* As supplies purchased ahead of the start of this school year are perhaps starting to run dry, Wood and Washington County teachers got a boost earlier this month when the Hall Financial Advisors Giving Foundation hosted its annual Teacher’s Closet giveaway. More than $20,000 worth of ...
As West Virginia state officials have been doing for several years now, Secretary of State Kris Warner pushed back against federal overreach this week when he announced the Mountain State will not volunteer the release of personally identifying information of every registered West Virginian to ...
A 99-yard kickoff return touchdown would be nice for West Virginia, in the economic Backyard Brawl, but the state needs to get a few first downs, too. One idea for helping make some of those smaller plays successful is the formation of an Office of Entrepreneurship, through state House Bill ...
As a few attempts to address West Virginia’s woeful health indicators and perpetually bottom-of-the-barrel quality of life rankings have made their way into public policy over the past year, lawmakers have continued to look for new ways to address the matter. As it seems these days ...
Lawmakers who were sent by voters to Columbus to cut wasteful spending and unnecessary layers of government have an interesting idea in front of them in state House Bill 520. The measure, now sitting in the House Local Government Committee would “establish and convene a Blue Ribbon Committee ...
At 91, it’s hard to blame Bob Tebay for saying he plans to “enjoy life and not be here twice a week,” on the day he announced his retirement as a Wood County Commissioner. He’s certainly earned it. Tebay has served the county in a way his fellow commissioners credit with setting them ...
