By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Back on the job as Lottery director for literally just hours on Wednesday, John Myers was unable to provide much illumination on the controversies that brought him back to the agency. That includes the abrupt departure of Lottery Director Alan Larrick on[Read More…]
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WVU, Morgantown set sights on better health with Blue Zones Project
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University and Morgantown city leaders are working together to create solutions for the area’s health problems at their source by creating a community that supports wholeness and improves physical, mental and social well-being for residents. Preliminary efforts are underway to bring Blue Zones Project—a[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, September 20
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. MOON SAYS KIM WANTS SUMMIT WITH TRUMP South Korea’s president says that the North Korean[Read More…]
Miniature therapy horse provides big lift for seniors
By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — A “97-year-old Princess” from Hinton visited The Villages at Greystone recently, trotting down an aisle of admirers, showing off her pink shoes and hair bows. Residents of the senior living community in Beaver gathered in anticipation, cooing as “Princess the Sunshine Maker”[Read More…]
WVU announces heart transplant center
By EDDIE TRIZZINO Times West Virginian MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As the knowledge, experience and technology at WVU Medicine grow, so do the needs of the people of West Virginia. After years of improving the capabilities of the Heart and Vascular Institute at Ruby Memorial Hospital, the doctors and leaders of WVU Medicine[Read More…]
Editors’ Alert: WV tourism sees traveler spending growth 30 percent above national average
Governor Justice announces gain at 2018 WV Governor’s Conference on Tourism WV Press State Report MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Research from a West Virginia Travel Impacts study shows traveler spending in the state grew at a rate 30 percent above the national average in 2017, growing at a rate of 3.9[Read More…]
West Virginia’s Dr. Rahul Gupta to be March of Dimes senior vice president, health officer
By LORI KERSEY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia state health officer Dr. Rahul Gupta is leaving the Bureau for Public Health to become senior vice president and chief medical and health officer for the March of Dimes, in Washington, D.C. Gupta’s resignation is effective Nov. 5, a spokeswoman[Read More…]
John Myers appointed as director of WV Lottery
The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice has appointed John Myers as director of the West Virginia Lottery, according to an announcement from his office. Myers has been serving as secretary of administration for the Justice administration. Prior to that appointment, he worked at the West Virginia Lottery from[Read More…]
Creative ways to spruce up cities highlighted at West Virginia Governor’s Conference on Tourism
By CONOR GRIFFITH NCWV Media MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Tourism in West Virginia is on the rise, and ways to keep that trend going were explored Tuesday during the first day of the 2018 Governor’s Conference on Tourism at the Morgantown Event Center. State Tourism Commissioner Chelsea Ruby delivered the welcoming[Read More…]
West Virginia legislative committee to draft a bill to make vaccine exemptions more accessible
By REBECCA CARBALLO Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislators decided Tuesday to draft a bill to make it easier for families to get medical exemptions from vaccines for their children. As of now, parents who do not want their children to be vaccinated must fill out a form to request[Read More…]