GLENVILLE, WV – Glenville State University was the most recent stop for a seminar series that has taken place at other campuses around West Virginia. On October 4, the Department of Social Science hosted Election Integrity in the Mountain State, a program made possible by funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities special initiative, Read More…
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Manchin, Capito Announce $44 Million to Fight Drug Epidemic in West Virginia
Charleston, WV– U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $44,337,509 through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) State Opioid Response (SOR) grant program. This funding will provide resources that increase access to treatment and support the continuum of prevention and Read More…
Gov. Justice announces legislation to eliminate car tax immediately without Amendment 2
CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice today announced the Car and All Vehicles Tax Elimination and Protection of Local Government Act, which would credit property taxes paid on certain vehicles back to taxpayers without amending the West Virginia Constitution, as proposed by Amendment 2. “Today I am proposing legislation to get rid of the car tax Read More…
First Lady Cathy Justice Invites Students To Create Ornaments For The 2022 First Lady Student Ornament Competition
CHARLESTON, WV – First Lady Cathy Justice is inviting all West Virginia students to participate in the eighteenth annual First Lady Student Ornament Competition. All kindergarten through 12th grade students who are public, private, or home-schooled are encouraged to create a “Nutcracker” themed ornament for the tree, which will be on display at the Culture Center in Read More…
CRESTON NEWS
Rev. Kevin Gillespie did not fill his regular appointment at the Burning Springs M. E. Church as his mother, who had not been at all well, passed away early Sunday morning. The “out of this world” Creston Halloween party is scheduled for 5 P. M. on October 29. Dress up and be someone and donate Read More…
Fire Burning Guidelines from the WV Division of Forestry
West Virginia holds strict standards for forest fire laws in order to protect one of the state’s most valuable resources – our forests. Please be completely familiar with the following requirements any time you are burning outdoors. General Burning Guidelines All fires must have a ring or safety strip. The safety strip itself must be Read More…
Glenville State University Students Clean up Tygart Lake
GLENVILLE, WV – Members of the Glenville State University Forestry Club recently traveled to Tygart Lake to volunteer as part of National Public Lands Day. The small group gathered on September 24 and put in several hours of hard work. Working together, they yielded over 20 bags of trash, several tires, and miscellaneous plastics from Read More…
An Explanation of Amendment 2 From Alvin Engelke
I asked Alvin Engelke, a man for which I personally value the opinion of, to provide insight on Amendment 2 that will be voted on, on the November 8th ballot. I ”attempted” to understand the ”book” that Alvin refers to myself, which was provided by the State, titled ”County by County Assessment Data And Potential Read More…
WV WIC Announces Increase in Cash-Value Benefits
West Virginia’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WV WIC), within the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ Bureau for Public Health, announced a monthly increase in Cash-Value Benefits (CVB) for WV WIC participants. The increase is funded to states by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Read More…
