By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When members of the West Virginia Senate meet this week, it will be the first time the body has met as a jury to remove an elected official from office in 142 years. This time, the Senate will[Read More…]
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Understaffing creates problems for behavioral health centers in West Virginia
By REBECCA CARBALLO Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In ResCare Agency facilities throughout West Virginia, doctors’ appointments are missed and some patients’ needs are not met, according to nine substantiated complaints filed with the state Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification from 2017-18. Among other services, the company provides[Read More…]
West Virginia foster care system still in crisis
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — At Necco, the search for foster parents is never-ending. “We need triple the amount of foster families,” said Zeke Davis, program director of the Necco office in Logan. There are currently 6,623 children in foster care from West Virginia, according to the[Read More…]
WVU’s drug and alcohol amnesty policy urges students to help each other
By ALANYA FULLER The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Under WVU’s amnesty policy, students don’t have to choose between saving a life or getting in trouble for reporting a person who’s consumed drugs or alcohol. The policy, established in August 2015, encourages students to call for emergency medical assistance for[Read More…]
Thurmond gets influx of residents: Furry landscapers to move in for a month
By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Much is made of the fact that Thurmond is nearly a ghost town, a fact that has been used to draw tourists down through the Gorge and near the New River. Well, that reputation will take a bit of a hit over[Read More…]
Marshall University’s third annual S.U.P.E.R. Day to promote literacy throughout the Huntington community
By MADISON DAVIS The Parthenon HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall University’s College of Education and Professional Development is sponsoring the third annual Students Using their Powers to Engage in Reading Day Sept. 28 to celebrate fluency. Students from the surrounding area will be able to experience educational games and meet characters[Read More…]
National Rafting Championships in W.Va. to send teams to World Championship in Australia
The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The 2018 U.S. Rafting Association National Championships were under way Saturday on the Upper Gauley River, and teams that won will head to the World’s Competition in Australia slated for May 2019. According to Jeremiah Peck, race director for the U.S. Rafting Association, the races have[Read More…]
W.Va. Wesleyan announces unusual new program
By SARAH GOODRICH The Inter-Mountain BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — West Virginia Wesleyan College officials have announced that it will be the first school in the state to offer a varsity esports program. WVWC president Joel Thierstein made the announcement during a press conference last week, where he acknowledged that WVWC students[Read More…]
WVU LaunchLab’s Welcome Back Pitch & Showcase competition focused on how students can move WV Forward
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University LaunchLab kicked off the 2018 Fall semester with its first Welcome Back Pitch & Showcase. Participating students presented a two-minute pop-up pitch, highlighting a problem and solution that apply to one of West Virginia Forward’s three main areas of focus: business,[Read More…]