Local students on honor lists at WVU

June 26, 2026

West Virginia University has announced its Spring 2026 President’s and Dean's lists The university placed 4,107 students who received a 3.5 grade point average or higher on the Dean's List. Calhoun: Anne Pingley Doddridge: Jackson Holden, Tanner Jozwick, Peytin Lamp Gilmer: Amiah Stewart Jackson: Jillyane Butler, Linzia Crook, Christopher Easthorn, Olivia Greathouse, Ellizanna Hershey, Brody Keller, David Kelley, Houston Kessell, Vivian Matheny, William Matheny, Samantha Maxson, Benjamin Morris, Cameron Rawson, Mia Rodriguez, Garrett Southall, Marissa Triana, Sydney ...

US says chemical maker Chemours to pay $450M to settle ‘forever chemicals’ case

June 25, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday reached a multi-state settlement with chemical giant Chemours Co. over years-long, illegal discharges of synthetic "forever chemicals" used to make products resistant to water, grease and stains. The settlement is the first by the ...

Attorney who worked on previous chemical lawsuits gives his take on new agreement

June 25, 2026

PARKERSBURG – An attorney who represented local residents in litigation over chemicals that ended up in the local water supply has questions he thinks people locally as well as the state and federal level need to ask about a recently announced settlement between Chemours, the state and the federal government in regards to “forever chemicals” in water supplies here, in North Carolina and New Jersey. Attorney Harry Deitzler previously represented a number of area residents in class action lawsuits that resulted in settlements that have continued to address water quality concerns and ...

Hardesty: Public school systems heading toward financial ‘rocks’ unless Legislature acts

June 25, 2026

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 ...

W.Va. Governor’s Office disappointed in ruling pausing SNAP waiver banning soda purchases

June 25, 2026

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 gives Boys and Girls’ Club $35,000

June 25, 2026

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 ...