By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — The community of Fairmont is stepping up to ensure vulnerable residents remain fed even as the federal government stops Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments as a result of the government shutdown. “In West Virginia, people have always had the whole, everybody takes care of everybody,” Scott Porterfield, co-founder of Respected Pros, said. “Your neighbor helps you when you need it. That’s the spirit we’re trying to bring back. And this is exactly the...

By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — “Heading home after a busy day meeting with Trump Administration leaders,” Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced in an April 22 X post documenting his trip to Washington. Morrisey noted he had met with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and senior White House staff. Morrisey didn’t announce that he had been...

Grant partnership adds trees to municipal park By Kate Shunney, The Morgan Messenger PAW PAW, W.Va. — Many hands helped make quick work of the planting of 13 paw paw trees and seven elderberry bushes in Paw Paw’s municipal park near the Potomac River access last Wednesday, October 22. Students from Megan Bradfield’s science class at Paw Paw High School got their hands into soil and mulch, along with Frank Rodgers from the Cacapon Institute, Ace Moreland and Tyson Spenser...

By Jacob Martin, The Preston County News and Journal KINGWOOD, W.Va. — Three Preston County officers were recently awarded certificates of honor from the West Virginia Governor’s Office, the West Virginia State Senate and the Office of Congressman Riley Moore for their decisive action that saved the life of Joe Bittinger following a bear attack in the Rowlesburg/Manheim area. Cpl. Levi Hall, of the West Virginia State Police, along with Deputy Ryan Deal and Cpl. Randy Stockett Jr. of the Preston...

By Maggie Susa, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON — This year, every public school in West Virginia will receive a check for $1,500 to fund students’ needs. Marshall University, in partnership with the West Virginia Department of Education, hosted a “Keep the Ball Rolling” event at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center on Monday morning to celebrate the donations. The “Keep the Ball Rolling” title is a play on the name of car dealer Shawn Ball, owner of L&S Toyota of...

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — A Kanawha County judge overseeing a case to halt the deployment of the West Virginia National Guard to the nation’s capital is seeking additional information before rendering a ruling. During a hearing Friday morning to consider a motion for a temporary restraining order being sought by the ACLU-WV and West Virginia Citizens Action Group (WV CAG), Eighth Judicial Circuit Judge Richard Lindsay asked attorneys for the plaintiffs and the...

By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — On the heels of double-digit premium increases that went into effect in July, the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency is proposing additional increases for Plan Year 2027. During a meeting of the PEIA Finance Board on Thursday, officials discussed a 3% aggregate premium increase for employees and a $200 increase to the spousal surcharge. According to information presented during the meeting, by holding premium levels flat from 2018 through...

By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — “Heading home after a busy day meeting with Trump Administration leaders,” Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced in an April 22 X post documenting his trip to Washington. Morrisey noted he had met with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and senior White House staff. Morrisey didn’t announce that he had been...

By Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post FAIRMONT, W.Va. – That’s the thing about mold. It comes back. Marion County Schools Superintendent Donna Heston delivered that biology lesson, most basic, to Board of Education members earlier this week. That is, where there’s high humidity, there just might be mold. And where there’s standing water to go with that humidity – there will definitely be mold. Which is what the district has been dealing with over the summer, and now into fall,...