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When will West Virginia recover from the flooding?

By Don Smith WV Press Executive Director It’s been four days since the flood. State and national officials have declared much of the state a disaster area. The recovery has started. But when will the flood recovery end? We should not consider the flood recovery finished until the elderly women stop[Read More…]

WV Bureau of Senior Services working with flood victims on Medicare and other issues

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Medicare beneficiaries who have lost items in the recent floods that were Medicare related such as Durable Medical Equipment (wheelchairs, oxygen, etc.) or prescription medications may want to check with the West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services about available assistance.  The Bureau of Senior Services – through its many programs[Read More…]

Gov. Tomblin pledges assistance to communities affected by flooding

  Governor visits with residents of Rainelle, Clendenin CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin Monday visited Greenbrier and Kanawha counties, two of the areas hit hardest by the devastating floods on Thursday and Friday.   “As a lifelong resident of Southern West Virginia, I am all too familiar with[Read More…]

Sen. Manchin’s staff visiting with flood-affected residents

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s representatives will be traveling the state this week, hosting special mobile office hours to assist flood-related victims.   “So many of our fellow West Virginians are in need, and I saw this first-hand as I traveled to the flood-affected areas over the last[Read More…]

Attorney General Morrisey announces mobile office visits for flood-ravaged counties

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced special, flood relief mobile office visits for this week in Clay, Greenbrier, Jackson, Kanawha, Nicholas, Roane and Webster counties.   Consumer representatives from the Attorney General’s Office will be available to answer questions about sham charities, storm-related home repair/cleanup scams and what[Read More…]

Chris Hamilton: State Dems adopt national party’s stance on mining

From The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington: The West Virginia Democratic Party recently announced its formal issue platform. One of the positions it will advocate for is a ban on certain methods of coal mining. The same position was adopted by the West Virginia Young Democrats Organization a decade earlier. Despite claims[Read More…]

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