By TOM JENKINS The Parthenon Huntington, W.Va. — In efforts to combat the opioid epidemic that has overwhelmed the city of Huntington, Marshall University offered Naloxone training and certification for students who are interested in knowing how to react in a crisis scenario when someone is overdosing. The training was[Read More…]
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Tomblin: Charleston shooting reveals concerns over firearms law changes
By ELAINA SAUBER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin released a statement on Tuesday that brought his concerns about firearm policy back to the surface in light of last week’s shooting death of 15-year-old James Means on Charleston’s East End — less than a mile from the governor’s mansion.[Read More…]
Wayne County Farmer’s Co-Op largest in state
By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch DUNLOW, W.Va. — In just nine months, the Wayne County Farmer’s Co-Op has gone from an idea to what is likely the largest co-op in West Virginia with more than 100 members. “From its inception, the organization has devoted itself to making agriculture a viable economic[Read More…]
$11.3M DOH District 7 headquarters, shop under construction in Lewis County
DARLENE J. SWIGER The Exponent Telegram WESTON, W.Va — More than $11.3 million worth of construction is underway on the new state Division of Highways District 7 headquarters and shop on U.S. 19 south of Weston. The headquarters will feature about 30,000 square feet of floor space on three floors,[Read More…]
Wednesday, Nov. 30: 10 Things to Know for Today
ASSOCIATED PRESS Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHAT MAY DELIGHT SOME, DISMAY OTHERS Two months out from Inauguration Day, there are growing signs that Trump’s idea of what’s presidential may never sync up with past norms. 2.[Read More…]
High on Hope program helps recovering drug addicts
By BRECKIN WELLS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Drug abuse is an epidemic levels here and across the nation, but there is hope. Mid-Ohio Valley DreamLife is being a positive light to those recovering from drugs with its High on Hope campaign. DreamLife is a one-year discipleship[Read More…]
Group has big plans to ‘Renew’ Martinsburg
By JEFF MCCOY The Journal MARTINS BURG, W.Va. — Andrew Garcia said he is a man committed to his community. He feels the town’s problems are his own, and the only way to solve a big problem, like homelessness, the heroin epidemic or any other is for the community to[Read More…]
Boone school board members hope Trump, Justice will help avoid school closures
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail FOSTER, W.Va. — President-elect Donald Trump and West Virginia Governor-elect Jim Justice promised during their campaigns to revive the coal industry, despite significant evidence it won’t rebound to previous levels, especially in Southern West Virginia. A couple members of the school board of Boone County, in Southern[Read More…]
Local Students React to Ohio State Attack
Staff Reports The Intelligencer ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Seeing the “active shooter” text message alert on his phone brought Wheeling resident Bryan Blawut to an unsettling realization as he worked in Ohio State University’s veterinary medicine building Monday morning: It can happen to me. The threat referenced in the text message turned out[Read More…]
Wesleyan’s capital campaign surpasses $29 million
From Staff Reports The Exponent Telegram BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — West Virginia Wesleyan College has surpassed the $29 million mark in the “Enhancing Our Tradition, Empowering Our Future” Capital Campaign. The campaign, which has a goal of $30 million, was publicly announced in October 2015. Over 4,500 alumni and friends have[Read More…]
