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W.Va. Broadband Enhancement Council receives updates on BEAD, ARPA projects

CHARLESTON – Broadband expansion projects funded through one federal bucket of money are on their way to completion, while projects funded through a separate tranche are awaiting construction with the possibility of additional funding being approved. Members of the West Virginia Broadband Enhancement Council received updates Wednesday morning during a virtual monthly meeting from officials with the state Office of Broadband and several vendors managing projects to expand broadband access across the state to unserved and underserved residents. Jeffrey Hartley, a project manager with ...

Class action suit filed by Morgantown hospital employee recorded in restroom

MORGANTOWN – A class action lawsuit has been filed in Monongalia County Circuit Court on behalf of individuals who were unknowingly recorded by cameras hidden in non-public bathrooms at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital. The suit was filed Sept. 1 against West Virginia University Hospitals Inc. and West Virginia United Health System Inc. by an individual identified as P.J.P. on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated. On June 26, hospital employees discovered a digital recording device beneath a sink inside a staff restroom. Law enforcement was notified and the device was ...

Tourist bureau chief retiring, interim named

PARKERSBURG - Leadership at the Greater Parkersburg Convention and Visitors Bureau is changing. Mark Lewis, president and CEO of the tourism bureau for the past 14 years, is retiring on Nov. 1. Autumn Henthorn, who has been with the bureau for nine years, will become interim ...

MHS receives vascular surgery award

MARIETTA – The vascular surgery team at Memorial Health System has received a three-star Commitment to Vascular Quality Improvement Award from the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative. The award recognizes the health system’s continued commitment to advancing the quality of vascular care, according to a release from Memorial. Three stars is the highest level available through the Commitment to Vascular Quality Improvement Awards program. “Our vascular care team leverages VQI data to evaluate the effectiveness of our program, identify opportunities for ...

More support needed for childcare expansion, panelists say

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS – A bill that became law without the signature of Gov. Patrick Morrisey earlier this year to improve access and affordability for childcare is helping, but panelists at a business-focused summit this week said more help is needed. The West Virginia Chamber of ...