The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Delays and glitches in dealing with the federal government are nothing new for West Virginians. But we tend to get more fired up when those glitches are causing a problem for our kids. Parents who are trying to help their kids transition from high school[Read More…]
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Highmark West Virginia honors 2024 graduate of West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine for commitment to rural health care
Grant county resident receives Highmark Farson-Smith-Earley Award West Virginia Press Association PARKERSBURG, W.Va. – Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia has announced that Cheyenne Earle, a 2024 graduate of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) in Lewisburg, has been selected as the recipient of its 10th annual Farson-Smith-Earley[Read More…]
Marshall University announces new clinical trial studying the effect of ACL reconstruction on return to play in sports
West Virginia Press Association HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine is now accepting applicants for an observational trial focused on fertilized anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Unlike traditional ACL repairs, fertilized ACL surgery uses a biologic concentrate of the patient’s stem cells, bone marrow and autograft bone along[Read More…]
Marshall Health to offer free sports physicals May 30
West Virginia Press Association HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall Health is offering free sports physicals by appointment to middle and high school students Thursday, May 30, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Marshall Sports Medicine Institute (MSMI), located at 2211 Third Avenue, Huntington. All students must bring their West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission[Read More…]
Jackson, Krouse removed from county commission
Three-judge panel rejects the commissioners’ protest absences from meetings, stating “attendance is a duty” for public officials to fulfill their elected duties By Erik Anderson, Spirit of Jefferson JEFFERSON COUNTY, W.Va. — Tricia Jackson and Jennifer Krouse were removed from their elected seats from the Jefferson County Commission today by[Read More…]
Fairmont company Agile5 named Small Business Person of the Year by SBA
By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian WHITE HALL, W.Va. — The highlight of Small Business Week in West Virginia took place at the Robert H. Mollohan Center on Wednesday. The SBA awarded Agile5, a software company based in Fairmont, with Small Business Person of the Year. The team of Lisa[Read More…]
Businesses can help shape education in West Virginia, Nucor official says
By Fred Pace, HD Media HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The best role businesses can play in education is to provide a line of sight to job opportunities, says John Farris, vice president and general manager of Nucor Steel West Virginia. “We’ve got to provide targets for the kids in middle school and[Read More…]
Pocahontas part of $5M power plan
By Brad Johnson, The Inter-Mountain WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pocahontas County will be part of a $5 million federal project to rebuild power lines. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that Monongahela Power Company will receive $5 million from the U.S. Department[Read More…]
Importance of construction trades to economic development highlighted at Morgantown (West Virginia) conference
By Charles Young, WV News MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — When a new project or investment is announced in West Virginia, the first to feel its positive economic impacts are the state’s construction workers, laborers and craftspersons. This reality was emphasized Tuesday during the West Virginia Building and Construction Conference[Read More…]
Acclaimed WVU astrophysicist elected to elite National Academy of Sciences, a first for the University
West Virginia Press Association MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — An internationally renowned astrophysicist at West Virginia University has been selected as a new member of the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors in the scientific world. Maura McLaughlin, Eberly Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, was one of over 100 new members[Read More…]
