By Riley McCoyFor The Register-Herald Beckley — The new nonprofit WV Dis(EN)Abled returned to the public last weekend to announce its first project and raise awareness about local accessibility barriers. A follow-up press conference at Bill Withers Plaza on Friday built on the group’s earlier soft-launch event at Tamarack on March[Read More…]
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WVU Day of Giving establishes the Paul J. Nyden Graduate Scholarship with The West Virginia Press Association Foundation
By Mary EspositoFor WVU Day of Giving As part of WVU Day of Giving on Wednesday, March 25, the West Virginia Press Association Foundation—through an anonymous gift—has established the Paul J. Nyden Graduate Scholarship at the WVU Reed School of Media and Communications in honor and memory of Paul. This[Read More…]
Charity embraces WVU Medicine’s ‘food as medicine’ program
By Esteban FernandezFor Times West Virginian Morgantown — A program launched in 2024 to tackle food insecurity in West Virginia received $1 million from a nonprofit on Monday. The Highmark Foundation contributed to the Food for Mountaineers program, an effort to help WVU Medicine patients avoid hunger in their households.[Read More…]
WV Ag Dept. confirms bird flu detected in Kanawha County chicken flock; can be deadly
By Matthew YoungFor HDMedia State officials confirmed Monday the presence of the deadly Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, otherwise known as “bird flu,” which was detected in a backyard flock of chickens in Kanawha County. As explained by Beth Southern, communications director with the West Virginia Department of Agriculture, confirmation of[Read More…]
Advocates, supporters celebrate 16 years of the Affordable Care Act
By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston — Monday marked the 16th anniversary since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act went into effect, with more than 67,000 West Virginians receiving health insurance through its marketplace. But advocates and supporters worry changes to the program could cause[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: WVU Hearts of Gold dogs to graduate, enter service
By Sam GorskiFor WVU, Today WHAT: The West Virginia UniversityHearts of Gold program will hold a graduation ceremony for service dogs and their partnered veterans following the completion of required training. WHO: Hearts of Gold staff, donors, volunteers and veterans WHEN: Saturday,March 28, noon to 2 p.m. WHERE: Natural Resources Center at the WVU Research[Read More…]
Governor Morrisey Invites Students to Apply for West Virginia Governor’s Internship Program; Paid summer internships offer one hour of college credit for the first time ever
By Lauren BodnarFor West Virginia Governor’s Internship Program Charleston — Governor Patrick Morrisey today announced that applications are now open for the West Virginia Governor’s Internship Program, an initiative that connects college students with meaningful summer employment across the state’s government agencies. Through 9- to 13-week paid internships, students will gain[Read More…]
WVU Tech to host Discover Day for prospective students March 28
The Register-Herald BECKLEY — West Virginia University Institute of Technology will host a Discover Day for prospective students and their families on Saturday, March 28, giving attendees an opportunity to tour campus and learn more about the admissions process. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., beginning[Read More…]
Twin Pops getting new ‘natural’ look as synthetic coloring ceases
By Joselyn KingThe Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING – The rainbow of colors in a bag of Ziegenfelder “Twin Pops” made in Wheeling will now come from natural sources. But parents might not want to tell their children that vegetables have found their way into the frozen confection. “We have[Read More…]
Bill to eliminate turnpike tolls dies in regular session
By Charles Owens Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON — Legislation that would have eventually ended tolls along the 88-mile West Virginia Turnpike died in the final days of the West Virginia Legislature’s regular session. Bills dealing with turnpike tolls, and the operations of the West Virginia Parkways Authority, were referred to[Read More…]
