Savannah Bananas visiting GoMart Ballpark on Friday and Saturday for Spring Training games; Both games sold out By Matt Young, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – With less than two weeks to go before the start of the regular season, the Charleston Dirty Birds, on Wednesday, welcomed members of the[Read More…]
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WV Legislative Interims: Committee looks at VFD, EMS funding legislation
Plan would cost household less than $20 a year By Matt Young, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A previously failed plan for volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service providers to receive additional financial support may be getting new life. HB 3153, which died during the most recent Legislative[Read More…]
WV Legislative Interims: Committee on Children and Families hears DHHR and other presentations
By Matt Young, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The State Legislature’s Joint Committee on Children and Families, on Tuesday, heard testimony from human service professionals, on topics ranging from adult healthcare, to the state’s foster care system. Legislative Healthcare Advisor Jeremiah Samples was first to address the committee, and[Read More…]
WV Legislative Interims: Health Committee looks at use of opioid lawsuit settlements
By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – With over $867 million coming to the state from opioid lawsuit settlements, an ever-increasing need for effective statewide substance abuse recovery facilities, continual mental health support for residents, and strong medical cannabis permit guidelines, the Legislative Joint Committee on Health had[Read More…]
WVSOM, University of Charleston partnership will allow students to earn dual D.O./MBA degree
WV Press Release Sharing LEWISBURG, W.Va. – Starting this summer, students at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) will have the option of learning to manage a business while learning to manage the health of their future patients. On April 17, WVSOM officially entered into a partnership with[Read More…]
W.Va. Legislature’s April Interim meetings start today at
WV Press News Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Legislature’s April Interim meetings start today at 1 p.m. at the Capitol. The schedule and agendas are as follows: Sunday, April 16, 2023 Convene Adjourn Committee Location 01:00 PM 03:00 PM Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability – Agenda Senate Finance 01:00[Read More…]
WV Press Interview: President Gee and administration look at how to make WVU a smaller, more efficient institution
University’s projected enrollment decline of 5,000 over the next decade could require a $75 million adjustment to annual budget By Don Smith, WV Press Association Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of articles from a WV Press Association interview with WVU President Gordon Gee on the State[Read More…]
Weld Announces Candidacy for AG
State Senate Majority Whip Ryan Weld (R-Brooke) is seeking the Republican nomination for attorney general in the 2024 primary election.His announcement Monday at Independence Hall in Wheeling came after current Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced his candidacy for governor next year.“Over the next 12 months, my team and I are[Read More…]
Brooke High Students Recognized
Follansbee Council recently recognized Olivia Snyder and Ruari Stoll, both sophomores at Brooke High School, who have won $750 through the West Virginia University Extension Service’s My Hometown is Cool contest for new signs and possibly furniture for the city’s swimming pool. Pictured above is (front) Stoll and Snyder and[Read More…]