West Virginia’s PSC joined National Truck Driver Appreciation Week by thanking drivers at an I-64 weigh station and sharing safety resources. The annual event honors truckers’ vital role in communities and the economy while promoting roadway safety.
Kelly Roach Miller is opening The Mothman Statue Legacy in Point Pleasant ahead of the Mothman Festival. The shop honors her late father’s iconic sculpture with official replicas, apparel, novelty items and locally made Mothman chips.
Vandalia Health will host a free nursing expo Sept. 23 in Fairmont for nursing students and recent graduates. Attendees can explore jobs, externships, residency programs, education benefits and professional development opportunities.
West Virginia First Foundation welcomed board members Nick Fantasia and Rebecca Miller and named Camp Ezri its first RECAP recipient. The board also shared updates on grant reviews and a new dashboard tracking local opioid settlement spending.
West Virginia’s new WV VeriCheck system digitizes CPS and APS background checks, reducing delays, errors and manual work. The upgrade strengthens safeguards for children and vulnerable adults while saving an estimated $25,196 annually.
Fairmont State celebrated the first three high school graduates of its pioneering Middle College for foster youth. The students will remain in the program as they pursue associate degrees with comprehensive academic and personal support.
West Virginia’s new WV Kinship Hub offers private screening tools to help kinship and foster families assess caregiver, child, health, education and financial needs. Users receive practical next steps and links to community resources without sharing identifying information.
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Rick Atkinson will deliver a free lecture Oct. 15 at Charleston’s Capitol Theater. The evening begins at 7:30 p.m., with a Q&A and book signing to follow; no reservations are required.
West Virginia’s National Hunting and Fishing Day returns to Stonewall Resort State Park on Sept. 19 with family activities, seminars and 40-plus vendors. Admission is $10, free for children 14 and younger, with free parking and shuttles.
Nine West Virginia career technical education teams will build edible crash-test vehicles for the 2026 Culineering Challenge on October 21 in Charleston.
