Ring in the new year with a nature hike in West Virginia West Virginia Press Association SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) and West Virginia State Parks announce nine First Day Hikes at West Virginia state parks and natural areas. These free guided hikes, part[Read More…]
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Task force being planned for spending Mercer County opioid settlement money
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — Finding productive ways to spend $1.9 million resulting from a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors could become the focus of county and regional task forces. Attorney Truman Chafin of The Chafin Law Firm stopped Dec. 20 at the Mercer County[Read More…]
Breakfast Vending Machines Coming To Wheeling Park High School
By Joselyn King, The Intelligencer WHEELING, W.Va. – Wheeling Park High School students soon will be snatching a second chance at breakfast from vending machines filled with approved items. Ohio County Schools provides free breakfast and lunch to students, and state law also requires they offer a “second chance” breakfast[Read More…]
Column: The National Park Service should be preserving our local heritage, not demolishing it
By Del. David Elliott Pritt, The Fayette Tribune FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. — Growing up in Fayette County, I had the honor of knowing and being raised by members of our nation’s “greatest generation.” My great-grandma Dorothy and other older family members who lived through the Great Depression and World War[Read More…]
West Virginia Sec. of State encourages residents to sign up as poll workers for 2024 election
By John Mark Shaver, WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With the 2024 election right around the corner, West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner has launched a campaign to encourage residents to register to become poll workers, a job that he believes carries both responsibility and reward. Warner said that[Read More…]
Highmark West Virginia receives perfect score on national report for workplace equality
Leaders discuss achievement, the importance of hearing LGBTQIA+ voices By Autumn Shelton, West Virginia Press Association and “When All Are Counted” project PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — When it comes to ensuring workplace equality for LGBTQIA+ employees, Highmark West Virginia is one of the leaders in the field. In December 2023, Highmark[Read More…]
Media Advisory: Intermediate Court of Appeals issues 18 Memorandum Decisions, link provided
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Intermediate Court of Appeals issued 18 Memorandum Decisions on Dec. 27. A link to each can be found on the Judiciary website: https://www.courtswv.gov/appellate-courts/intermediate-court-of-appeals/opinions
West Virginia: The state most vulnerable to flood disasters?
WVSOM involved in National Science Foundation grant for West Virginia flood preparedness WV Press Association LEWISBURG, W.Va. — As West Virginians prepare for 2024, an official at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine’s Center for Rural and Community Health (CRCH) wants to be sure citizens and state officials are aware[Read More…]
WV Flood Resiliency Trust Fund waiting for allocations
State Resiliency Office updated Legislative Interim Committee on Flooding By Autumn Shelton, West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Nine months after Senate Bill 677 established the West Virginia Flood Resiliency Trust Fund and placed the administrative authority of the West Virginia Disaster Recovery Trust Fund under the State Resiliency Office[Read More…]
Missed work or quit a job to care for your kids? This proposed WV tax credit could help
By Roger Adkins, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In a bid to address child care gaps, one West Virginia state senator is proposing a tax credit aimed at increasing accessibility to licensed facilities for low-income families. During the legislative session that begins Jan. 10, Sen. Mike Woelfel, D-Cabell, plans to[Read More…]