Connecting the DOTS (Dementia-Capable Outreach, Training and Supports) in WV: Community Grant Opportunity CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Administration on Aging is offering a community grant aimed at creating and sustaining dementia-capable service systems for people with dementia and their family caregivers. Details are as follow: Eligible applicants For the purpose of this grant, community is defined as[Read More…]
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WVPA membership invited to Reed College of Media sensor journalism workshop
Sensing the Environment: Investigating Community Water Stories with Sensor Journalism This free, public workshop will examine America’s growing water crisis, from the Elk River chemical spill in West Virginia to the lead contamination in Flint, Michigan. Our expert panel will discuss elevating environmental reporting and engaging citizens in science stories. Register[Read More…]
Charleston runner set to compete in Boston Marathon
By Nick Brockman For The Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Every stride counts across the approximate 26.2 miles of a marathon, and few know that better than South Charleston resident TW Moore. Moore, 32, will compete in the 120th annual Boston Marathon Monday. He’ll start in Wave One, Corral Two among[Read More…]
Governor candidates file first finance reports
DAVID BEARD TheDPost.com MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The 2016 gubernatorial primary includes a state senator who represents half of Monongalia and Marion counties. Sen. Jeff Kessler, D-Marshall, is vying against billionaire coal magnate, farmer and The Greenbrier resort owner Jim Justice, and former U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin for the Democratic[Read More…]
Justice, Goodwin, Kessler spar in only Democrat governor debate
By David Gutman The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The three Democratic candidates to be the next governor of West Virginia debated for the first, and likely only time on Saturday with a mostly cordial discussion of the state budget, energy industry and drug epidemic, with the few jabs coming[Read More…]
State’s Republican primary ‘a complicated system’
By Daniel Desrochers The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Donald Trump could overwhelmingly win the majority vote in the West Virginia Republican primary on May 10, and only walk away with three delegates pledged to vote for him at the Republican National Convention in July. That’s an extreme scenario, but West[Read More…]
Joanne Tomblin speaks to Symphony League
By Wayne Towner Parkersburg News and Sentinel West Virginia First Lady Joanne Jaeger Tomblin speaks Saturday during the West Virginia Symphony League of Parkersburg brunch and style show at the Parkersburg Country Club in Vienna. Photo by Wayne Towner VIENNA, W.Va. — West Virginia First Lady Joanne Jaeger Tomblin spoke Saturday about[Read More…]
Opinion: Grading schools, counties helps focus on education
The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington: Bringing home a bad report card is usually uncomfortable for parent and child. But in the best situations, those low marks can provide a much needed wake-up call. Maybe a student needs help in some subjects or more disciplined study habits – at least it is[Read More…]
Opinion: Are you registered to vote?
The Exponent Telegram: We are fast approaching an important day on the political calendar: The May 10 West Virginia primary. There are a lot of races on the ballot, and there are significant choices to be made. Are you registered to vote? According to Briana Wilson, communications director for the[Read More…]
Fire damages A.J. Hays building in Fairmont
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A structure fire in downtown Fairmont collapsed the inside of the A.J. Hays building Sunday afternoon. According to the Marion County 911 log, emergency responders were dispatched around 2:30 p.m. to Cleveland Avenue for a structure fire. Captain Harbert with the Fairmont Fire Department confirmed that no[Read More…]
