On Wednesday, State Representative Kevin Ritter (R-Marietta) announced the Village of Beverly was recently awarded grant funding from the Safe Routes to Schools program to support infrastructure projects designed to increase safety for K-12 students walking and biking to and from school. ...
CHARLESTON – A former Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from Fayette County will become the second cabinet secretary of the Department of Tourism, succeeding Chelsea Ruby in the role. Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Kayla Kessinger’s appointment Tuesday morning in ...
CHARLESTON – More than 44 years ago, a decision handed down by an Ohio County judge led to an overhaul of how West Virginia funds its 55 county school systems. Advocates for better school funding believe a new lawsuit is warranted to fix new disparities. The ACLU of West Virginia sent a letter Monday to state Attorney General J.B. McCuskey providing a 30-day notice of its intent to file a class action lawsuit against the Legislature, several state elected officials, the Department of Education and state Board of Education members, and the Lincoln County Board of ...
PARKERSBURG – Candidates set to appear on the November general election ballot for the District 12 House of Delegates seat said they are unconcerned about incumbent Del. Vernon Criss filing to run as a write-in. “I’m not worried about him winning,” said Charles Hartzog, the ...
PARKERSBURG – The Wood County Assessor's Office will be looking at options to make up for a shortfall in its budget that Assessor John Kelly said had been growing since before he came into office. Kelly, CPA Brett Burns and Deputy Assessor Connie McAtee appeared before the County Commission ...
CHARLESTON - More than four years after state, county and city leaders agreed to create a private non-profit foundation to distribute millions of dollars in opioid settlement dollars, West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey announced a change in how future settlement dollars are ...
