Given recent arguments about school funding, TANF funding, foster care — far too many topics for a state where so many people squawk about their love of children and families just ahead of Election Day — it’s important to look at what the data says. According to WalletHub’s “States ...
Last weekend, visitors to Howes Grove and Civitan Parks in Belpre were treated to two excellent examples of what can happen when municipal government and community partners work together to invest in their parks and get creative in attracting and keeping events. Among the results are visitors ...
Mountain State policymakers know they can’t stick with the way things have always been if they want to reverse significant population loss and move forward. Step one, of course, is to stop perpetually looking backward. But step two is to look for innovative ideas such as Ascend West ...
As he announced the return last week of what has become an annual back-to-school sales tax holiday in West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey must surely have been aware of a statement on the state Department of Human Services’ Bureau for Family Assistance website that read: “The 2026 School ...
* Athens County’s Baileys Trail System has been completed, giving hikers, bikers, runners and other adventure-seekers an 88-mile system that spans more than 9,000 acres of the Athens unit of the Wayne National Forest. “What began as a vision for trails has become a catalyst for community ...
Lest anyone wonder whether companies such as WalletHub do nothing but slam our region, there is another recent report in which West Virginia shines. “States with the Best and Worst Early Education Systems (2026)” ranks the Mountain State fifth in the country. Only Washington, D.C., ...
