Pet Remembrance Event Planned For Parkersburg
There will be a Faithful Friends Pet Remembrance Service Sunday at 2 p.m. at the the Vaughn-Kimes Funeral Home in Parkersburg.
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5 Water, Sewer Projects Get Abandoned Mine Funding
McDowell and Mingo counties have historically produced large quantities of coal, but they have suffered after coal mines have closed — or been abandoned. Thanks to a grant program, the two counties are getting some funding for water and sewer projects.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPhoto Essay: Floods ‘People Living In The Aftermath’
WVPB asked photojournalist and West Virginia native Roger May to go back home and take a hard look at how residents are still struggling to find normalcy nine months after flooding hit southern West Virginia. May specializes in turning his camera on the places that shaped him — revealing the humanity behind statistics. He worked primarily in Mingo, Logan, McDowell and Wyoming counties.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMingo Water System Under Improvement Order
The troubled Mingo County Public Service District is under an order from the Public Service Commission of West Virginia to submit a 10-point corrective action plan.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGrants Awarded To Help Counties Prepare For New Business
The grants will go to Greenbrier, Randolph, Mingo, Cabell and Lincoln counties and $75,000 for the Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle.
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Sanders Set To Begin State Visit Friday
The tour has taken Sanders across the country to discuss what a press release calls “the takeover of the national government by billionaires and large corporations, and the country's move toward authoritarianism.”
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGovernor Discusses Water Infrastructure, Special Session
Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced for water and sewer projects across the state, and once again confirmed his intention to call a special session of the state legislature.
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