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Youth sports day

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The Center for Applied Coaching and Sport Sciences at WVU and  Mountaineer Athletics  hosted  the fourth annual Youth Sports Day at the Capterton Indoor Practice Facility, Sept. 7, prior to kickoff of the   Mountaineers-Albany Great Danes football game.   Youth Sports Day is an opportunity to provide   information about quality youth sport programs, the importance of sport sampling for developing the athletic skills and fitness youth need to participate in sports programs, according to Kristen Dieffenbach, professor of coaching and ...

WVPEC announces statewide projects to enhance student reading, writing skills by third grade

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The West Virginia Public Education Collaborative, housed at West Virginia University, is taking steps to improve young learners’ reading, writing and oral language skills by investing more than $260,000 in six new statewide literacy projects.   Reading proficiency by the end of the third grade is a key milestone in every child’s learning journey. But there is a growing disparity among early learners. In the 2023-24 statewide English language arts assessment scores, 47% of West Virginia third graders scored at the reading proficiency level.   The WVPEC’s ...

WVU Extension Fire Service trains first responders on electric vehicle safety

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The West Virginia University Extension Fire Service is bringing crucial training to first responders in the region with the Hybrid Electric Vehicle Training Educator (HEVTE). The HEVTE is a heavily modified hybrid vehicle used to demonstrate proper safety protocol for first responders in emergencies.   The HEVTE and related first responder training were developed by the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) program under the WVU Institute for Sustainability and Energy Research (WISER). Recently, the NAFTC donated the HEVTE to the WVU Extension Fire Service ...

File for a refund under new state law

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CHARLESTON — State residents who pay their full vehicle personal property taxes before Oct. 1 will receive the entire amount back in the form of a credit when they file their 2024 state income tax returns early next year. The rebate is part of a package of tax cuts the state legislature passed in 2023. State Revenue Secretary Larry Pack said the full amount of the tax must be paid by Oct. 1 to get the full credit. “When you file your personal income tax return, you’ll receive the credit dollar-for-dollar but in order to get that dollar-for-dollar credit you have to pay ...

West Virginians are pretty evenly split in their support of the state’s abortion law

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West Virginians are pretty evenly split in their support of the state’s abortion law. A MetroNews West Virginia Poll question asked respondents, “As you may or may not know, beginning in September of 2022 West Virginia prohibits abortion at all stages of pregnancy except in the case of a nonmedically viable fetus, an ectopic pregnancy, or medical emergency. Victims of rape and incest can obtain an abortion up to eight weeks of gestation, but only if they report to law enforcement first. “Do you support or oppose this law in West Virginia?” The responses were a near-even ...