PARKERSBURG, W.Va. – Medicaid managed care members in Cabell and Wayne counties now have a new health plan option available to them. West Virginia Family Health (WVFH), a West Virginia-based Medicaid managed care organization, announced today that it has expanded its service area to include all 55 counties in the[Read More…]
Month: November 2015
United Mine Workers endorse Jim Justice for Governor
UMWA President highlights Justice’s record of supporting miners and creating coal jobs CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) announced Thursday that its West Virginia Coal Miners Political Action Committee (COMPAC) voted unanimously to endorse Jim Justice for Governor. Justice was joined by UMWA president Cecil Roberts and West[Read More…]
Gov. Tomblin Column: DNR Game Check goes online
By Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin One of the most anticipated time of the year for West Virginians is big game hunting season. So many of our family members, friends and neighbors enjoy picking up a bow, rifle, musket or, beginning this year, a crossbow, and heading out into the woods[Read More…]
Lights go on at Oglebay Park for Festival of Lights
By IAN HICKS The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. – As he experiences his first Winter Festival of Lights at Oglebay Park, Stephen Hilliard at times finds himself feeling more like a tourist than the incoming CEO of the Wheeling Park Commission. On Thursday, Hilliard stood next to the man he[Read More…]
WV college enrollment finally stabilizing
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Student enrollment at West Virginia’s public four-year colleges has declined in each of the past five years, but a smaller decrease reported this fall might mean efforts to bolster the state’s college-going rate are working. “This indicates that enrollment is beginning to stabilize after the post-recession enrollment decline[Read More…]
Clinton proposes aid for coalfield communities
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign announced Thursday a multi-billion-dollar plan to help coalfield communities stabilize and restructure their economies as coal’s spot in the national energy mix fades and job losses mount. Clinton’s campaign released about a dozen proposals — some specific, some quite vague — focused on[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Nov. 13
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Nov. 13 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. KURDISH IRAQIS ADVANCE STRONGLY IN IS-HELD TOWN Iraqi Kurdish militia fighters battling to[Read More…]
WV veterans launch effort to support Justice for governor
“Veterans for Justice, Justice for Veterans” announces co-chairs CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In conjunction with Veterans Day, the Jim Justice campaign announced co-chairs for “Veterans for Justice, Justice for Veterans” — a coalition of veterans across West Virginia who support Jim Justice for governor. The leaders of this grassroots group will assist[Read More…]
Retired W.Va. Supreme Court Justice Scott dies
SPENCER, W.Va. — A retired circuit judge in Roane County and Supreme Court justice died Tuesday. George Scott, 86, was appointed to the West Virginia Supreme Court in 1999 by Gov. Cecil Underwood and served until Dec. 31, 2000. Scott was a life-long resident of Roane County where he was[Read More…]
Shepherd University grad to be its next president
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — For the first time in its 144-year history, Shepherd University will be led by a Shepherd graduate. The Shepherd University Board of Governors announced Wednesday that Dr. Mary J.C. Hendrix-a 1974 alumna of Shepherd-will serve as its 16th president. Shepherd University’s presidential search has been underway since[Read More…]