By Joselyn King, Wheeling News-Registers WHEELING — The current leaders of the Boys Scouts of America were educated in West Virginia, and the group’s future top executives likely will be graduates of West Virginia University, according to WVU President E. Gordon Gee. Gee served as keynote speaker for Ohio River[Read More…]
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Generation Next event honors up-and-coming West Virginia business leaders
By John Mark Shaver, Fairmont News FAIRMONT, W.Va. — NCWV Media gathered dozens of West Virginia’s best and brightest young leaders to the company’s annual Generation Next event Thursday evening in celebrating the professionals’ skills, compassion and commitment to the Mountain State. The event, which honored 40 leaders under the age[Read More…]
W.Va., 4 other states file suit against drug maker Purdue Pharma
By Lori Kersey, Charleston Gazette-Mail The state of West Virginia on Thursday filed suit against drug manufacturer Purdue Pharma, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced. The lawsuit, filed in Boone County Circuit Court, alleges that the drug company violated the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act by making “a series[Read More…]
EPTA moving forward with updated Transit Development Plan for W.Va.
By Matt Welch, The Journal of Martinsburg HAGERSTOWN, Md. — After finding success with a Transit Development Plan in 2015, the Eastern Panhandle Transit Authority is moving forward with an updated TDP to be completed for Fiscal Year 2020. The plan was approved by the Hagerstown Eastern Panhandle Municipal Planning[Read More…]
Pallottine Foundation announces inaugural rounds of grant funding support for the nonprofit organizations
Release from Pallottine Foundation of Huntington, W.Va.: HUNTINGTON, W.Va.: The Pallottine Foundation of Huntington, W.Va., is pleased to announce its inaugural rounds of grant funding support for the nonprofit organizations in the Tri-State area providing health related programs and services. The Foundation created by the Pallottine Missionary Sisters in 2017,[Read More…]
Poll: Voters believe natural gas to play biggest role in future of W.Va. economy
Overwhelming majority of West Virginians polled favor natural gas development Release From WVONGA: Charleston, W.Va. – A recent statewide public opinion poll conducted by the West Virginia Oil & Natural Gas Association (WVONGA) shows voters believe the natural gas industry will play the biggest role in the future of the state’s[Read More…]
W.Va. Center on Budget and Policy touts state Earned Income Tax Credit
By Tina Alvey, The Register-Herald LEWISBURG — In the U.S. today, 29 states have an Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program designed to put cash back in the pockets of low-income families. With 23 percent of its workforce toiling in poverty wage jobs, West Virginia is not among those states.[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, May 17
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The regional bureau of The Associated Press shares 10 things you need to know Friday, May 17, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHO IS PLAYING DOWN THREAT OF WAR WITH IRAN President Donald Trump says he[Read More…]
More than 300 volunteers scour county for signs of missing Berkeley Springs, W.Va., teen
From The Morgan Messenger BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — One week after Berkeley Springs teen Riley Crossman was reporting missing by her family, close to 350 volunteers and dozens more law enforcement personnel spread out across Morgan County in a coordinated search to look for any clues or signs of her whereabouts. By[Read More…]