By ALEX MEYER The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Colorful toys and decorations are a cheerful part of the holiday season, but some also present a potential danger: poisoning children. The West Virginia Poison Center issued a statement recently reminding West Virginians to exercise caution when using old[Read More…]
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Register now for 2019 WVPA Legislative Lookahead — Jan 4 at W.Va. Culture Center
CHARLESTON, W.VA. — Media from across West Virginia will visit the West Virginia Culture Center at the Capitol Complex on Friday, Jan. 4, for the West Virginia Press Association’s Legislative Lookahead, a series of seminars that preview the top issues in the state. “We encourage all media in West Virginia to register for[Read More…]
WVU maintains R1 status, ranking alongside most prestigious research universities
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University continues to rank among the nation’s elite research institutions as reflected in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Carnegie released its every-three-year assessment this week, and WVU continues to be rated as an R1, or very high research activity, institution, the[Read More…]
How starting early could help Stephen Smith become West Virginia’s next governor
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Filing for statewide elected office doesn’t take place until January 2020, but Stephen Smith can’t wait, and he is recruiting a broad coalition who also can’t wait. The 38-year-old Smith filed his pre-candidacy paperwork in July, but it[Read More…]
Register now for 2019 WVPA Legislative Lookahead — Jan 4 at W.Va. Culture Center
CHARLESTON, W.VA. — Media from across West Virginia will visit the West Virginia Culture Center at the Capitol Complex on Friday, Jan. 4, for the West Virginia Press Association’s Legislative Lookahead, a series of seminars that preview the top issues in the state. “We encourage all media in West Virginia to register for[Read More…]
West Virginia population continues decline at a 0.6% decrease
Staff reports Charleston Gazette-Mail West Virginia was among nine states that experienced population decline this year. The Mountain State lost 11,216 people, which is a 0.6 percent decrease. The state’s population has been shrinking for the past decade at the fastest rate in the nation, according to a Pew Charitable[Read More…]
Generation WV to offer 26 jobs in third year
By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Generation West Virginia announced on Wednesday that their Impact Fellowship will offer 26 jobs across 15 host employers across the state next year. In the fellowship year, fellows work four days a week with their host company while volunteering their time on[Read More…]
Stepping Stones breaks ground on tiny home village, greenhouse
By LUKE CREASY The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Cabell Huntington Hospital Foundation, Toyota Motor Manufacturing-West Virginia and UniCare Health Plan of West Virginia partnered with Stepping Stones to break ground Thursday on a tiny home village for transition-aged youth aging out of West Virginia’s foster care system or at[Read More…]
West Virginia working with FCC on diversion of 911 fees
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new report finds that West Virginia was one of six states using fees collected from taxpayers for improvements to county 911 systems for things other than 911, but the governor’s office is working to get off that[Read More…]
