By Nika Hettlinger, DDSPresident, West Virginia Dental Association People who pay for dental coverage expect it to work. Too often in West Virginia, it does not. I have been a dentist in Cabell County for nearly 20 years, and I see this every day. Most of my patients are working[Read More…]
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WVU to induct 4 into Academy of Distinguished Alumni
WVU Today A distinguished cohort of four West Virginia University graduates will be inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Alumni in recognition of their groundbreaking achievements in business, communications and education. This year’s inductees, Michael J. Florio, Nitin N. Kumbhani, Mary Ellen Mazey and Morris Morrison, will be celebrated during a ceremony on Friday, Jan.[Read More…]
ICE targets Mexican restaurants in North Central West Virginia
By Esteban FernandezTimes West Virginian NUTTER FORT — A sign warned lunch patrons to Taqueria Lou Lou in Nutter Fort that opening would be delayed to 1 p.m. A few hours earlier, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents took two people away from their community. “These men were not ‘bad guys,’”[Read More…]
Boley announces retirement from W.Va. Senate
By Steven Allen AdamsThe Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON – Nearly 41 years after she was first appointed, Senate President Pro Tempore Donna Boley is stepping aside to focus on her health and to spend more time with her family. In a letter submitted to Senate President Randy Smith Thursday,[Read More…]
Minority Leader Woelfel to retire from the West Virginia Senate after 2026
Steven Allen AdamsThe Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — First joining the West Virginia Senate in 2015 as the Democratic majority became the Democratic minority for the first time in more than 80 years, state Senate Minority Leader Mike Woelfel will retire as one of two remaining Democratic members. Woelfel,[Read More…]
Coal mining heritage park being developed in Welch
By Charles OwensBluefield Daily Telegraph WELCH — Work is underway on a new attraction in McDowell County that will pay tribute to the region’s rich coal mining history. In keeping with the city of Welch’s “CoalTown USA” theme, the coal miner heritage park project will include replicas of a coal[Read More…]
West Virginia University’s ‘Musket,’ the canine buddy to the Mountaineer, to get his own bobblehead
By Jim BissettThe Parkersburg News and Sentinel MORGANTOWN — Every dog has his day. And, if he’s really lucky, his own bobblehead. “That’s the plan,” Phil Sklar said with a chuckle on Tuesday – which, in his world, is the day before the big day. You know: National Bobblehead Day.[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: WVU Statler College to host teams from across West Virginia during VEX Robotics Competition
WVU Today WHAT: The West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering will host the Mountaineer VEX Robotics Competition for the fourth year in a row. VEX draws student teams from across West Virginia to design and build a robot and compete in an elimination-style[Read More…]
West Virginia Coal Association praises Trump Administration EPA for extending effluent limitation guidelines compliance timelines
By Chris HamiltonPresident and CEO, West Virginia Coal Association Charleston —The West Virginia Coal Association today applauded the Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for finalizing the Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category – Deadline Extensions Rule. The rule provides much-needed compliance flexibility for[Read More…]
West Virginia officials outline strategic roadmap to help at-risk children
By Steven Allen AdamsThe Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — Gov. Patrick Morrisey laid out a multi-faceted strategy to help at-risk children before they become just another child welfare case. But one of those plans involving expansion of a pilot education program came as news to state education officials. Morrisey,[Read More…]