West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – State Treasurer Larry Pack is celebrating West Virginia’s leadership in advancing school choice policies and his Office’s continued dedication to the Hope Scholarship – a program that has awarded over 10,000 scholarships for the 2024-2025 school year and is eager to support its expansion[Read More…]
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Poultry exhibition and sale events suspended in West Virginia
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) is suspending all poultry exhibitions, shows, swaps, meets, and sales at flea markets or auction markets in response to the ongoing threat of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). This decision follows recent HPAI confirmations in commercial[Read More…]
The WVSSAC issues notice about a trending celebration
By Elle Colbert, The Journal PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission has issued a notice to administrators and coaches across the state, stating that a trending unsportsmanlike celebration will now result in a technical foul for basketball. The WVSSAC’s notice is as follows: “There has recently[Read More…]
Weirton businesses adapt to water issue
By Christopher Dacanay, The Weirton Daily Times WEIRTON, W.Va. — Ongoing water line issues in the city have disrupted the lives of many, leaving certain residents with boil orders, reduced water pressure or no water at all. Dating back to mid-December, numerous water line breaks have tested the city’s endurance.[Read More…]
Morrisey, West Virginia legislative leaders pledge better communication for upcoming session
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With the 2025 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature less than two weeks away, Gov. Patrick Morrisey and leaders of the House of Delegates and state Senate said Wednesday they were committed to better communication on potential[Read More…]
Governor Patrick Morrisey issues statement on coal miner death in Boone County
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Governor Patrick Morrisey issued the following statement after learning of the death of a coal miner in Boone County: “I’m deeply saddened to hear about the death of one of our brave coal miners, Steven Fields. Steven tragically passed away after an accident[Read More…]
Justice coal firms try to keep tax returns, other finances from public amid $434K debt
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Coal companies in U.S. Sen. Jim Justice’s business portfolio that owe the federal government $434,000 in delinquent mine safety fine penalties want to keep tax returns and other financial information from public view as federal prosecutors look to collect on their debt.[Read More…]
OPINION: WV’s environmental activist groups should not be de facto regulators
By Bill Bissett, Ed.D., president of the West Virginia Manufacturers Association This op-ed first appeared in the Charleston Gazette-Mail Last month, The Charleston Gazette-Mail’s Mike Tony wrote an article about Community Air Monitoring and the involvement of environmental activist groups along with the outgoing Biden Administration in the promotion and[Read More…]
New United States Geological Survey Map shows yet another potential energy resource in West Virginia
By Stephen Smoot, The Shinnston News & Harrison County Journal SHINNSTON, W.Va. — West Virginia serves as one of the leading producers of energy in the United States, ranking fifth among all states in that category. Most associate West Virginia with coal and natural gas, but the state also has[Read More…]
Potential federal aid freeze causes concern, confusion for local organizations
The Intelligencer Staff WHEELING, W.Va. — Wheeling Housing Authority Executive Director Joyce Wolen watched all of Tuesday as organizations like hers and countless others learned about the Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants and loans, which was to go into effect at 5 p.m. Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Loren L.[Read More…]