Grant funding was available through SOLE, standing for Student Opportunities for Learning and Engagement. The post Most counties are offering more summer programs after the pandemic school year...
Vaccination rollouts to schools and correctional facilities were addressed during a Monday coronavirus briefing. The post State officials pushing to ‘vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate’ appea...
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The expansion, what has been called the most significant since the launch of the Affordable Care Act, was included in the latest pandemic relief package. The post Health insurance subsidies on ...
Health officials urged COVID caution during Easter. The post Virus death toll jumps again in West Virginia because of reporting issues; vaccination work expanding in Eastern Panhandle appeared...
Along with Lewisburg, West Virginia University's Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative includes Morgantown and Shepherdstown. The post Lewisburg mayor welcomes city’s...
Love, a legendary broadcaster, died in July 2020. The post Senate unanimously approves resolution memorializing the life of former Fayette County Senator Shirley Love appeared first on WV Metr...
The resolution would make the pepperoni roll the official food of West Virginia. The post Pepperoni roll resolution advances to House floor appeared first on WV MetroNews .
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"There are a lot of people in this Capitol that have yet to be vaccinated and we need to take this thing seriously," said state House Minority Leader Doug Skaff (D-Kanawha). The post Leading De...
"I just think putting politics over public health in this capacity is going to be detrimental to the state," said Mercer County Commissioner Greg Puckett. The post Commissioner says counties di...
Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) was leading a group of 40 U.S. Senators asking the GAO to review President Biden's decisions to halt border wall construction and funding. The post Capito...
Tom Coderre with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration was the keynote speaker for the virtual Reducing Risk in Higher Education Symposium. The post Federal official add...
"In the beginning, it was monitoring, then we were doing surveillance and then testing and then we moved to vaccination," said Howard Gamble, administrator for the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Dep...
The Ritchie County funding request totaled $17 million. The post Two new elementary schools make up Ritchie County SBA funding pitch appeared first on WV MetroNews .
The county's proposal for more than $15 million in SBA funding is just one from 30 counties being pitched for funding this year. The post Roane superintendent tells SBA county cannot build a ne...
That may be it for the bill this session. The post House rejects attempt to get Defend the Guard Act moving appeared first on WV MetroNews .
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The original deadline passed at the start of March with applications still down by more than 25 percent compared with the same time in 2020. The post July 1 is new PROMISE Scholarship applicati...
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For Fruth Pharmacy staff, vaccination work started in nursing homes and has now shifted largely to stores. The post Pharmacist roles continue to change during ongoing coronavirus vaccination ef...
Each Thursday, team members are out following up people who have overdosed. The post New Quick Response Team hits ground in Putnam County appeared first on WV MetroNews .
https://wvmetronews.com/2021/03/09/new-quick-response-team-hits-ground-in-putnam-county/
This past weekend was the first under revised coronavirus restrictions from Gov. Jim Justice. The post Mask mandates, social distancing requirements continue in retail spaces now at full capaci...
On Friday, Governor Jim Justice said he was planning to announce more changes to COVID-19 restrictions. The post Governor: 50 is new cutoff age for coronavirus vaccines in West Virginia appear...
On another front, Senate Majority Leader Tom Takubo (R-Kanawha) told participants in the 'Tobacco-Free Day of Action' an increase to the cigarette tax was expected to be part of Governor Jim Just...
POCAHONTAS COUNTY, W.Va. — A voluntary evacuation order issued early Monday morning for Marlinton in Pocahontas County as the Greenbrier River rose along with creeks and streams in surrounding ...
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A bill pending in the House Health and Human Resources Committee would reduce the number of tanks falling under regulations established after the 2014 Freedom Industries chemical spill. The pos...
The deadline was Monday, March 1 and, as of Thursday, applications were still about 37 percent lower than the same time last year. The post PROMISE Scholarship application period in final days ...
https://wvmetronews.com/2021/02/25/promise-scholarship-application-period-in-final-days/
It's the next step in a larger effort focused on the overall wellness of Huntington's first responders. The post New Compass Center opens for police officers, firefighters & their families in H...
"We're going to treat this as though we don't know when it's going to be over because we don't know when it's going to be over," said B.J. Willis with the Wayne County Office of Emergency Service...
"We've been lucky to have a lot of skiing this winter," said Chip Chase, owner of White Grass Ski Touring Center in Davis. The post Repeat rounds of snow bring out cross country skiers in Tucke...
Arguments were heard on Wednesday. The post Trial formats for West Virginia opioid cases among issues pending with state Supreme Court appeared first on WV MetroNews .
On Tuesday morning, more than 60 percent of Appalachian Power's customers in Cabell County did not have power. Some of those people had already not have power in nearly a week. The post Second ...
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Two West Virginians who've served time in prison said the current system is not set up to help people succeed after their releases. The post Criminal justice reform advocates push support propo...