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Drug abuse, workforce must be addressed

An editorial from The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Two of the toughest policy issues state officials need to address if West Virginia is to move forward are drug abuse and the state’s dismally low workforce participation rate. It appears they are linked. In November, the state’s workforce participation rate was[Read More…]

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Incoming Wood County official donates land

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Bob Tebay publicly offered to donate 34 acres he owns in the Lubeck/Washington area to the Wood County Commission for use by local youth sports. “I am proposing to donate to the commission the surface of this property in Lubeck District, free of liens, for the recreational[Read More…]

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The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, Dec. 30

Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. BAD WEATHER’S POSSIBLE LINK TO MISSING JETA storm alone[Read More…]

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Demand for police officers rising in W.Va.

BECKLEY, W.Va. — If the trend continues, police departments across the state may replace their Most Wanted posters with Help Wanted signs. Locally, two counties are experiencing what police agencies across the nation are experiencing: an unhealthy decline in men and women interested in working in law enforcement. Fayette County[Read More…]

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West Virginia seeing rise in flu-like illnesses

ELKINS, W.Va. — The yearly flu season is underway and West Virginia is seeing evidence of influenza and influenza-like illness in areas across the state, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. While the flu season has already started, health officials say it’s not too late to[Read More…]

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Road funding solution needed

An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register             WHEELING, W.Va. — Remember the “blue ribbon” commission Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin appointed to recommend solutions to West Virginia’s highway funding dilemma? After many months of work it has resulted in … nothing. Meanwhile, Mountain State drivers continue to dodge crumbling pavement on hillsides, slam[Read More…]

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Health report points out need for more resolve

An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch  HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — As the new year approaches, anyone in the Tri-State on the fence about whether to resolve to live healthier in 2015 might want to consider the findings of the 25th annual America’s Health Rankings presented by the United Health Foundation and its[Read More…]

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