By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s drug czar resigned Thursday, after a little more than four months on the job. Jim Johnson, director of the state’s new Office of Drug Control Policy, was hired to help lead the effort to reduce drug overdose deaths. West Virginia[Read More…]
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West Virginia leaders to release opioid response plan
By LINDA COMINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia officials soon will be finalizing a proposed opioid response plan focusing on six key areas for the state. This proposal includes high-priority, short-term recommendations for prevention, early intervention, treatment, overdose reversal, supporting families with substance use disorder,[Read More…]
U.S. Senate hopeful Don Blankenship kicks off campaign in Logan
By NANCY PEYTON The Logan Banner LOGAN, W.Va. — Mining jobs, the current drug epidemic, infrastructure and other issues facing West Virginians were addressed by U.S. Senate candidate Don Blankenship during a town hall meeting for voters Thursday night in Logan. The ex-Massey Energy CEO, who recently served a one-year[Read More…]
Tucker County Day at the W.Va. Legislature attracts leaders, crowd to West Virginia Culture Center
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Tucker County Chamber of Commerce hosted “Tucker County Day at the West Virginia Legislature” on Thursday, Jan. 18, with events at the state Capitol, West Virginia Cultural Center and around Charleston. Jessica Waldo, executive director of the chamber and the Tucker County Convention & Visitors Bureau, welcomed guests to[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate logging bill cautiously welcomed in Richwood
By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald RICHWOOD, W.Va. — The reason for the naming of Richwood is evident if you simply drive through the once-booming city. Log trucks roll their way down Main Street, making their way to or from the city’s two remaining lumber mills. In a city ravaged by West Virginia’s economic downturn over[Read More…]
West Virginia Board of Education changes graduation standards
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — A recent change in graduation requirements for West Virginia’s high school seniors should give students the opportunity to take more technical education electives, according to local school officials. The West Virginia Board of Education this month approved a policy[Read More…]
Commissioner is focused on growing agriculture in West Virginia
By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Department of Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt said he was excited to be speaking at the Wayne County Economic Development Authority’s annual dinner at Heritage Farm Museum & Village on Thursday evening. “We are finally getting the word out that agriculture is[Read More…]
Father and son seek the same West Virginia delegate seat
By BROOKE BINNS The Inter-Mountain PHILIPPI, W.Va. — Voters in the 47th district of the West Virginia House of Delegates will see an interesting race between family members in the upcoming election. Lonnie Moore Sr. and his son, Clayton Moore, have each filed to run for delegate in the 47th[Read More…]
W.Va. House Senior Issues Committee updated on caregiving, palliative care
AARP WV, American Cancer Society Cancer address committee West Virginia Press Association Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — People overwhelmingly want to age in their homes and communities instead of in costly institutions. That was one of the messages Delegates on the West Virginia House of Delegates Senior Issues Committee heard Thursday during[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, January 19
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHERE BUDGET BILL STANDS Congress hurtles toward a government shutdown this weekend in large part[Read More…]
