It’s hard to understand what the lawmakers who rode into office boasting of their aim to “right size” state government were thinking when they decided to turn the Department of Health and Human Resources into three new agencies (four if you count the Office of Shared Administration that ...
Across the region, school districts are under siege this week. In Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, threats are being received — and some of them are dealing with real incidents. Reports from multiple media outlets suggest there has been a wave of such threats and frightening situations ...
West Virginia’s myriad challenges — poverty, substance abuse and unevenly distributed resources, to name a few — have been affecting our children for generations. Measures in place to mitigate the damage done to those who will forge our future are facing their own challenges. As the need ...
Last week, we lost another West Virginia coal miner. Though his home was in South Williamson, Ky., Gary Chapman did his work at the Mountaineer II Mine near Sharples, W.Va. He is the fourth coal miner to have died on the job in West Virginia just this year. That is half the national total for ...
Vienna City Council is reeling from the loss of yet another dedicated public servant after the passing of City Councilman Roger Bibbee last week. For many Mid-Ohio Valley residents, the news arrived in the form of an announcement from the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department, of which Bibbee had ...
It’s been more than 20 years, but state lawmakers have finally returned to Parkersburg for an interim session that will feature plenty of exposure to local sights, schools and industry. More than just a chance for members of the legislature to learn more about the Mid-Ohio Valley, the visit ...
