West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy shares column By Rhonda Rogombe CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia has long faced significant health-related challenges, many of which could have been meaningfully addressed[Read More…]
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USDA makes grants available for people in rural West Virginia to repair homes damaged by severe storms and flooding in 2022
By WV Press Release Sharing MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development West Virginia State Director Ryan Thorn today announced the availability of grants to help people repair their[Read More…]
Riffle Run Day Use Area Launch Ramp Reopens
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District announces that the Boat Launch Ramp located in the Riffle Run Day Use Area has now reopened.The Corps began work on March[Read More…]
Commission Approves Pay Increase for Ambulance Workers
The Braxton County Commission took a major step toward filling the need for employees to man the county run ambulance service last Friday by approving a substantial wage increase in[Read More…]
Judge Facemire Sentences Hinerman to 1-5 years in prison
Several Braxton County Circuit Court hearings have recently been completed by the Honorable Judge Richard A. Facemire.In February Cody Earl Hinerman came before the court with his attorney Timothy Rosinsky[Read More…]
Braxton Magistrate Report
Magistrate Beth SmithMarch 20: Malissa March of Sutton, obstructing an officer x2, indecent exposure, battery on officer, warrantless arrest, bond set at $3000 cash or surety; Timothy Zulka of Niagara[Read More…]
Sutton Search Warrant Reveals Multitude of Drugs and Cash
Two Arrested, Charges Against Five Others Pending On March 21, Sgt. A.J. Shingler of the Bureau of Criminal Investigations and members of the Mountain Region Drug Task Force were contacted[Read More…]
Legislative Update… By Lori Dittman WV House of Delegates 63rd District
The first week following the legislative session was filled with reflection. While so much was accomplished, there is much more to do.Governor Justice has expressed his support for a special[Read More…]
Foundation set to distribute West Virginia’s opioid lawsuit settlement money
By Charles Boothe, Bluefield Daily Telegraph A bill to create a foundation to manage about $1 billion in opioid lawsuit settlement money coming to West Virginia has been signed by[Read More…]
Pierpont Community & Technical College, West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association accepting applicants for April 17-21 Landscape Technician Bootcamp in Fairmont
WV Press Release Sharing FAIRMONT, W.Va. – The West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association (WVNLA) is partnering with Pierpont Community & Technical College to conduct a Landscape Technician Bootcamp from[Read More…]