By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — From May 11 to 17, Hospital Week is a time for recognizing the services that hospitals offer now and in the future as well as the efforts to make sure that people from all income levels have access to the care[Read More…]
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Morrisey Says Executive Order on Religious School Vaccine Exemptions ‘Still Stands’
By Joselyn King, The Intelligencer WHEELING — West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Friday his executive order providing religious and philosophical exemptions to required vaccines for school children “still stands,” and he has “no intention of rescinding it.” Morrisey issued updated guidelines Friday to families wanting to seek religious exemptions[Read More…]
As Nucor mill goes up, local residents look to profit
By Jim Ross, The Herald-Dispatch APPLE GROVE, W.Va. — Construction at Nucor Steel West Virginia has been very good for a convenience store near the southern end of the mill site, and a new store at the northern end expects to have the same results. Customers wearing reflective vests and[Read More…]
EDITORIAL: Keep up the pressure for West Virginia
The Journal U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Kelly Workman, director of West Virginia’s Office of Broadband, are right to keep up the pressure on federal officials over the pace of their review of grant funding for high-speed broadband. “As we have discussed, I am concerned that West Virginia[Read More…]
3 new campgrounds open at Summersville Lake State Park, WV’s newest recreation area
By Rick Steelhammer, Charleston Gazette-Mail SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. — Summersville Lake State Park, the newest unit of West Virginia’s state park system, on Friday, officially opened three campgrounds, with accommodations ranging from primitive tent sites to premium, full-hookup RV spaces, during a ceremony officiated by Gov. Patrick Morrisey. Overlook Campground: The[Read More…]
Retaining history: Morgantown walls receive historic designation
By Ben Conley, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN — A city built in the hills is built on retaining walls. Take a look around. They’re everywhere. Earlier this week, Morgantown Mayor Joe Abu-Ghannam announced that three such structures have received a joint historical designation for their association with the Works Progress[Read More…]
Opinion: WVU President Gordon Gee prepares for last Commencement, summer county tour
By Dr. E. Gordon Gee, president, West Virginia University As my final Commencement as West Virginia University president approaches, I am reflecting on my journey as our graduates do. As ever, my thoughts often lead me down our state’s country roads. Each summer as president, I have spent time traveling[Read More…]
Local Catholic Leaders Celebrate New Pope
The Intelligencer WHEELING — The election of Cardinal Robert Prevost to become Pope Leo XIV was met with joy and congratulations from Catholic leaders around the Ohio Valley. Prevost became the first American-born cardinal to be elected pope in the history of the Catholic Church. Born in Chicago, he earned[Read More…]
‘No rational plan’: Federal judge hears from miners, workers affected by NIOSH cuts
By Ashley Perham, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Seven witnesses, including two coal miners and four current and former National Institute for Occupational Safety Health employees, spoke Wednesday in federal court about the effects of recent job cuts to the Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program in Morgantown. Attorneys on behalf[Read More…]
West Virginia Sen. Capito: Head Start funding restored to Trump’s budget proposal
By Charles Young, WV News WASHINGTON (WV News) — Funding for Head Start has been restored in President Donald Trump’s budget proposal, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said Thursday. An initial version of the president’s proposal released in April included significant cuts to the 60-year-old early childhood education program,[Read More…]
