By JESSICA BROVERMAN The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va.  — Millennials, the elderly and those in between may soon have the opportunity to own a small, affordable home on Wheeling Island. Martin Wach of Wheeling has contributed much of his time to the area through the creation of several[Read More…]

By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Although often discussed if not full-on argued, the many questions surrounding health insurance are rarely answered with much clarity or certainty in the public forum – often generating confusion among those who most stand to benefit from it. With enrollment now open for[Read More…]

HD Media MOUNT GAY, W.Va. — Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College has hired business development professional Kristina J. Oliver to take the reins of program administrator, according to a news release. This new role establishes an Entrepreneurship and Business Coaching Center in a nine-county region hosted through the college.[Read More…]

By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Allen Loughry II this week didn’t mince words in his dissent of a 3-2 ruling that the parts inventory at a Bridgeport jet engine repair facility weren’t exempt from being taxed. In the case of Pratt[Read More…]

Staff report The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va.  — The West Virginia Division of Highways has two projects planned on Wood County Route 25, Pond Creek Road, this week. The DOH announced the planned closure of Pond Creek Road today and Tuesday, according to David Burris, District Three Maintenance[Read More…]

  SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner will conduct two talks focusing on the processing and integrity of elections in the Mountain State on the campus of Shepherd University on Wednesday Nov. 8. The first talk will be held in the Robert C. Byrd Center for[Read More…]

By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKLELY, W.Va. — Two miles up Beards Fork Road in Fayette County, sandwiched between two steep mountainsides, sits the Southern Appalachian Labor School’s (SALS) Beards Fork community center. The center hosts both after-school and summer programs for children of all ages where the students are well[Read More…]

By LEAH NESTOR The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va.  — November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, bringing attention to a disease that affects more than 30 million Americans, of whom 25 percent don’t know they have it. “Diabetes isn’t like crushing chest pain that sends you flying to an emergency room[Read More…]

Editor’s note: The Journal’s Unsung Heroes series spotlights a local veteran each Monday from Memorial Day to Veterans Day. If you would like to nominate an Unsung Hero, email [email protected]. The Journal FALLING WATERS, W.Va. — Raymond Hardt says he learned the true meaning of hard work while in the U.S.[Read More…]

Eighth graders learned about manufacturing, skills, education options, career benefits  From the West Virginia Manufacturers Association: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Hundreds of middle school students recently learned more about West Virginia’s manufacturing industry, and the educational pathways and career benefits available to them through the West Virginia Manufacturers Association Educational Fund’s (WVMAEF) Explore[Read More…]