By Charles Young, WV News POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Fruth Pharmacy, a family-owned regional drugstore chain founded more than 70 years ago in Mason County, will be sold to Walgreens, company President Lynne Fruth announced this week. The sale is expected to be finalized in early December, with all current[Read More…]
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Community Rallies to Fill 500+ Christmas Stockings for Teens in Foster Care; Mission WV Leads Distribution
Hurricane, W.Va. — Foster WV, a ministry of River Ridge Church, announced today that its 2025 Operation Christmas Stocking drive not only met its goal of 500 fully stuffed stockings for teens in foster and kinship care—it surpassed it, thanks to an outpouring of generosity from the community. The effort kicked off in early November[Read More…]
Trump administration cuts to housing assistance could lead to W.Va. homelessness spike
By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — President Trump’s cuts to housing assistance will drastically increase homelessness among West Virginians, according to the Bridgeport-based West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness. “I cannot stress enough the level of unprecedented street homelessness this would result in,” Ashley Hawkins, Coalition community relations[Read More…]
Harrison County’s “Tank Contest” Delivers a Wonderful Time Celebrating Entrepreneurship
By Stephen Smoot, The Shinnston News and Harrison County Journal A contest once seen as using a popular television show format to spur entrepreneurship has grown into much more in recent years. Somewhere along the way, the contest evolved in only three years into not simply a way to reward[Read More…]
Oil Leak into Bear Run Triggers Emergency Cleanup Near Cairo
Ritchie Gazette CAIRO, W.Va. — Last month the environmental crews were called to a remote site near Cairo after four abandoned above-ground storage tanks were found leaking oil into Bear Run, prompting an emergency response from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. According to the DEP’s Office of Oil[Read More…]
Concord earns 2025 ranking in “Military Times” Best for Vets list
ATHENS, WV – For the second consecutive year, Concord University has been recognized on “Military Times” Best for Vets college ranking list. The magazine released its 2025 Best for Vets: Colleges rankings this week, and this year’s list includes 357 institutions, marking the largest field in the program’s history and a substantial increase from[Read More…]
Toyota to invest further in hybrid production, add 80 jobs in WV
The Herald-Dispatch BUFFALO, W.Va. — Toyota plans to add 80 jobs in West Virginia as part of a $453 million investment in its Buffalo facility in Putnam County. Across the country, Toyota is expanding its manufacturing presence to meet growing demand for hybrid vehicles, it announced Tuesday. In total, the[Read More…]
Marion County Schools takes firm stand on Hope Scholarship
By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — Marion County Schools has joined the chorus of voices calling on the state legislature to stop weakening public education. “Our district is committed to preparing students to contribute meaningfully to our communities and to the long term economic health of our state,”[Read More…]
Federal review finds issues with Justice-era Child Protective Services
By Steven Allen Adams, Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON – A federal audit of West Virginia’s child welfare system during former Gov. Jim Justice’s final year in office found that 91% of 100 reviewed reports did not follow requirements for child neglect and abuse cases. The U.S. Department of Health[Read More…]
Funeral set for Steven Lipscomb, West Virginia mine foreman who died saving coworkers
By Charles Young, WV News ELKVIEW, W.Va. — A funeral and memorial for Steven Lipscomb, the mine foreman who died while helping fellow miners reach safety, are scheduled for Saturday. Lipscomb’s body was recovered last Thursday at the Rolling Thunder Mine in Nicholas County following a multi-day search and rescue[Read More…]
