By Charles Young, WV News WASHINGTON (WV News) — Getting rid of West Virginia’s mandates for school vaccinations would be “a step in the wrong direction” for public health, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Thursday. Capito, speaking during her weekly press briefing, said she supports childhood immunizations and hopes the[Read More…]
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Teachers look to help young West Virginians understand gravity of 9/11
By Jake Stiles, WV News CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — For Americans who lived through Sept. 11, 2001, the date carries profound weight, but for today’s middle and high school students, it’s just another entry in their history textbooks. Educators are constantly looking for ways to make 9/11 feel personal to[Read More…]
Testimony delivered on first day of vaccine hearing
By Steve Keenan, The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Thursday will bring the second day of a hearing on the possible issuance of a permanent injunction in two cases related to school vaccines and religious freedom. Testimony began Wednesday during a bench trial in the courtroom of Raleigh County Circuit Judge[Read More…]
Governor Patrick Morrisey Announces Comprehensive Energy Policy Framework to Make West Virginia Energy Dominant
West Virginia Press Association WHEELING, W.Va. – Speaking at the West Virginia Energy Educational Forum in Wheeling, Governor Patrick Morrisey laid out the framework for the state’s first long-term comprehensive energy policy. At the center of the policy is the Governor’s “50 by 50” generation plan to increase West Virginia’s energy[Read More…]
From Nashville to Harrisville: MuttNation Awards Humane Society Top Recognition
By Rachel Morrison, Ritchie Gazette HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — The Ritchie County Humane Society recently had the great honor of receiving an exclusive grant, which is only awarded to a single animal shelter in West Virginia every year. Founded by Country Music Star Miranda Lambert and her mother Bev, the MuttNation[Read More…]
Ground broken on long-awaited Inwood park
By Tom Markland, The Journal INWOOD — After more than a decade of planning, Berkeley County officials, community leaders and residents gathered Thursday for the groundbreaking of Inwood Park, a 30-acre recreational space that leaders say will transform South Berkeley County. Berkeley County Commission President Eddie Gochenour called the event[Read More…]
Starlight Stage Makes Its Big Debut in Saturday Shindig
By Stephen Smoot, The Pendleton Times FRANKLIN, W.Va. — On an unseasonably cool and cloudy, but still very pleasant Saturday afternoon, Warner’s Drive In and its supporters celebrated a dream almost a decade in the making. Its board advertised a community party, but provided a cultural event. During the course[Read More…]
WV Hive CO.STARTERS Four-Part Bootcamp Begins October 15
Affordable Program Helps Entrepreneurs Test and Grow Business Ideas West Virginia Press Association BECKLEY, W.Va. — The West Virginia Hive Network has been offering the nationally-recognized CO.STARTERS business training programs for the past five years, helping entrepreneurs across southern West Virginia turn ideas into thriving business ventures. The next four-part[Read More…]
West Virginia Paranormal Trail Returns with Four New Spine-Chilling Stops
Spooky statewide trail reopens featuring brand new prizes West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Just in time for fall trip planning, the West Virginia Department of Tourism has announced the reopening of the popular West Virginia Paranormal Trail. The statewide quest returns with four new stops, bringing the total[Read More…]
Report: PEIA members satisfied with current plans, but specialty drugs driving up costs
By Steven Allen Adams for The Journal CHARLESTON – No special session was called this week to address future costs for West Virginia’s public worker health care benefit program, but a new report aims to provide lawmakers with recommendations for bringing costs down, including booting county and city government participants[Read More…]
