Public input sought to prioritize projects

March 23, 2023

The Town of Granville has been developing a comprehensive plan for the past year that will direct future development and detail high priority projects. The comprehensive plan recommendations and future growth plan will be available for the public to view at an Open House Workshop April 11 at Granville Town Hall, 1245 Main St. Residents are encouraged to attend the meeting and can drop in anytime from 6-7 p.m. for a few minutes, or to stay the full hour. The priority projects recommended in the plan have been developed to address a variety of issues and concerns raised by residents ...

Wheeling Hospital to continue taking PEIA

March 21, 2023

CHARLESTON — Wheeling Hospital, which indicated months ago that it would stop taking patients with state-provided insurance plans, now intends to accept those patients because of recent changes in the reimbursement rate. “They will be fully participating in PEIA,” said Jim Kaufman, president and chief executive of the West Virginia Hospital Association. On Friday, Gov. Jim Justice signed Senate Bill 268, which makes a range of changes to the Public Employees Insurance Agency, out of concern that the agency faces growing financial stress. Before the most recent legislative ...

WVU’s Jamie Van Nostrand appointed to post with Massachusetts state government

March 20, 2023

MORGANTOWN — WVU professor Jamie Van Nostrand has been appointed to the chair of the Massachusetts Commonwealth Utilities Commission, which oversees the Department of Public Utilities. DPU oversees investor-owned electric power, natural gas, and water companies in Massachusetts; ...

Medical students learn residency matches during national celebration

March 18, 2023

West Virginia University School of Medicine graduating medical students learned Friday where they will spend the next several years training as resident physicians. Match Day, the national day when medical students find out if they matched with their first-choice hospital, took place ...

Supreme Court travels to law school

March 18, 2023

The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia will hear arguments at the West Virginia University College of Law Tuesday. The Supreme Court usually hears an argument docket at the law school once each spring. Doors will open at 9 a.m. and arguments will begin at 10 a.m. in the Marlyn E. Lugar Courtroom at the College of Law. The event is free and open to the public. Justices John Hutchison, Tim Armstead, William R. Wooton and C. Haley Bunn are graduates of the WVU College of Law. The court will hear the following cases in Morgantown: Rule 20 Arguments 10 a.m., ...

W.Va. Junior College to host career fair

March 7, 2023

West Virginia Junior College will hold a career fair from 10 a.m.-noon Friday at the college, 148 Willey St., in downtown Morgantown. It’s estimated that more than 15 employers will be participating, including WVU Medicine, Davis Health System, Mon Health Medical Center and Manpower. This is a free event for participants and employers. Participants are encouraged to dress in business attire and have multiple copies of their resume with them. Contact Lakelyn Denny at lakelyn.denny@wvjc.edu or 724-710-4411 for more information.