WV Press Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are the totals from the West Virginia Health and Human Resources website as of 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 1. West Virginia Statistics New cases since last update – 571 Deaths since last update – 5 Total Positive Cases – 161,858 Current Active Cases[Read More…]
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West Virginia ending extra benefits in hopes of returning residents to work
By Charles Boothe, Princeton Times CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Federal benefits for those now on unemployment in West Virginia will end June 19, and a $1,000 incentive bonus for people to return to work is also being considered. Gov. Jim Justice said recently that the $300 a week in federal unemployment benefits[Read More…]
Exchange student from Germany enjoys his new West Virginia family and friends
By Suzette Lowe, Jackson Newspapers RIPLEY, W.Va. — What Julian Hoss knew about West Virginia before coming here as an exchange student can be summed up in two words, “Country Roads.” “That’s all I really had ever heard about this state,” Hoss said. “I did know the governor’s name and[Read More…]
West Virginia AARP pushes broadband program
The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — AARP West Virginia is encouraging Mountain State residents who are without access to high-speed internet or struggling to afford it to look into the recently launched Emergency Broadband Benefit program. The EBB is a $3.2 billion Federal Communications Commission program to help those across[Read More…]
‘The biggest stage in the entire world’: Shinnston West Virginia resident trains for Boston Marathon
By JoAnn Snoderly, WV News SHINNSTON, W.Va. — Shinnston resident James Coulter had a goal to be in the best shape of his life by age 40. He set his sights on the Boston Marathon, and by 40, he achieved that goal and qualified for the iconic race. Now at[Read More…]
Supermajority of West Virginia county clerks oppose federal changes to election laws
By Steven Allen Adams, The Inter-Mountain CHARLESTON — Every county clerk in West Virginia except one has united against the federal For the People Act, a massive election reform package in Congress. The County Clerks’ Association of West Virginia sent letters Thursday to U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley[Read More…]
National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month spotlights new advances and greater understanding
By Thomas Dabertin, MBA More than 40 million people in the United States are living with migraine disease and headache disorders. Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. households includes someone with migraine disease. I had my first migraine in my teens, and it was one of the reasons that motivated me[Read More…]
West Virginia veterans being inducted into memorial program for their service
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — Local Vietnam War veterans whose sacrifices did not become apparent until that war was over are being recognized in October for making the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Almost 600 Vietnam veterans, including 12 from West Virginia, will be inducted Oct.[Read More…]
‘Freedom Isn’t Free’: West Virginia man reflects on his and his seven brothers’ military service
By Derek Redd, The Intelligencer WHEELING, W.Va. — Jerry Genther wanted to honor his seven late older brothers and their service in the United States military with a small memoriam for Memorial Day. Yet behind those few words was a much deeper story about love and devotion to country. All[Read More…]
West Virginians grapple with the future of the state’s energy production
The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Mason Anderson is a 21-year-old contracted worker at Mobile Power Washing who works at the coal-fired Fort Martin power plant in Maidsville, West Virginia. Last year, he decided he wasn’t going to continue his education at West Virginia University in civil engineering. Instead, he[Read More…]
