WVPA SHARING More than 200 EMS agencies, fire departments ask Gov. Justice for support through special session call CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than 200 fire departments and EMS agencies throughout West Virginia have joined together to ask Gov. Jim Justice to include a bill intended to help stabilize local…
WEST VIRGINIA DERBY ATTRACTS OVERFLOW FIELD Several 3-year-olds that won or placed in graded stakes on this year’s Triple Crown trail are among the overflow field entered in the Grade III $500,000 West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort Aug. 6. The 1…
CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia’s General Revenue collections for July 2023, the first month of Fiscal Year 2024, came in at a very respectable $7.7 million above estimates with total collections of $335 million. “Although our surplus this month isn’t as…
The Hancock County Board of Education will meet Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Rockefeller Career Center. The agenda includes the appointment of Oak Glen Principal Dave Smith as Assistant Superintendent. The appointment was on the agenda at the last meeting and tabled until this…
Tri-State hunter education safety course, Open to the public for anyone 10 and older. Free ! To sign up go to register-ed.com and pick traditional class, West Virginia and our club. Two-day class Saturday August 12th from 11am to 4pm., and Sunday August 13th from…
CHARLESTON, WV — Governor Jim Justice hosted two events in the Northern Panhandle today to present the City of Chester and Hammond PSD (Wellsburg) with two non-federal matching grant awards. Funds were awarded for the following: City of Chester — $425,000This money is a non-federal match…
The old saying “You never want to see sausage or your laws made” may be true in the instance of HB 3450. It didn’t make sense to me that Del. Mark Zatezalo would sponsor a bill that took half the 2percent video lottery net revenue…
The signature program of the racing season at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort will shift to a Sunday and be run mostly in the evening for 2023. The last time the $500,000 Grade III West Virginia Derby was held at night was 2002, when Wiseman’s…
A shout out to the OAK GLEN CLASS OF 1974 Please join us Thursday August 17th 6:00PM at the Chester American Legion to be included in the planning of our 50th Class Reunion events. If you can not attend, you can receive Reunion updates by joining our Facebook page: Oak…