Call for Veteran artists to showcase their creativity as part of America250 celebration CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Tourism today announced the 2026 Veterans Art Show, in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of our nation. West Virginia veterans are encouraged to submit works of[Read More…]
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West Virginia Having Issues Distributing Partial SNAP Payments
By Steven Allen Adams for The Intelligencer CHARLESTON — Congress is one step closer to ending the federal government shutdown that is heading into day 42 with a vote on a continuing resolution now moving through the process. But West Virginians relying on the program formerly known as food stamps[Read More…]
West Virginia Department of Tourism Launches Almost Heaven Brand Licensing Program
Iconic Almost Heaven brand made available to local artists and businesses West Virginia Press Association Charleston, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Tourism today announced the launch of the new Almost Heaven Brand Licensing Program, a new initiative designed to expand the reach of the beloved tourism brand. In an effort to[Read More…]
Grand Opening of Mariposa Hollow in Beaver Set for Nov. 18
West Virginia Press Association BEAVER, W.Va. — The owners of Mariposa Hollow invite the community to attend a grand opening ribbon cutting at 3:30 p.m. on November 18, 2025, at their new store location, 620 Ritter Drive, Beaver, W.Va. Mariposa Hollow is owned by Heather and Aurelio Sanchez, along with[Read More…]
West Virginia senators praise deal to reopen government, end 41-day shutdown
By Charles Young, WV News WASHINGTON — West Virginia Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice, both Republicans, celebrated the Senate’s passage of a funding package late on Monday that will reopen the federal government and end the 41-day shutdown, though both lamented the political gridlock that caused the delay.[Read More…]
14th Annual Turkey Trot Raises $5,000 to Support Local Hunger Relief
Participation surges 50% as more residents “gobble, gallop, and give thanks” in Belington BELINGTON, W.Va. — More than 150 runners and walkers joined Barbour Community Health Association (BCHA) for its 14th annual Turkey Trot on Saturday, November 1, at the Belington Wellness Center, raising $5,000 to support local hunger relief[Read More…]
Can state economy support vision of rural health transformation?
By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — On Thursday, Gov. Patrick Morrisey sold the Rural Health Transformation Program as a way to transform the state’s approach to health care. What was left out of the conversation was the Rural Health Transformation’s original purpose, which was to fund rural hospitals. “I don’t know[Read More…]
Gov. Morrisey: Round-the-Clock Search for Missing Miner Continues at Nicholas County Mine
By Charles Young and Michael Minnich, WV News DRENNEN, W.Va. — Local, state, and federal agencies are continuing the round-the-clock search for a missing miner at the Rolling Thunder Mine in Nicholas County, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Sunday. The effort is focused on lowering water levels and improving air quality[Read More…]
A PRT looks at 50: WVU’s ‘Ride of the Future’ still moving people
By Ben Conley, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN – They would never admit it, but the folks responsible for keeping West Virginia University’s little blue Personal Rapid Transit cuboids (PRT) plugging along must certainly be embroiled in a kind of love-hate relationship. One of those, ‘Sure, he can be a cantankerous[Read More…]
Residents fight Morrisey-backed data center momentum in WV amid cost, health fears
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Morgan King felt she had to acknowledge something during a meeting her advocacy organization, West Virginia Citizen Action Group, held Wednesday evening that focused chiefly on anticipated data center growth in West Virginia. “If you asked me a year ago what I[Read More…]
