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WEIRTON MEDICAL CENTER MARCH BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Date of Birth Baby’s Gender Parents Names City of Residence State of Residence 3/1/2022 Boy Destenie Hartley and Regis Allgood Newell WV 3/2/2022 Girl Ashley Summers Wellsburg WV 3/3/2022 Girl Breanna Milano and Norman Brown Steubenville OH 3/4/2022 Boy Erik and Kayla Perry Colliers WV…

WVNCC AWARDED $1MILLION GRANT

                 West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) has been awarded $1 million through West Virginia Governor Jim Justice’s Nursing Workforce Expansion Program. This funding will address the state’s nursing shortage through a multifaceted approach to recruit, train, and retain nurses in the Mountain State.…

WEST VIRGINIA GOLD RUSH MARCH 29

 Gov. Jim Justice announced today that the West Virginia Gold Rush will return for its fifth year on March 29 and provide anglers and their families 12 days to catch golden rainbow trout and win prizes. “The West Virginia Gold Rush is proof that a…

WEST VIRGINIA TO SEND SURPLUS BODY ARMOR TO UKRAINE

CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice has directed the West Virginia National Guard and the Department of Homeland Security to help Ukraine by enlisting West Virginia law enforcement to donate surplus body armor.  The WVNG and DHS will immediately begin collecting unused or recently expired ballistic vests.…

FIDELIS GAMMA MEETS

               The West Virginia Fidelis Gamma Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa International Honorary Women Educators Organization met at 12:00, March 3, 2022, at Garden Grill Steakhouse in Weirton, WV.      President Diane Higgins opened the meeting with a welcome…

REVISED RT 2 ADVISORY

      Lane Restrictions on WV 2 Near Weirton Steel Plant to Begin Wednesday, March 9, 2022 Hancock County, W.Va. – A portion of WV 2 northbound near the Weirton Steel plant will be restricted and maintained by flaggers from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning Wednesday,…

WVDA REOPENS FARMERS STRESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS

 The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) has reopened applications for the 2021 West Virginia Farmers and Ranchers Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) grant. The purpose of the FRSAN program is to establish a network that connects individuals who are engaged in farming, ranching and other…