As spring blooms and people spend more time outside, exposure to ticks and the diseases they carry increases significantly. West Virginia University Extension Entomology Specialist Carlos Quesada is providing helpful information and advice about how to avoid tick bites this season. Quotes: “Ticks are arthropods, but not insects, and are closely related to spiders and mites. Hard[Read More…]
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MEDIA ADVISORY: 2024 Vandalia Health Network Conference to unite health care professionals on May 17
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Innovating for a Healthier Tomorrow: The 2024 Vandalia Health Network Conference will unite health care professionals, policymakers and experts in a unified effort to tackle current health care challenges and explore future opportunities. The conference will provide insights into health care policy updates, strategic planning and the[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: USDA Rural Development Administrator Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, WV State Director Ryan Thorn to announce $2.9 million in investments supporting small business owners
Investments are part of 27 projects being announced in the Northeast Region West Virginia Press Association WHO: Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA Rural Development; Ryan Thorn, West Virginia State Director, USDA Rural Development; Award Recipients; USDA Rural Development staff; local stakeholders; and members of the media. WHAT: USDA Rural[Read More…]
Editorial: Primary will answer some questions, raise others
Coal Valley News It will be a few days before votes in the West Virginia primary election are counted and winners are certified. Is it too early to think ahead to the general election in November? Not really. We do know the barrage of black-and-white political ads on TV will[Read More…]
Editorial: Mental Health: Know the resources available to you
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Declaring an awareness month is easy. Using the extra attention given during that month to actually make a difference is another story. But state Department of Human Services Bureau for Behavioral Health officials are certainly trying during this Mental Health Awareness Month. West Virginia joins[Read More…]
Editorial: Education: FAFSA workaround deserves praise
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Delays and glitches in dealing with the federal government are nothing new for West Virginians. But we tend to get more fired up when those glitches are causing a problem for our kids. Parents who are trying to help their kids transition from high school[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Young Writers Day celebrates student creativity and talent (May 3)
West Virginia Press Association WHAT: Young Writers Day WHEN: Friday, May 3, 2024, 9 a.m.; Award Ceremony, 1 p.m. WHERE: University of Charleston, Riggleman Hall Auditorium 2300 MacCorkle Avenue, SE, Charleston, WV 25304 CONTACT: Christy Day, West Virginia Department of Education Office of Communications, (304) 558-2699 or [email protected] The West Virginia Department[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: W.Va. National Guard Future Leaders Program to hold FLP North schools competition (May 1)
West Virginia Press Association ELEANOR, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard’s Future Leaders Program will hold their annual FLP North schools competition at the Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy gymnasium, Camp Dawson, Kingwood, West Virginia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Each school with an FLP program[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: WVSOM Commencement Ceremony is Friday at 2 p.m.
National osteopathic leader Ira Monka will provide keynote speech during West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine graduation LEWISBURG, W.Va. – The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) will welcome Ira P. Monka, D.O., as its keynote speaker during the school’s 47th annual Commencement Ceremony. Monka, who is the American[Read More…]
Editorial: A close look needed at state budget
The Weirton Daily Times Gov. Jim Justice claims there was no reason for lawmakers to have cut so much from the budget after learning the state was waiting for a federal waiver they say they knew nothing about. But taxpayers can’t blame them for it. They did exactly the right[Read More…]
