CHARLESTON – West Virginia has lost the enrollment equivalent of six full counties in a single year, a crisis state Board of Education President Paul Hardesty warns will lead to financial disaster unless state leaders modernize the school aid formula. In a conference call Wednesday ...
CHARLESTON – The office of Gov. Patrick Morrisey expressed disappointment in a federal ruling pausing West Virginia's waiver prohibiting the use of welfare benefits for sugary drinks and sodas. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia released a memorandum opinion Monday ...
PARKERSBURG – The City of Parkersburg is providing $35,000 in Opioid Settlement funding to support youth-focused programs and services, such as the Boys and Girl’s Club of Parkersburg, as part of its community investment strategy. Parkersburg Mayor Tom Joyce presented the funding to ...
BELPRE - The Belpre America 250 Kickoff Celebration will be rescheduled from Saturday to Monday, July 6 due to inclement weather this weekend. The rescheduled event will take place from 5-8 p.m. at Howes Grove Park in Belpre. Guests can enjoy hot dogs, desserts, refreshments and chips during the picnic. The picnic is served and provided by the Belpre Area Veterans and members of Boys Scouts. There will be children’s art projects presented by Artsbridge and the oldest veteran in Washington County will be recognized. Guests can also expect a petting zoo during the event with small ...
VOLCANO – Registration is open for the Friends of Mountwood Park Adventure Camp 2026, which will be held from 9 a.m. to noon July 20-24. The camp’s 20 spots are open to children who turned 9 by Dec. 31, 2025, and will not turn 14 before July 31. Camp will be held rain or shine. Cost is ...
PARKERSBURG — Democratic congressional candidate Ace Parsi joined local advocates Tuesday in Parkersburg to call for more scrutiny of federal job cuts at the Bureau of the Fiscal Service and to support residents opposing proposed changes to the city’s sanitation service. Parsi, who is ...
