By Suzanne Elliott The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Kroger Mid-Atlantic, which operates 41 stores in West Virginia, including three in Morgantown, said it has reached a tentative agreement with its 4,600-plus associates on a tentative labor agreement. “Given the unique circumstances everyone is experiencing in today’s world, the Kroger Mid-Atlantic[Read More…]
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Frontier internet service outage cripples Jefferson County neighborhood
By Colin McGuire The Journal CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — Does $10 make up for five days without internet access? It’s a tricky question as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on and some students are forced to learn from home — by logging into classrooms virtually — while their parents earn a[Read More…]
Kanawha Valley Senior Services strives to leave no senior behind during pandemic
By Joe Severino Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When the COVID-19 pandemic began almost eight months ago, one of the first programs at Kanawha Valley Senior Services to be halted was its adult day center. In normal years, the program serves families of seniors with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, caring[Read More…]
Media Alert: Philanthropy WV sets Thursday virtual news conference on COVID response, giving efforts
Event is 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Thursday; media participation information provided CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Philanthropy WV invites media and news outlet to a virtual news conference with leaders from Toyota, United Bank, Highmark, West Virginia American Water, the Bernard McDonough Foundation, WV United Way Collaborative, and others on Thursday, Nov. 19. from 10[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: W.Va. with 35,324 positive cases, 585 deaths as of 10 a.m. today
Free testing sites listed; Harvard Global Health COVID Map included WV Press Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are the totals from the West Virginia Health and Human Resources website as of 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17. West Virginia Cases Total Positive Cases – 35,324 Current Active Cases – 10,707 Total[Read More…]
Poynter: How journalists can ward off burnout
Start by understanding trauma and practicing digital wellness By: Samantha Ragland This is a hard time for all journalists. It’s a time when we are more journalist than any other role we hold. It’s a time when our attempts at escaping this work, this role, are halted by even the slightest[Read More…]
W.Va. firefighter ‘Captain Cindy’ Murphy battling impact of COVID in the community and classroom
Fire prevention, public safety education initiatives continuing during pandemic By Lexi Browning, West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In her 30-year career as a firefighter, Clarksburg Fire Department Captain Cindy Murphy has never encountered a public health challenge as far-reaching as the Coronavirus pandemic. Coronavirus’ attack on the public’s health[Read More…]
Klöckner Pentaplast expands production facility in Beaver, W.Va., by adding thermoforming capabilities for sustainable food packaging
WV Press Sharing: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice announced today that Klöckner Pentaplast, a global manufacturer and supplier of sustainable packaging products, has chosen its production facility in Beaver for its production expansion, adding thermoforming capabilities to further grow their sustainable food tray offer for the North America market.[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: W.Va. with 34,460 positive cases, 585 deaths as of 10 a.m. today
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are the totals from the West Virginia Health and Human Resources website as of 10 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 16. West Virginia Cases Total Positive Cases – 34,460 Current Active Cases – 10,377 Total Lab Results reported – 934,835 Cumulative positive test percentage – 3.27 Daily Percent[Read More…]
Opinion: Rethinking how W.Va. emerges from COVID
By Mike Myer The Intelligencer of Wheeling, W.Va. Gov. Jim Justice already has earned a starring role in the history books for the way in which he has led West Virginians through what for many is the toughest time of their lives. Though, as Justice points out, every one of[Read More…]
