Coal Valley News MADISON, W.Va. — The 30th year of the WV Coal Festival looks to be one of the very best in its storied history with an extra night of entertainment. The festival will run from June 18 through June 22 and will remain free to attendees. As is[Read More…]
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Editorial: Manchin’s party switch throws uncertainty into general election
The Herald-Dispatch Joe Manchin has taken what would have been a routine general election this November and added an element of uncertainty and speculation. On Friday, Manchin changed his party affiliation from Democratic to independent. His move brought questions about what the next step in his long political career will[Read More…]
Tolliver dies from apparent heart attack
By J. Damon Cain, The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Dave Tolliver, a Raleigh County Commissioner perhaps best known for his push to extend clean water and sewer service throughout the rural reaches of the county, died on Monday from an apparent heart attack at his home, according to multiple sources.[Read More…]
WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital announces artwork collaboration in partnership with ARCA driver Christian Rose
By Damian Phillips, The Exponent Telegram MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital has entered into an artwork collaboration with AM Racing Team driver Christian Rose. During the ARCA Menards Series Race at Tennessee’s Bristol Motor Speedway on Sept. 19, Rose’s No. 32 Ford Mustang will feature a livery designed[Read More…]
Lincoln-signed statehood document sold at auction to WV buyer
By Rick Steelhammer, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginian was the successful bidder in last week’s online auction of an 1861 document signed by President Abraham Lincoln authorizing a Wheeling man to buy “arms and munitions of war” to protect citizens loyal to the federal government from Confederate soldiers. A[Read More…]
Health systems, infectious disease specialists prepare West Virginia hospitals for potential disease outbreaks
By Daisy Gibbons, The Exponent Telegram MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As emerging unforeseen viruses threaten public health, specialists and information networks in hospitals throughout West Virginia are ensuring that staff and health departments are up-to-date and prepared when outbreaks do occur. Dr. Michael Stevens, system health care epidemiologist and associate chief[Read More…]
WV leaders loud on Trump but quiet on flood resiliency, coal community priorities
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As Jenkins, Kentucky, flooded in July 2022, Mayor Todd DePriest found himself assuming the role of a scrambled case worker. “We were trying to put lists together of who needed, what, where and when,” DePriest said. He recalled the response of his[Read More…]
WVU researchers to reintroduce elk populations to West Virginia
By Madison Ely, The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU experts are working to promote biodiversity across the state through the reintroduction of elk in West Virginia. Wildlife and fisheries professor Amy Welsh and graduate student Adam Cook are heading the project in collaboration with the West Virginia Division of[Read More…]
Editorial: Wing 2 Wing: Music education is important
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Because of partners such as the Save the Music and Wing 2 Wing foundations, every middle school in West Virginia will have received free musical instruments by 2027. Residents who grew up during an era where most middle and even some elementary schools found ways[Read More…]
Editorial: Foster Care
Elizabeth Hardy Has Tough Task Ahead The Inter-Mountain Gov. Jim Justice didn’t do Pamela Woodman-Kaehler any favors when he brushed off a reporter’s questions about the reason for her resignation as the first ombudsman of the state’s foster care system. When asked whether Woodman-Kaehler was leaving because of a problem[Read More…]
