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Media Alert: WV Press Association’s 2024 Legislative Lookahead is Jan. 5, Media Social is Feb. 1

Lookahead to include leadership presentations, panels on economic development and healthcare CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Media in West Virginia should “Save The Date’ for the West Virginia Press Association’s annual Legislative Lookahead on Jan. 5 and Legislative Media Social on Feb. 1. The Legislative Lookahead starts at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 5,[Read More…]

WV Legislative Interims: Committee on Volunteer Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services gets presentation on WVU Extension Fire Service’s Junior Fire Academy

By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Legislature’s interim Joint Committee on Volunteer Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services heard a presentation on the West Virginia University (WVU) Extension Fire Service’s Junior Fire Academy during its Tuesday meeting.  Mark Lambert, director of the WVU Extension[Read More…]

WV Legislative Interims: Pensions and Retirement Committee hears Social Security coverage update, debates PEW report

WV Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – “I finally come to you with some good news – we are finally getting into the votes for social security.” That’s how Austin McVey, director of Social Security for the State Auditor’s Office, began his testimony before the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee[Read More…]

Review Sets Holiday Deadlines, Hours

The Brooke County Review will publish our last edition of 2023 on Friday. Dec. 22. There will no Friday, Dec. 29 edition. The Friday, Dec. 22 edition deadline will remain the same as usual, Tuesday, Dec. 19, at 12 p.m.The Review office will be closed Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 25-26,[Read More…]

BCSWA Receives Grant for CED Collection Program

The Brooke County Solid Waste Authority is among 12 applicants who have been approved through the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) for grant funding. The WVDEP has approved $85,950 in grant funding for the applicants through its Covered Electronic Devices (CED) program.The Funds for the BCSWA will be[Read More…]

Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund for Health Presents United Way with Grant

Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund for Health presented a $25,000 check to the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley for their 2023-2024 annual campaign. Highmark has a long-standing partnership with the United Way in many ways, including corporate contributions, onsite campaigns, employee pledges, and volunteer opportunities.“Highmark West Virginia is[Read More…]