State fire commission officers re-elected
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Fire Commission has elected to keep its current leadership during calendar year 2019, the Office of the State Marshal announced recently. Chairman Grant Gunnoe,…
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Kyle Ebry Blackwell is first baby of 2019 at St. Joseph’s Hospital
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. – St. Joseph’s Hospital welcomed the first baby of 2019, Kyle Ebry Blackwell at 5:37 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. Born to proud parents Kylli Blackwell and…
Capito announces committee assignments for 116th congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today announced her committee assignments for the 116th Congress. She will continue serving on four U.S. Senate committees—including the Committee on Appropriations;…
Manchin, others introduce legislation to secure miners’ pensions and healthcare
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mark Warner (D-VA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Doug Jones (D-AL) and Bob Casey (D-PA) today introduced the American Miners Act of…
Stockert Youth & Community Center receives $10,000 grant from Weyerhaeuser
Stockert Youth & Community Center director Debora Brockleman received some good news recently: the Weyerhaeuser foundation awarded the center $10,000, which will go toward building a new multipurpose space. With…
Wesleyan grad named Healthier Generation CEO
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Alliance for a Healthier Generation (Healthier Generation), one of the nation’s preeminent children’s health organizations, named prominent health care executive and philanthropic leader Kathy Higgins to serve…
St. Joseph’s Hospital donates to ‘Carry-on Campaign’
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — The staff at St. Joseph’s Hospital donated over 75 backpacks for children in the “Carry-On Campaign.” The “Carry On Campaign” provides backpacks with needed items such as…
Reminder: Deadline to apply for city police job is Jan. 11
Are you interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement? The Buckhannon Police Department currently has a position open, but the deadline to apply is just around the corner. Applications…
This week in West Virginia History
The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. Dec. 30, 1917: The temperature in Lewisburg…
WV SBDC online business fundamentals workshops available free through March 2019
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Busy West Virginia entrepreneurs can learn the basics of starting and improving a new business at their own pace online and at no cost. The online West…
