Ringing Bells on Labor Day
A West Virginia group dedicated to honoring the working women of World War II is sponsoring bell ringings on Labor Day in at least seven communities in the state. “Thanks! Plain and Simple” says...
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New River Gorge graffiti
The National Park Service is looking for those responsible for spray painting graffiti along the New River Gorge National River in southern West Virginia. The Park Service says in a news release that the...
Kanawha free curbside removal ending
Kanawha County is wrapping up its free curbside flood-debris removal. The County Commission decided at a meeting last week that it’ll stop the program tomorrow because it’s getting fewer and fewer requests for pick-ups....
Two med students chosen
Two med students at Marshall University have been chosen to serve on national committees with the American Medical Association. J. Wesley Urian [[ you-RYAN ]] will sit on the Committee for Medical Education and...
Home Re-Building Efforts Continue After Floods
A group building homes for flood-ravaged residents in White Sulphur Springs is joining a similar effort in hard-hit Rainelle. Homes for West Virginia says it’s partnering with the Appalachia Service Project. The goal is...
Free Naloxone Training Monday in South Charleston
Free training this coming Monday for those who want to learn how to administer the opiod-reversing drug Naloxone. The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department and Putnam County Health Department will do the training at the St....
WV Best Value law School
West Virginia University College of Law is a top 20 Best Value Law School. A national publication has placed the school as one of the best in terms of preparing students for their legal...
Water Study in WV
Two Marshall University researchers are joining forces with Murray State University and the University of Kentucky to study water quality. The group was awarded nearly four-million dollars by the National Science Foundation to study...
Tax reform
Delegate Mick Bates of Raleigh is being appointed as one of two House Democrats to serve on the Joint Select Committee on Tax Reform of the West Virginia Legislature. The committee was created last...
WV top states to provide Americorps
West Virginia is one of the top states at providing members to AmeriCorps. AmeriCorps’ network of local, state and national service programs engage more than 80-thousand projects around the nation each year. The organization...
