By Delegate Kathie Hess Crouse, R-Putnam In states like West Virginia, where outdoor activities are woven into the fabric of our lives, the risks associated with tick-borne illnesses are well known. Yet, despite the awareness of Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a lesser-known but increasingly prevalent threat has[Read More…]
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Gov. Justice, DoHS announce increase in provider waiver rates and IDD waiver expansion
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS) announced on Aug. 22 that providers have been notified that the Bureau for Medical Services (BMS) will increase provider waiver rates by 15% on October 1, 2024, the amount as recommended in[Read More…]
DoHS assures stability for child care providers amid federal rule changes
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS) is aware of several reports suggesting that child care centers are facing a funding crisis and potential closure if State action is not taken or additional dollars are not transferred by the end of August. These[Read More…]
Arch Resources, Consol Energy to merge
By Jim Ross, HD Media HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Two mining companies with large investments in West Virginia are merging. Arch Resources and Consol Energy announced Wednesday morning they will merge to form Core Natural Resources to be based in Consol’s home of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Arch is based in St. Louis.[Read More…]
‘We’ll start our marathon now’: ARCH2 Program Office opened in Morgantown, West Virginia
By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub officially has a base of operations inside the former Mylan pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Morgantown. A group of state, local and business stakeholders in the project gathered at the West Virginia University-owned property Wednesday for[Read More…]
Monongahela Forest officials to buy 2,700 acres of lumber company’s Tucker County land
By Rick Steelhammer, Charleston Gazette-Mail TUCKER COUNTY, W.Va. — The Monongahela National Forest plans to buy a 2,700-acre tract of Tucker County forest land in the Blackwater Canyon area. The purchase from Allegheny Wood Products owner John Crites and family, was announced in a social media post by Sen. Joe[Read More…]
Justice’s Greenbrier Resort faces another defaulted loan
Governor silent on calls by Democratic Party to drop from U.S. Senate race By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As attorneys for West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s two adult children prepare to defend their motion in a local circuit court to keep the historic[Read More…]
ARC Federal Co-Chair Gayle Manchin, USDA’s Ryan Thorn visiting Fayette County Aug. 28 to celebrate Food Incubation Hub award
$750,000 Federal Grant to WV Hive West Virginia Press Association FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. –Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Federal Co-Chair Gayle Manchin and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development West Virginia State Director Ryan Thorn will join leaders of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) and West Virginia Hive[Read More…]
Appalachian Gothic
By Stephen Smoot, The Shinnston News & Harrison County Journal SHINNSTON, W.Va. — Within the broad and deep category of country and western music comes a subgenre with no definite name. Some call it, along with related books, motion pictures, and television programs “Appalachian Gothic.” Appalachian Gothic differs from the[Read More…]
Marshall University innovators selected for prestigious NIH-funded entrepreneurship program
West Virginia Press Association HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Two Marshall University innovators, Brad Profitt, DC, DPT, DScPT, and M’Hamed Turki, M.D., have been selected to participate in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded IDeA Regional Entrepreneurship Development (I-RED) Program, facilitated by the XLerator Network. The NIH’s competitive I-RED program supports[Read More…]
