West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — This morning, the Alzheimer’s Association released its 2024 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report. It provides an in-depth look at the latest statistics and information on Alzheimer’s disease prevalence, incidence and mortality, as well as new data on the dementia care workforce, costs of care and[Read More…]

Annual event to be held March 30 at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center West Virginia Press Association SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) announced today the schedule for the annual West Virginia Archery in the Schools State Tournament, which is scheduled to take place at the[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC – On March 19, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced the bipartisan Save Our Seniors Act, which would protect the long-term solvency of Social Security by requiring the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to include a projection of its financial health in its[Read More…]

WV Rivers Coalition, Logan Schmitt, Wheeling Creek Watershed Alliance, and the Ohio County Public Library Announce Free Community Event  West Virginia Press Association WHEELING, W.Va. – The West Virginia Rivers Coalition’s Clean Water Mural Tour continues its journey, arriving at the Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling, WV, where it[Read More…]

BEAVER, W.Va. — The New River Community and Technical College Foundation scholarship application is now open for the Fall 2024 semester. New students, current students, and graduating high school seniors from high schools in the college’s nine-county service region are encouraged to apply. Scholarships are based on a variety of[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A new study at Marshall University led by Jennie Yoost, M.D., M.Sc., aims to shed light on the intricate relationship between maternal polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and its potential impact on biomarkers and metabolic factors in young adolescent girls. PCOS is a complex hormonal disorder[Read More…]

Applications are due Friday, May 31st CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s (WVDEP) Office of Abandoned Mine Lands and Reclamation (AML) is taking applications for a portion of its next round of grant funding available for economic development projects.  The federal funding is available through the Abandoned[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS) has been selected as one of six states to participate in a federally funded policy academy to ensure 988 Suicide and Crisis Response Lifeline systems for children and adults with intellectual and development disabilities (I/DD), brain injury, other cognitive[Read More…]