By Josh Brown, The Herald-Dispatch WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Early and absentee voters in Mingo and Wayne counties will need to consider their ballots again after an issue with the original forms was detected. On Tuesday, Mingo County Clerk Larry “Yogi” Croaff sent out a statement saying an “inadvertent error and[Read More…]
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GHSP joins NHTSA’s Fall Daylight Saving reminder: Check your vehicle for safety recalls!
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In 2023, there were 1,000 safety recalls affecting more than 34 million vehicles and other automotive equipment in the United States. To help keep drivers aware of recalls affecting their vehicles, the West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) is joining the U.S. Department[Read More…]
WVSOM and Marshall University celebrate new dual D.O./MPH degree
West Virginia Press Association LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Students at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) can earn a Masters of Public Health (MPH) degree while completing their osteopathic medical education. On Oct. 29, WVSOM hosted a ceremonial signing for its partnership with Marshall University. The agreement allows the medical[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Capito makes stops in Kanawha County focused on healthcare, economic development
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – On Oct. 29, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), who serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), delivered remarks and met with local leaders at events focused on healthcare and[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals to Cut Ribbon on West Virginia’s First Orthopedic Hospital
What: WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals and local officials will hold a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony at the newly renovated orthopedic hospital at its Saint Francis campus in downtown Charleston. The Thomas Orthopedic Hospital is the first of its kind in West Virginia offering expanded inpatient, outpatient, physical therapy, occupational[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Cast of Charleston Light Opera Guild’s production of “Beauty and the Beast” to visit patients at CAMC Women and Children’s Hospital today
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — CAMC Women and Children’s Hospital will roll out the red carpet when the cast of the Charleston Light Opera Guild’s production of “Beauty and the Beast” visits patients today, Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. Characters such as Belle, the Beast, Gaston, Lefou, Lumiere and Babette – along[Read More…]
‘Mother’s worst nightmare’: Cross Lanes Child Care Center families speak out
By Ashley Perham, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Eight families plan to sue Cross Lanes Child Care and Learning Center following a teacher’s arrest for alleged abuse of her students. Amber Elizabeth Seiler, 29, was arrested Friday on felony and misdemeanor abuse charges relating to her class of 4-year-olds at[Read More…]
Southern Regional Jail correctional officers charged with Beckley mansion fire
By Josephine E. Moore, The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The two Beckley men charged with arson in connection with the fire that destroyed the former home of West Virginia Gov. Hulett C. Smith were correctional officers at Southern Regional Jail in Beaver. David W. Cole, 30, and Billy R. Workman,[Read More…]
EMS shifting to remote learning until further notice
By Taylor McKinnie, The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — After reopening for classes Monday morning, Elkins Middle School — which was closed Friday after students were treated at Davis Medical Center Oct. 24 — will now “shift” to remote learning indefinitely, officials said. Randolph County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Shawn Dilly announced on[Read More…]
Gov. Justice signs HB 206 allocating $2 million to the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute for expanded research
West Virginia Press Association MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice, on Oct. 28, ceremonially signed House Bill 206 providing $2 million in funding to the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute. The funding will allow the RNI to expand upon its current world-leading research using focused ultrasound technology to treat Alzheimer’s disease, post-traumatic stress disorder,[Read More…]
