By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON (WV News) — A manufacturing facility in Hardy County will add around 50 new positions following a planned expansion enabled by a state investment, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Thursday. Mettler Packaging, a subsidiary of the European company Papier-Mettler, will receive $400,000 through the[Read More…]

By Olivia Haught, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — SNAP Stretch — a program aimed at helping individuals and families make the most of their EBT/SNAP benets for the purchase of fresh produce — has received $360,000 in funding from the West Virginia Department of Agriculture. It’s part of the fiscal[Read More…]

By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — Dana Walls attended Monday’s school board meeting, worried about the recent funding freeze President Donald Trump ordered on school districts across the country, including Marion County Schools. Her eight year old daughter is a special needs student, so she’s particularly worried about[Read More…]

By Erik Anderson, Spirit of Jefferson CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — “Bottom up.” “Small bets.” “Incremental development.” “People-centered places.” Those catchphrases, popularized in urban development circles by the national non-profit Strong Towns advocacy organization, made their way to Charles Town last week as a small group gathered for the first meeting[Read More…]

By Katelyn Aluise, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Many public schools start next month, and so do the state sales tax holidays for back-to-school shoppers in West Virginia and Ohio. In West Virginia, all shoppers will get a break in paying the sales tax for certain items beginning at midnight[Read More…]

By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON – Standing behind a sign that read “Reducing Overdose Deaths,” Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Wednesday that West Virginia has recorded the nation’s biggest reduction in overdose deaths, but there is still work to do. Morrisey came to Mercer County and spoke at the[Read More…]

By Ben Conley, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN — The old proverb teaches that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. On Wednesday, the West Virginia Division of Highways, Monongalia County Commission and developer WestRidge took the critical first step down what promises to be a long[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — Members of the West Virginia Board of Education voted to place Roane County Schools in a state of emergency, citing a significant budget deficit for the new fiscal year. In a unanimous vote Wednesday, the state Board of Education[Read More…]

By Katelyn Aluise, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — About 15,000 students applied for the Hope Scholarship and will receive full funding for the 2025-26 school year. Of that total, more than 1,700 are from Kanawha County. According to a news release from West Virginia Treasurer Larry Pack’s oce, this is[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — While President Donald Trump issued a federal disaster declaration for Texas within days after substantial flash flooding, Gov. Patrick Morrisey is still working on receiving a disaster declaration more than three weeks after flash flooding in Ohio and Marion[Read More…]