veterans and representatives from veteran[Read More…]
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Opinion: Early investments and mentoring by Country Roads Angel Network nurtures West Virginia’s entrepreneurial spirit
By Peyton Ballard The economic landscape in West Virginia is vastly improving for the 1.8 million residents who currently occupy these mountains. Looking at things closely, I’ve also noticed a changing tide. I’m able to watch from close-up the life-changing work of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA),[Read More…]
Brad Smith takes over presidency at Marshall University in West Virginia
By Courtney Hessler, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall University’s 38th president, Kenova native Brad D. Smith, has officially taken office. Smith was welcomed to the school Monday by Board of Governors Chairman Patrick Farrell and Vice Chairman Toney Stroud with a celebratory donning of a kelly green jacket. “There’s[Read More…]
U.S. Senator Capito, congressional Republicans ready arguments in COVID business vaccine mandate case
By Steven Allen Adams, The Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With arguments slated for next week before the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and other Republican members of Congress have added their voices in opposition of COVID-19 vaccine mandates for large businesses. Capito was one of 46[Read More…]
Severance, income taxes boost West Virginia December revenue collection
By Lacie Pierson, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.VA. — Gov. Jim Justice on Monday announced that West Virginia exceeded revenue expectations for December 2021 by $124.4 million. He did not mention that the surplus is largely the result of lowered expectations on key revenue markers, according to State Budget Office report[Read More…]
Deputized Dad: Karen Knotts pens a book about her famous West Virginian father, Don
By Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — “You got a uvula.” What’d he say? “They got a uvula.” Pardon me? “I got a uvula, all God’s children got a uvula.” Karen Knotts never knew what she would hear on the other side of door when her dad was going[Read More…]
U.S. Representative David McKinley wants to revive National Coal Council
By Joselyn King, The Intelligencer WHEELING, W.Va. — The committee that advises Washington on coal-related matters technically no longer exists. According to information provided by the office of U.S. Rep. David B. McKinley, R-W.Va., the Biden Administration — through the U.S. Department of Energy — permitted the National Coal Council’s[Read More…]
What’s next in 2022? West Virginia leaders share hopes for the New Year
By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The beginning of a new year is an opportunity to reflect, assess and set new goals. The reflection and assessment let us decide if we have been going down the right path over the previous year, and the new goals set a[Read More…]
Register now for WV Press Legislative Lookahead on Jan. 7 in Charleston
WV Press News Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Registration is open for the 2022 West Virginia Press Association’s annual Legislative Lookahead is set for Friday, Jan. 7, at the W.Va. Division of Culture and History’s Culture Center on the grounds of the Capitol Complex. Registration is required. Members of the media — print,[Read More…]
Business, personal growth top New Year’s resolutions for West Virginia residents
By Jonathan Weaver, WV News CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Some West Virginians are already mentally preparing for the turn of the calendar this weekend — not only to January, but also 2022. Tyler County’s Carmine Crawford hopes to become a better musician in 2022, specifically on the keyboard or piano. “At[Read More…]
