Abandoned oil and gas wells have been a problem in West Virginia for more than a century. Lawmakers did the right thing during the most recent regular session by passing House Bill 3336, which allows operators to fill wells with cement without having to remove the central casing. That might ...
* Four Wood County Technical Center Agricultural Sciences students returned from the West Virginia State FFA Career Development Event having earned first place in their competitions. Sophomore Kloey Miller and freshmen Neil Arnold and Morgan Wicker, who are all in the Intro to Agriculture ...
As West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee winds down his tenure at the helm of the state’s flagship institution of higher learning, it is clear incoming President Michael T. Benson does not intend to try to fill those big shoes — he intends to lead WVU wearing his own. That is ...
Parkersburg-area individuals and organizations dedicated to moving toward a solution to the problem of homelessness in our communities are beginning to bring their process into focus. Earlier this week, at another session to continue the discussions that began April 8, those in attendance were ...
West Virginia’s Department of Human Services has begun its statewide tour of child welfare listening sessions. Kicking off in Hurricane on Monday, the tour will run through Beckley, Wheeling, Parkersburg, Burlington, Philippi, Martinsburg and Morgantown in an effort to hear from foster ...
Once National Police Week wraps up, law enforcement and other agencies will dive straight into National Safe Boating Week. In West Virginia, the Division of Natural Resources police are ready to remind those who can’t wait to hit the water this summer that they must do so ...
