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Participate! Use your vote, not just your voice, in West Virginia today

All right, Mid-Ohio Valley, today is the day. If you have not taken advantage of early voting already, this is your chance to weigh in on decisions that have drawn interest from those outside our borders and some that will have a far more direct impact on your daily lives than what is ...

High Points of the Valley

* “We couldn’t do what we do for our community without our nursing staff,” said Martha Dawson, vice president of quality and patient safety, chief quality officer and interim chief nursing officer for WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center. Dawson was speaking during a celebration of ...

Heroes: National Guardsmen deserve praise

Two West Virginia National Guardsmen who were purportedly in Washington, D.C., for crime reduction and municipal beautification responsibilities found themselves in a horrific situation nearly six months ago. When Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom of Summersville, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe ...

Ascend: Build a West Virginia where people will stay

Ascend West Virginia continues to look for more ways to recruit new Mountain State residents, even as the program has already attracted 1,412 new residents since its founding in 2021. Now, it hopes to make the state more attractive to military veterans by launching Ascend Heroes. For ...

Economy: West Virginia has much to offer

Those who live in the Mid-Ohio Valley know how much the region has to offer in terms of capable, hard workers in good communities — surrounded by natural beauty we sometimes take for granted. It is important we have an organization to help share that message. The Polymer Alliance Zone works ...

Jump Start: College not the only option after graduation

Last week’s National Apprenticeship Week gave employers, apprentices, graduates, industry representatives, labor organizations, community organizations, educational institutions — even government agencies — a chance to highlight the importance of training programs that help develop a ...