Marshall Health
Marshall Health is buying the former Patriot Coal corporate headquarters building in Scott Depot and plans to expand services. Marshall Health is the faculty practice plan of the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School...
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Fallen deputy honored
A fallen deputy is being honored in Putnam County. Larry Miller was killed after an accident with a drunk driver nearly a decade ago and the new “Deputy Larry Eddie Miller” award was presented...
WV Unemployment rate
West Virginia’s unemployment rate is unchanged. WorkForce West Virginia said yesterday that the rate stayed locked in at six-and-a-half-percent last month but the number of unemployed state residents increased by 600. Employment was up...
Mine shut down
The Pinnacle mine in Wyoming County is shut down. Union workers rejected the latest contract proposal from Seneca Coal Resources yesterday. Management idled the mine after the union rejected the tentative deal that was...
Proposal for football practice
The state’s Secondary School Activities Commission is sending a proposal to the state Board of Education that would allow for a three-week summer football practice season. The proposal won by a landslide vote of...
West Virginia Pay
West Virginia dropped 15 spots in this year’s “Rich States, Poor States” rankings. In 2014, West Virginia held the 22nd spot in the report put out by the American Legislative Exchange Council. This year,...
Raw Milk Investigation is Inconclusive
Due to limitations of their investigation, West Virginia health officials say they cannot conclude that drinking raw milk got anyone sick at the state Capitol. The Bureau for Public Health’s investigation found that Del....
Charleston commuters
This morning’s commute on eastbound I-64 approaching the Eugene A. Carter Memorial Bridge should be a bit smoother, and safer, than yesterday. More than a dozen cars had tires blown out after hitting a...
App at Huntington Bus Station
A smart phone app will now make it a easier to predict how long you will have to wait for the next bus in Huntington. The Tri-State Transit Authority began using Route Shout this...
Treatment program in jail
The state’s first inpatient treatment center in a regional jail is now open. The 28-bed Residential Substance Abuse Treatment center opened yesterday at the Southwestern Regional Jail. The Division of Corrections has nine other...
