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West Virginia University at Parkersburg’s Jackson updates Vienna City Council on campus renovations
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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(Meeting Updates - Photo Illustration - MetroCreativeConnection) VIENNA — Vienna City Council received an update Thursday regarding the renovation of the former Ohio Valley University campus by West Virginia University at Parkersburg. The update...
Clean Vision breaks ground at Clean-Seas West Virginia facility
Interplas Insights
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July 11, 2025
Clean Vision Corporation has announced the successful ground-breaking of its Clean-Seas West Virginia (CSWV) facility located in Belle, West Virginia. The 50-tons-per-day (initially) plastic pyrolysis facility is a key step in advancing the...
West Virginia Rent Increase Laws 2025: What Tenants Should Know
The Smithville Herald
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July 10, 2025
As rental markets continue to evolve, it’s important for tenants to understand their rights, especially when it comes to rent increases. In West Virginia, rent prices can change, but there are specific rules landlords must follow to make sure...
Researchers identify America's 'healthiest state' where locals live eight years longer
Daily Mail
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July 10, 2025
Researchers have identified 'America's healthiest state' where locals live eight years longer due to a better way of living. They tracked all 50 states using federal health records and mapped public resources that support well-being, finding...
Researchers identify emerging rural suicide ‘belt’ that encompasses Tennessee
Tennessee Lookout
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July 10, 2025
Suicide rates in rural America remain persistently higher than in urban communities, according to new research from East Tennessee State University that identified a national suicide “belt” with relatively high death rates that extends from the...
GEAR UP SWV’s STEM camp inspires rising 9th and 10th-graders
WOAY 4 - West Virginia
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July 10, 2025
Beckley, WV (WOAY) – GEAR UP Southern West Virginia is inspiring young minds with a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics STEM camp on the WVU Tech campus. The students work on special projects, take field trips, and learn from experts...
Did Y’all Know There Are 2 Predominantly White HBCUs In West Virginia? Read That Again
Black America Web
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July 9, 2025
Source: fotoguy22 / Getty Did y’all know there are at least two historically Black colleges in America (West Virginia to be specific) that are predominantly white? Now, you probably read the above sentence and said to yourself: “Nah, that can’t be...
Governor Morrisey announces West Virginia’s BEAD Benefit of the Bargain round starts on July 10
WOAY 4 - West Virginia
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July 9, 2025
West Virginia (WOAY)-Governor Patrick Morrisey announced a significant update to West Virginia’s broadband expansion efforts. The Department of Commerce’s Office of Broadband has released new Program Procedures for the state’s Broadband Equity,...
Olympic champion Mary Lou Retton arrested for DUI in West Virginia — fails Sobriety Test and refuses breathalyzer
The Economic Times
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July 8, 2025
Mary Lou Retton, Olympic gold medalist gymnast from the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, was arrested for DUI in West Virginia on May 17, 2024. She was pulled over in her Porsche outside an AutoZone parking lot after police saw her acting suspiciously,...
Despite Research, W.Va. Counties Don’t Fund Harm Reduction With Opioid Funds
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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July 10, 2025
The audio above originally aired in the July 10, 2025 episode of West Virginia Morning. WVPB News Director Eric Douglas spoke with student Ty McClung to discuss this story. Read more in this special series from students at West Virginia...
Airports like Heathrow and Gatwick could help ALIENS spot Earth, new research shows
Daily Mail
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July 10, 2025
Here on Earth, scientists use huge radio telescopes to scan the skies for signs of advanced alien civilisations hiding out in space. But what if the aliens are doing the same thing? Scientists have revealed that radar systems at airports and...
WVU Tech hosts hands-on GEAR UP SWV STEM camp
The Register-Herald - West Virginia
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BECKLEY — From renewable energy to bones to delivery of medicines, students are learning with an eye on the future this week on the WVU Tech campus. For the second straight summer, WVU Tech welcomed students to its GEAR UP Southern West Virginia...
Southern West Virginia Health System celebrates 50 years
WSAZ - West Virginia
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July 8, 2025
HAMLIN, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Southern West Virginia Health System (SWVHS) recently celebrated its 50th anniversary on June 24 after opening its doors in 1975. Initially starting as Lincoln Primary Care Center in Hamlin, the purpose of the center was to...
West Virginia Quilt Festival Moves to Ripley
Lootpress - West Virginia
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July 7, 2025
RIPLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A vibrant showcase of artistry and tradition will take center stage this fall as the West Virginia Quilt Festival returns to Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley from September 11–13, 2025. With this year’s theme, “West...
Lobbyists spent nearly a quarter of a million dollars on West Virginia lawmakers in first half of 2025
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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(Graphic by Steven Allen Adams) CHARLESTON — It’s been nearly 90 days since the end of the 2025 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature, with lobbyist spending reports shedding light on how interest groups worked to get the attention of...
Aliens 200 Light-Years Away Could Detect Our Airports, Scientists Say
Forbes
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Major airports may be alerting intelligent alien civilizations to our presence, according to new ... More research.getty Are we being watched? Radar systems at major airports may be doing more than managing air traffic — they could be alerting...
Research: Suicide Rates Remain Higher in Rural Areas
Daily Yonder - Kentucky
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July 7, 2025
A new study has found that suicide rates in rural communities continues to be higher than those in urban areas, largely due to challenges with accessing mental health resources. Rural residents face more challenges than just access when it comes...
West Virginia poised to thrive in lucrative heritage tourism market
West Virginia Explorer
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July 3, 2025
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is poised to outpace other U.S. states in lucrative heritage tourism, which is now the largest sector of the U.S. travel market, says David Sibray, historian and publisher of West Virginia Explorer. Advertisement...
West Virginians already struggle to find the health care they need. It’s about to get much, much worse.
Mountain State Spotlight - West Virginia
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July 2, 2025
Emergency rooms in West Virginia are overwhelmed with patients. Cots sit in hallways. Patients in waiting rooms scream in pain. Many people who use drugs don’t have local treatment centers. Local doctors’ offices are in short supply. West...
2024: West Virginia introduced no new policies supporting renewable energy and efficiency
Mountain State Times - West Virginia
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July 4, 2025
West Virginia implemented no clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the state has...