By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Board of Education approved Wednesday updated rules for future charter schools in the state, but not without some reservations. The board voted Wednesday to approve revisions to Policy 3300 setting rules for the state’s public[Read More…]
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Kids farmers markets connect West Virginia students with fresh produce during summer programming
By Jessica Wilt, The Journal SPRING MILLS, W.Va. — The final group of kids shuffled into the cafeteria at Potomack Intermediate on Tuesday afternoon, a buzz coming from the Berkeley County Schools summer program students as they eyed the colorful vegetables and fruits perched on the tables in front of[Read More…]
U.S. Senator Capito joins 25 other GOP senators urging Biden to keep CDC’s COVID-19 illegal immigrant order in place
By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., joined a group of 26 GOP senators Wednesday urging President Biden to keep in place a 2020 CDC order created to prevent illegal immigrants from bringing COVID-19 across the southern border. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Minority[Read More…]
Governor Jim Justice presents $1M check to Bridgeport, W.Va., man
By Lori L. Riley, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — In a banquet room suited for hundreds, a handful of employees of the Robert H. Mollohan Research Center gathered to hear Gov. Jim Justice talk about West Virginia’s future in technology. Unbeknownst to them, the $1 million winner of the[Read More…]
West Virginia Capitol Building Commission again stonewalls on Stonewall statue, approves flooring
By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For the second quarterly meeting in a row, the Capitol Building Commission on Wednesday stonewalled on the matter of the Stonewall Jackson statue and bust on the West Virginia Capitol grounds. The statuary was not on the commission agenda for a second[Read More…]
West Virginia DHHR issues Notice of Violation to Clarksburg Water Board
Agency says Water Board failed to notify the public about the risk of lead exposure West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – After issuing an administrative order on July 2, 2021 to the Clarksburg Water Board, Dr. Ayne Amjad, State Health Officer and Commissioner of the West Virginia[Read More…]
Biden taps Gupta to be next US drug czar; West Virginia leaders praise president’s pick
By Lacie Pierson, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Dr. Rahul Gupta, the former top health officer in the Mountain State, is President Joe Biden’s pick to become the nation’s top anti-drug official. If the U.S. Senate approves his nomination, Gupta will be the first physician to lead the Office of[Read More…]
West Virginia A.G. Morrisey to vote ‘no’ on Purdue Pharma settlement, challenges California
By Courtney Hessler, The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s attorney general will vote against a $10 billion settlement plan meant to confirm Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy plan, arguing it did not address the state’s needs. Speaking to members of the media at the state Capitol complex Tuesday on the state[Read More…]
West Virginia Leadership calls on Delegate Joe Jeffries to resign after TikTok controversy
By John Tyson, The Welch News CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Elected officials of the State of West Virginia have called for the resignation of House of Delegates Representative Joe Jeffries following explicit videos released on TikTok. “The pattern of behavior by Delegate Joe Jeffries is sad and it’s childish. Not only[Read More…]
American Legion disposes of American flags the right way
By Olivia Murray, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — There is a right way and a wrong way to dispose of an American flag that is no longer suitable for use. There’s even a code for it, known simply as the U.S. Flag Code. The code reads: “The flag, when it is[Read More…]