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…]
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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…]
Search for soldier gone missing 60 years ago undertaken in Wyoming County
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph RAVENCLIFF – Early Friday morning, a caravan including specially-trained dogs, law enforcement, West Virginia National Guard excavator, firefighters and other volunteers came Wyoming County and searched for soldier who disappeared 63 years ago while taking Christmas presents to his family. And after several hours[Read More…]
West Virginia’s Batman suits up for the last time
By Mary Jane Epling, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON — After 13 years of inspiring young people, West Virginia’s Batman returned toMeadows Elementary School on Friday for a final farewell — ending his journey where it first began. Even though his days of suiting up as the Dark Knight are over, the[Read More…]
The Health Plan awards full medical school scholarship to WVSOM’s Lenzie Stiltner of Matewan
MATEWAN, W.Va. — A Matewan native is attending medical school at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) without the burden of tuition and fees thanks to a medical scholarship program offered by The Health Plan (THP). WVSOM first-year student Lenzie Stiltner has been awarded The Health Plan Scholarship,[Read More…]
Governor Morrisey Announces Mural Grants to Celebrate America’s 250th
All 55 counties invited to showcase local heritage through public art West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Governor Patrick Morrisey today launched the America250 Mural Project — a statewide initiative designed to celebrate West Virginia’s rich local and national heritage through hand-painted murals. As part of President Trump’s year-long[Read More…]