Tag: WestVirginia

In a live feed today, W. Va. Governor Jim Justice held a press briefing on the Coronavirus / COVID-019 response. He began, “Without alarming anyone, the...

A county commissioner wish for voters to decide if medicinal marijuana can be sold in Ohio County.

The season for the Roughriders has been delayed by NAL officials.

An update on the situation concerning the coronavirus COVID 19 in the Upper Ohio Valley.

Governor Jim Justice has closed schools until it is "safe".

An opinion column suggesting before unite to provoke change.

April 1st is Census Day, and I have to admit that it didn’t use to mean a lot to me either.

With a pair of Patriot state title winners, the 2020 WVSSAC Girls Swimming Championships will always be a source of pride for Wheeling Park High School athletics.

He doesn’t want to use the word.

According to W.Va. Center on Budget and Policy last year, 23 percent of West Virginians were working low wage jobs with a quarter of those workers living in poverty. We should be able to work full-time and afford to live, period. An Earned Income Tax Credit at the state level would be extremely helpful to those workers and to our economy.

Charles Sheedy is a Republican from Cameron who has been traveling to all areas of the state with his wife, Debbie, and pup Susie to address several groups concerning his candidacy, and he said he plans to file the necessary paperwork this week.

One of the hardest parts of my job is working against stereotypes.The words "poor" and "poverty" often evoke images of lazy people who don't do enough to change their situation. It's hard for folks who have never struggled with money to imagine a life without it. I have found that it's damn near impossible for folks to get it.