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Village of Beverly awarded Safe Routes to Schools grants

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. ...

Wood County Commissioners say valuation increase proposal 'dead'

PARKERSBURG – Wood County Commissioners said they will not approve a proposed 5% increase in property valuations to help make up for a budget shortfall discovered by the county assessor’s office. “The proposed 5% increase in valuations is dead," Commission President Blair Couch said ...

Capito tours Marshall County power plant

MOUNDSVILLE - U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito took a tour of the Mitchell Power Plant in Marshall County on Tuesday afternoon to get an up-close look at how the facility is serving the surrounding community. While observing the plant's present, the West Virginia Republican also said she is ...

West Virginia officials announced disaster unemployment assistance for Pleasants, Ritchie counties

ST. MARYS – Assistance is available for Pleasants and Ritchie County residents who lost employment or self-employment as a result of severe storms and flooding last month. Gov. Patrick Morrisey and WorkForce West Virginia announced this week that disaster unemployment benefits are available to eligible state residents in those counties. “Families and businesses in these communities are still dealing with the consequences of the July storms, and for some West Virginians that includes losing their ability to earn a paycheck,” Morrisey said in a news release. “Expanding this ...

$3.2M grant clears way for Wheeling Gateway Center

WHEELING — West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey believes Wheeling “has a story to be told,” and on Tuesday he announced the additional state funding needed to break ground on the Gateway Center Visitor and Heritage Center planned for downtown. Wheeling will receive a $3.2 million Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization grant, providing the final funding needed to move the $25 million project into construction. Morrisey made the announcement during a press conference at West Virginia Independence Hall. “We will be kicking in what we believe is the final amount of ...