West Virginia-based eye foundation to raise awareness through virtual event Saturday

June 3, 2021

MORGANTOWN -- The Eye Foundation of America will host a virtual Friend/Fund Raiser event to raise awareness about the foundation’s purpose, honor leading eye care professionals from around the world and educate community members on the importance of vision. EFA was conceived in West Virginia in 1979 and is now present in over 30 countries. Its mission is to research, treat and inform others about conditions that may result in childhood blindness with an ultimate goal of a world without it. The foundation often targets rural or impoverished areas to give care to individuals facing ...

Homeschool Art Class fosters kids’ creativity

June 2, 2021

ARTHURDALE, W.Va. -- A Preston County based nonprofit organization – Arthurdale Heritage, Inc. – is hosting an art class that is open to all members of the community. The Homeschool Art Class program opened Wednesday with meetings at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Teacher Raquel DeLoach is ...

‘May’s Flowers’ organize designer purse bingo event to benefit Walk to End Alzheimer’s

May 31, 2021

A local woman and her family have organized an upcoming designer purse bingo to benefit the 2021 Tri-County Walk to End Alzheimer’s. The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s is a community-driven effort to support the fight to end Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related ...

Fairness WV and others call for support from representatives

May 30, 2021

Outspoken advocates for the Equality Act suggested senators and delegates need to publicly show support for the bill to help get it passed. The bipartisan Equality Act will update federal law to include express and enduring nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ Americans in crucial areas of life including employment, housing, education, and public spaces. In 2020, the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in the case Bostock v. Clayton County which stated that employment discrimination against LGBTQ people is sex discrimination and prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights ...

West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Dolly Sods project has hit a minor roadblock

May 28, 2021

The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy (WVHC) Dolly Sods project is moving forward, but not as quickly as anticipated. The project was conceived when it became evident that Dolly Sods Wilderness was experiencing heightened environmental impacts during the COVID-19 pandemic. “That’s ...

Postcast 73 – May 28, 2021

May 28, 2021

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