By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph ATHENS – A Bluefield Daily Telegraph editorial cartoonist and sportswriter whose work was followed by thousands of readers across southern West Virginia and beyond passed away Monday evening at a Roanoke, Va., hospital. Tom Bone III of Athens passed away around 9 p.m. Monday,[Read More…]
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State Barn a beehive of activity
By Andy Prutsok, Hampshire Review ROMNEY, W.Va. — There’s been lots of activity at the former West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind dairy barn in Romney in recent weeks. Anywhere from 15 to 25 volunteers have shown up on three of the past four Saturday mornings to try[Read More…]
Coal Valley News, reporter win at WVPA awards banquet
Coal Valley News CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Work by HD Media employees was recognized on Saturday, Oct. 11, at the University of Charleston during the West Virginia Press Association’s annual awards banquet, celebrating the winners of the group’s 2024 newspaper contest. More than 40 West Virginia news organizations submitted nearly 2,400[Read More…]
Improved outlook by credit rating agency for West Virginia comes with warning
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — Gov. Patrick Morrisey praised an upgrade in West Virginia’s ratings outlook, but that same report included a warning about the state’s continuing loss of population, reliance on fossil fuel taxes and one-time monies. S&P Global Ratings, an international credit[Read More…]
Public comments taken in Hope case on November 3
Clay County Free Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Public Service Commission of West Virginia has scheduled a virtual and in-person public comment hearing and an evidentiary hearing on a proposed $79.6 million increase in rates for Hope Gas. Inc., customers. The public comment hearing will begin at 6 p.m. on[Read More…]
Raleigh County behavioral health center concerned about the future
By Greg Jordan, CNHI West Virginia BECKLEY — Area leaders and behavioral health care providers are concerned about how the sale of a Raleigh County hospital could impact a neighboring center serving 5,000 to 6,000 people a year across four counties. In early October, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced that Jackie[Read More…]
Highmark West Virginia awards $102,000 in grants to United Way programs
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG — Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund for Health awarded $102,000 in grants to United Way organizations across the state on Monday. A release from the organization said this continues its commitment to supporting the health and well-being of West Virginians and marks the fifth[Read More…]
Figures point to wide funding gap in WV deal with nation’s largest gas well owner
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The nation’s largest gas and oil well owner has relied on a business model that energy experts and West Virginia landowners say puts the state at high risk of having to close wells that damage the state’s environmental health. And Diversified has[Read More…]
Clarksburg (West Virginia) Water Board awarded $19M for next phase of lead line replacement project
By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — The Clarksburg Water Board will receive $19 million in state funds toward the next phase of its ongoing lead waterline replacement project, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Monday. The funds underscore his administration’s commitment to making meaningful investments in infrastructure[Read More…]
West Virginians Face Delays in Receiving SNAP Benefits
By Steven Allen Adams for The Intelligencer CHARLESTON — With the federal government shutdown showing no signs of ending in the short-term, the effects are now being felt by West Virginia’s most vulnerable populations. In a Facebook post Saturday, the West Virginia Department of Human Services said the Supplemental Nutrition[Read More…]
