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Election Results and Drought Conditions, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, Jim Justice, the state’s two-term Republican governor, won a decisive victory in the race for the U.S. Senate in Tuesday’s general election. Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia’s three-term attorney general, won the governorship, continuing a conservative shift in state leadership.

Meanwhile, parts of West Virginia have been experiencing drought conditions, with the Department of Forestry fighting 82 wildfires in the southern coalfields this week. Also, West Virginians can apply for assistance covering home heating costs for the upcoming winter months.

Emily Rice is our host this week. Our theme music is by Matt Jackfert.

West Virginia Week is a web-only podcast that explores the week’s biggest news in the Mountain State. It’s produced with help from Bill Lynch, Briana Heaney, Caelan Bailey, Chris Schulz, Curtis Tate, Emily Rice, Eric Douglas, Jack Walker, Liz McCormick, Maria Young and Randy Yohe.

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PSC Investigates Water Outages At Mt. Olive Prison

The Public Service Commission (PSC) is investigating why the Mt. Olive Correctional Complex doesn’t have reliable water. The PSC will hold a hearing on June 1 to establish whether the Gauley River Public Service District is a distressed or failing utility.

The Public Service Commission (PSC) is investigating why the Mt. Olive Correctional Complex doesn’t have reliable water. 

The PSC will hold a hearing on June 1 to establish whether the Gauley River Public Service District is a distressed or failing utility.

It follows an ongoing investigation of interruptions in water service to the prison.

PSC Chairman Charlotte Lane called it “a matter of basic human necessity and public safety” that the state’s largest prison correctional complex has access to a reliable water service. 

“The Public Service Commission is dedicated to doing everything we can to ensure all West Virginians have safe, reliable and affordable water and sewer service,” Lane said. “Identifying and assisting the distressed and failing utilities in the state is a critical piece of that mission.”

In addition to the Gauley River PSD, the investigation includes Kanawha Falls Public Service District, West Virginia American Water Company, the City of Summersville and the Consumer Advocate Division.

The full procedural schedule and documents filed in this case can be found on www.psc.state.wv.us by referencing Case No. 22-0456-PWD-DU.

The hearing will be held at 10 a.m. on June 1 at the Gauley Bridge Town Hall.

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