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CHESTER RALLIES IN WATER CRISIS

Good news to report. The break has been fixed. Our pumps are running, HOWEVER, the break was on a line connecting the filtration house to the water tank. Therefore, our tanks are close to empty. On a normal day we pump as much water as…

PILOT PROJECT FOR BATTERY MANUFACTURING PLANT NOT APPROVED

The Hancock County Commission has  yet to approve  a PILOT agreement with a battery manufacturing facility in Hancock Count.  After being tabled in two previous meeting, the Commission opted not to approve it saying that the agreement does not yet qualify as a Pilot agreement. …

AARP Testifies on need for direct care workers

By Matt Young, West Virginia Press AssociationCHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Senate’s Workforce Committee, on Friday, heard testimony from W.Va. AARP President Jane Marks regarding the efforts of the state’s Direct Care Taskforce to combat the current staffing crisis. Jane Marks“I always say that AARP…

READ FULL TEXT OF THE STATE OF THE STATE

1 of 4 : Okay, we’ve got a lot to talk about tonight. The first thing that I want to be sure that we’re talking about, right off the get go is just this. I was early getting here tonight. Pretty good stuff. Now, think about this.We’re honoring…

AND THEN AGAIN……………………by Tamara Pettit

Never thought much about “The Sound of Silence” til lately. Since my husband died, that sound is deafening. That might be why we have pets “It’s another beating heart in the house.”  My friend, former Del. Bobbi Warner, explained to me why she traveled back…