As the new school year approaches, the West Virginia Department of Health (DH) underscores the importance of ensuring students are up to date on their immunizations. Vaccines are one of […]
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Monongalia County Solid Waste Authority announces recycling events
The Monongalia County Solid Waste Authority has announced several upcoming recycling events in the area. View the list of accepted items: mub.org/hhwc For more information: call MUB at 304-292-8443 or […]
New laws, extra support increase breastfeeding numbers
August is National Breastfeeding Month, and as new legislation enables more new mothers to pump at work, Monongalia County Health Department WIC counselors have something to celebrate as breastfeeding rates […]
State withdraws two liens against Justice’s Greenbrier Hotel
The State of West Virginia has withdrawn two liens against The Greenbrier Hotel, which is owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family, that were originally put in place over […]
Enjoy competitive diving in town at the USA Diving Junior National Championships
The Olympics Games have started and, though, I’ll miss the mindless TV shows on my rotation, I will enjoy watching most of the competitions. Among my favorites are swimming and […]
$7.9M will help strengthen healthcare services, medical research
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $7,941,452 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support critical medical research, hospital preparedness, […]
National heritage area to host regional tourism conference
Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area invites all tourism industry professionals to the annual Highlands Creative Economy Tourism Summit Aug. 5 at the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf & the […]
Business owners advocate for northern route for Corridor H
A coalition of 32 business owners from the small rural towns of Thomas and Davis in West Virginia have come together to advocate for the northern alignment of the proposed […]
Back from vacation, but not really
EVERY TIME I RETURN FROM A TRIP and am tasked to sit down and write this column, I suffer from the same conundrum. I should have a ton of new […]
Guest essay: Importance of W.Va. Donor Day
by Delegate Amy Summers West Virginia Donor Day is Aug. 1. This is the fifth year Donate Life West Virginia (DLWV) and CORE (Center for Organ Recovery & Education) has […]
