Students experience Aviation Day By Rachel Morrison, Ritchie Gazette & The Cairo Standard ELLENBORO, W.Va. – Thanks to the efforts of beloved science teacher Katrina Andrews, Ritchie County High School became a local hub for aviation and aerospace experts on Tuesday, April 29, giving students a valuable opportunity to learn and[Read More…]
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EDITORIAL: Free press must remain free
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Four billion people read Associated Press journalism daily. A billion access Reuters content each day. Bloomberg Media has 60 million video viewers monthly. Yet the Trump administration is drastically curtailing these three major wire services’ access to White House press conferences. For generations, a spot in the[Read More…]
W.Va. National Cemeteries Project helps West Virginia ‘remember itself’
By Eric Cravey, Times West Virginian GRAFTON — To Nancy Goodpasture, of Fairmont, her mother Ginny Goodpasture was like many moms who cared for her children. “I mean to me, she was just the lady who gave me grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup,” Nancy Goodpasture said. However, for a[Read More…]
Huntsman CEO: West Virginia Can Shape Energy Industry’s Future
By Niamh Coomey, The Intelligencer WHEELING — The CEO of a global manufacturing company told an audience at Oglebay Park Resort that the current energy landscape is changing too fast to depend fully on solar, wind or nuclear in the next several years — but places like West Virginia can[Read More…]
Governor Patrick Morrisey Issues Statement on Boys Competing Against Girls in West Virginia High School Athletics
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On May 6, Governor Patrick Morrisey issued the following statement: “I am hearing that high school track coaches in West Virginia are threatening to force girl track and field athletes to compete against a boy or face suspension – which could remove their opportunity to participate in[Read More…]
Mother’s Day celebration began in West Virginia … in Grafton
By Trish Rudder, The Morgan Messenger GRAFTON, W.Va. — Here in West Virginia, we have a lot to be thankful for in celebrating Mother’s Day in the United States. In 1907 in Grafton, Anna Jarvis organized the first Mother’s Day service of worship at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church where it[Read More…]
WVU research VP urges faculty to remain calm as federal actions foster uncertainty
By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN – Uncertainty remains the key word as WVU continues to work out how Trump administration executive actions will affect the university. WVU Vice President for Research Fred King and WVU President Gordon Gee both addressed that problem for the Faculty Senate on Monday.[Read More…]
Mercer County looking at paying bigger jail bills
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. – Seeing the daily cost of housing an inmate jump by $12 is leading to a special Mercer County Commission meeting Thursday about how to keep the county’s regional jail bill paid until the fiscal year ends this July. The Mercer County[Read More…]
OPINION: Reading for Fun is Fading – and That’s a Problem
By Cheryl Stahle, Academic Administrator for West Virginia Virtual Academy Reading for enjoyment is becoming a lost habit among today’s youth, as more and more students struggle with the foundational skills needed to read effectively. Learning to read is challenging—it requires patience and persistence, especially because English is not a [Read More…]
MEDIA INVITATION: West Virginia’s Premier Foster Care Summit Brings Faith, Child Welfare, and Community Together to Support Vulnerable Children
West Virginia Press Association Media are invited to attend and cover the 2025 All In Foster Care Summit, West Virginia’s leading gathering for foster care advocates, child welfare professionals, church leaders, and community members on May 7, 2025 at River Ridge Church – Charleston Campus – located at 2090 Greenbrier Street,[Read More…]
