By Wren Downs, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — To attend his weekly Zoom meetings, one patient at the Center for Hope and Healing addiction treatment facility in Morgantown, drives his ATV four miles down the road and holds his cell phone toward the sky to search for service. Another[Read More…]
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West Virginia middle schools complete first semester of vaping prevention program
By Seth Mitchell, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — CATCH My Breath, a program that deters students from using electronic cigarettes, has completed its first semester in middle schools in five West Virginia and Kentucky counties. CATCH (Coordinated Approach To Child Health) My Breath is a peer-reviewed, evidence-based youth vaping prevention[Read More…]
Mountain State Art and Craft Fair makes triumphant return
By Tyler Bennett, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel RIPLEY, W.Va. — After a one-year hiatus, the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair saw a successful return, as many attended the ‘Granddaddy of all Arts & Crafts Fairs’ over the July 4th weekend at Cedar Lakes. Originating in 1963, the fair[Read More…]
Hedgesville farm headed to West Virginia Conservation Farm of the Year Competition
By Kelsie LeRose, The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – After beating out developers to purchase a local farm at auction, a Hedgesville family is being recognized for its conservation efforts. The Antram Farm, which consists of 92.19 acres, is a family farm operated by Randy and Shelley Brock, along with their[Read More…]
West Virginia closes out budget year with surplus, thanks to federal stimulus, double tax days
By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia closed out the 2020-2021 budget year in the black on Wednesday, a year that featured the infusion of billions of dollars of federal pandemic stimulus funds and an unprecedented two income tax filing deadlines in the same fiscal year. June[Read More…]
Fireworks best left to the professionals
By William Dean, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Fourth of July is well-known as the most popular day for fireworks with everything from 30-minute displays sponsored by cities to kids in the suburbs waving sparklers. Yet, all fireworks, even the ones launched by professionals, are dangerous. Each year, thousands[Read More…]
West Virginia ends fiscal year with record revenue
By Steven Allen Adams, The Intelligencer CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Buoyed by a recovering post pandemic lockdown economy and federal COVID-19 stimulus, West Virginia saw record-breaking tax revenue and an overflowing rainy day fund for fiscal year 2021 that ended Wednesday. According to preliminary numbers in the June report from the[Read More…]
West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Jenkins visits to thank employees in Hancock County Courts
The Weirton Daily Times WEIRTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Evan Jenkins was in the Northern Panhandle Wednesday, visiting First Judicial Circuit Court Judge Jason Cuomo and expressing thanks to court employees in both Hancock and Brooke counties for their service during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Supreme[Read More…]
West Virginia ends fiscal year with budget surplus of more than $450 million
By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s economy is doing “off-the-charts” well, Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday. The state ended the most recent fiscal year with an overall budget surplus of more than $450 million, Justice said. “In the state of West Virginia, in the (fiscal) year[Read More…]
Huntington-Cabell County, W.Va., rests at opioid trial; judge weighing defense’s dismissal request
By Courtney Hessler, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — After resting its months-long case in which the city of Huntington and Cabell County accused drug distributors of helping to cause the opioid crisis in the area, the municipalities faced their biggest obstacle Thursday — satisfying an inquisitive judge. The trial stemmed[Read More…]