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Peer-reviewed research published in Journal of Neurosurgery MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A groundbreaking study led by the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) demonstrating the safety and feasibility of using focused ultrasound technology to open the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in patients with Alzheimer’s disease has been published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Neurosurgery. The RNI team’s research Read More…
GLENVILLE, WV – Glenville State University will host its annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on Thursday, December 1 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the Robert F. Kidd Library. The event will include a hot cocoa bar and music. Festivities will continue at 7:00 p.m. when the Glenville State University Jazz Band takes the Fine Arts Center Auditorium Read More…
According to Prosecuting Attorney Nigel Jeffries, on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, approximately 20 dogs were seized via a search warrant from a property on Big Root Road in Big Bend. The warrant was sought as part of an ongoing investigation of animal cruelty. The search warrant was executed and the investigation is being led by Read More…
Holly Kerby, Sr., 78, of Ravenswood, WV, formerly of Calhoun County, went home to be with his loving Father on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, following a brief illness at Jackson General Hospital, Ripley, WV. He was born on June 30, 1944, in Spencer, WV, the son of the late Woodrow Wilson and Alma Evelyn Lynch Read More…
Submitted by Patty Haught Pleasant Hill Elementary School held their Snowflake Coronation on Friday, November 18, 2022. There were 23 contestants in grades PreK-4th grade and they collected money for votes. The contestants raised a grand total of $14,942.29. This fund raiser was sponsored by the Pleasant Hill Elementary School PTO and the money will Read More…
Eighty-eight year old Charles Smith of Barnes Run Road discovered the hard way that Calhoun Roads were covered with black ice. He was heading to a Church Fellowship in Elizabeth when he lost control of his Lincoln Town-car in the area of Annamoriah and slid out of the road and across the ditch line. His Read More…
Shari Johnson, Publisher The National Education Association wants to provide resources and tips to make educating our children as inclusive as possible and felt the need to issue a pronoun guide to educate the educators on new titles. Copied from their own website, I’m not so sure as a layperson of public education what scares Read More…
November 17, 2022 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s two-week buck firearms season will open Nov. 21 and hunters who want a chance to harvest an extra buck must purchase their RG or RRG stamp before the season starts. Resident hunters must purchase their Class RG and non-resident hunters must purchase their Class RRG stamp by Read More…
The accountability system for West Virginia is a comprehensive system of measurements designed by the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) to provide meaningful feedback about county/district and school performance overall and by subgroups of students. It applies to all West Virginia public schools, including charter public schools, to present a coherent and aligned set Read More…
November 17, 2022 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently awarded a $65,000 grant to Little Kanawha Area Development Corporation (LKADC) to fund its economic and community development project. LKADC was one of 11 organizations to benefit from the Rural Business Development Grant Program. The funds will be used to create a business enhancement/incubator project, the “BEI Zone,” that will be a Read More…
