WVPA Foundation funding access to industry training webinars for all member newspapers CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association Foundation, in conjunction with Online Media Campus, is funding access to member newspapers to the OMC industry training webinar program. The Foundation has partnered with OMC and is paying all[Read More…]
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WVPA Foundation accepting college student applications for $4,000 scholarship-summer Internship awards in 2022
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia college students are learning the West Virginia Press Association Foundation’s mission of improving the quality and future of West Virginia newspapers and the communities they serve in West Virginia is more than just rhetoric. The WVPA Foundation is now accepting applications from students for 2022 Summer[Read More…]
U.S Senator Manchin: $80K study to look at Snowshoe district
By Brad Johnson, The Inter-Mountain SNOWSHOE, W.Va. — Federal funding is coming to the Snowshoe Resort Community District to assess the employment market available to the District. Announced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., the $80,000 will come from the Economic Development Administration, as part of its Assistance to Coal Communities[Read More…]
Survey: West Virginians Support National Park Funding
By Steven Allen Adams, The Intelligencer CHARLESTON, W.Va. – With the state having its first national park for more than a year, a majority of West Virginians support continued funding and improvements for the National Parks Service and the country’s system of outdoor recreation and conservation. According to the results[Read More…]
West Virginia Intermediate Court judge resigns, governor’s next steps aren’t clear
By Lacie Pierson, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Making sure he has the time to see his children through high school, Wheeling attorney Donald Nickerson announced last week that he was resigning from the West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals before the court receives its first case. Nickerson confirmed Monday[Read More…]
Media Advisory: WV Hive, Country Roads Angel Network showcase contributions to entrepreneurial ecosystem during Bridging Innovation Week
April 4-7 sessions in Charleston highlight entrepreneurship, jobs, startups, investments WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Hive and Country Roads Angel Network (CRAN) will collaboratively participate and showcase program impact on the April 4-7 Bridging Innovation Week events at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. Judy Moore,[Read More…]
Opinion: Fix a Leak – Save Some Bucks
By Charlotte Lane West Virginia Public Service Commission Chair Fix a Leak Week is observed each year to bring attention to the incredible amount of water that is lost through simple household leaks. When I say “incredible,” I’m not exaggerating. Nationwide, nearly one trillion gallons of water are wasted every[Read More…]
West Virginia Governor Justice signs bills dealing with abuse of special needs children
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice signed two bills Friday that will provide more transparency in special needs classrooms and increase penalties for those in positions of authority who abuse children with disabilities and special needs. Justice signed Senate Bill 261,[Read More…]
West Virginia girl to support foster care awareness through read-aloud event
By Jessica Wilt, The Journal HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. — Kati Hatfield, of Hedgesville, understands the challenges of being in foster care, coming to the United States from China to be adopted at a young age. “I was adopted from China at 11 months old and was brought here to America to[Read More…]
West Virginia home births rise 5% during pandemic
By Xena Bunton, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Almost two years after the pandemic started, CDC released data December 2021 showing that COVID-19 impacted births in United States — including a 5% increase of home births compared to the total number of births in 2019 and 2020 in West Virginia,[Read More…]
