By Diane NesterFor The Office of WV Secretary of State Kris Warner Charleston – During a recent episode of “Just Three Questions!”, Chris Morris, who serves as the director of the newly formed West Virginia Data Economy Office, and West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner discussed data center development and the[Read More…]
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Mossor Among Honorees at 79th Victory Awards
Kennedy Award winner looking forward to return trip to Charleston By Jim WorkmanFor West Virginia Sports Writers Association Exactly 147 days after walking off the turf at Laidley Field clutching a Class AAA state championship and a championship game Most Valuable Player trophy, Brad Mossor of Princeton Senior High School[Read More…]
Opinion: Mark Blankenship: WV voters want electric grid fixed now
By Mark BlankenshipFor HDMedia In my decades of conducting public opinion research, I have learned to pay close attention when voters agree on something at near-unanimous levels. It doesn’t happen often. But our recent statewide survey of West Virginia voters produced one of those rare moments of clarity: when it[Read More…]
Morgantown vet team saves baby eagle that swallowed fishhook
By David BeardFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Morgantown – An eagle chick from Pennsylvania is resting and recuperating at the Cheat Lake-based Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia after an emergency weekend surgery to extract a fishhook from its stomach. The bird – known as USS11 – is part of[Read More…]
WV Secretary of State Kris Warner updates voters on election law complaint jurisdiction and processes for the May 12 Primary Election
By Michael QueenFor The Office of WV Secretary of State Kris Warner Charleston – WV Secretary of State Kris Warner wants to update voters on the process for filing election violation complaints, and remind voters that not all activities in an election fall under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State[Read More…]
Steak n Shake Announces Creation of First-Ever Chief MAHA Officer to Usher in a New Era of Healthier Fast Food
By Mike FultonFor Steak n Shake Indianapolis, Indiana — Steak n Shake today announced that Michael Boes, one of the leading developers of the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, is joining the company to serve as the industry’s first Chief MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) Officer. The Chief MAHA Officer[Read More…]
Morrisey holds ceremonial signing for Small Business Growth Act
By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston – Gov. Patrick Morrisey held a ceremonial signing Tuesday for a bill – the first to pass the West Virginia Legislature during the recent session – that focuses on benefiting existing small businesses in the state. Morrisey held a ceremonial[Read More…]
Ribbon cut at Stanaford Grove
By Riley McCoyFor The Register~Herald Beckley — As he walked through fresh dirt and crouched under tree branches, Mitch Lehman looked beyond the horizon to admire the first mile of a trail he helped create. For Lehman, Beckley’s director of outdoor economic development, Tuesday’s ribbon-cutting at Stanaford Grove was less[Read More…]
‘Initial accounts differ’: Probe continues into death of man dragged by ambulance
By Matthew YoungFor HDMedia An ongoing investigation into the death of a man struck by an ambulance last week has revealed a different account than what was originally reported, according to Kanawha County officials. At approximately 2 a.m. Thursday morning, 45-year-old John Curtis Lucas of Clendenin was struck and killed by a Kanawha[Read More…]
Gerald Milnes of Elkins Honored as National Heritage Fellow
By Stan BumgardnerFor West Virginia Humanities Council Charleston— Gerald “Gerry” Milnes of Elkins, West Virginia, has been named a 2026 National Endowment for the Arts’ National Heritage Fellow, the nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. These lifetime awards are given in recognition of both artistic excellence and [Read More…]
