Release from the State Auditor’s Office: CHARLESTON, W.Va.- A former volunteer fire chief has been indicted by a RaleighCounty Grand Jury for stealing from the Town of Sophia Volunteer Fire Department based on the testimony of investigators with the West Virginia State Auditor’s Office. The Indictment charges the man, Kenneth[Read More…]
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West Virginia DMV announces convenient online knowledge test for learner’s permit now available
Release from West Virginia DMV: CHARLESTON, WV – Commissioner Everett Frazier of the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles is pleased to announce that customers may now take their driver’s license knowledge test, also known as the learner’s permit, online at the DMV’s website, dmv.wv.gov. According to Commissioner Frazier, “We are so excited to[Read More…]
Media Alert: Digital Press Conference set for noon on endorsing Raise the Wage Act, $15 Minimum wage for tipped workers
New poll shows 2/3 of West Virginians support raising minimum wage to $15 Release from Working Families Party of West Virginia: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Working Families Party of West Virginia, One Fair Wage, Ultraviolet, and West Virginia restaurant employers and workers — Thursday at noon — will speak to support for and[Read More…]
West Virginia Coal Association intervenes in AEP rate case to keep state coal-fired power plants operating
Release from the West Virginia Coal Association: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Coal Association filed a motion with the West Virginia Public Service Commission on Friday, Feb. 19, to intervene in a case involving the John Amos Power Plant (Putnam Co.), Mountaineer Power Plant (Mason Co.) and Mitchell Power Plant (Marshall Co.) to[Read More…]
March 1 deadline near for Mary Anne Ketelsen STEM Scholarship Program
$22,500 available to W.Va. women preparing for careers in oil and natural gas CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The deadline to apply for the Mary Anne Ketelsen STEM Scholarship Program to benefit Mountain State women seeking to further their education for careers in the oil and gas industry is March. Earlier this[Read More…]
Bill giving governments oversight of Health Department rules passes West Virginia Senate
By Steven Allen Adams, The Intelligencer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate approved a bill Tuesday giving county and city governments final say over rules developed by boards of health, while an attempt to give those local governments say over past decisions failed. Senate Bill 12, relating to local[Read More…]
West Virginia House nearly unanimously furthers ‘paradigm’ shift in who controls education
By Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W. Va. — In a 95-2 vote, the West Virginia House of Delegates furthered a state constitutional amendment that would replace who ultimately controls what students are required to learn and other matters, like how charter schools are regulated. The amendment would give the final[Read More…]
‘A gem unlike any other’: West Virginia Governor notes Hatfield-McCoy Trail successful season
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BRAMWELL, W.Va. — West Virginia’s governor recognized the Hatfield-McCoy Trail system Tuesday for a record-breaking year that saw almost 65,000 trail permits sold during the 2020 season. Gov. Jim Justice congratulated the Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority for a successful season and recognized the entire[Read More…]
West Virginia State BOE approves decisions on in-person learning
By Tyler Bennett, The Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Education approved unanimous decisions Tuesday that pre-K through eighth-grade students will return to in-person instruction five days a week, and Grades 9-12 will attend five days a week in person for counties that are not red. During[Read More…]
West Virginia House Energy OKs bill to remove 800-plus above-ground storage tanks from 2014 regulatory program
By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Every legislative session there are one or two prominent bills that pit the interests of industry against the environmental community. HB 2598 is one of those. It was before the House Energy and Manufacturing Committee Tuesday. It seeks to once again modify[Read More…]