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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CPS, Youth Services Staffing Improves In 2025
As of Sept. 1, 2025, the statewide vacancy rate for Child Protective Services (CPS) positions has dropped from 12% to 8.5%. Two years ago that rate was more than 27%.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAfter Controversy, Senate Passes Bill To Reform How Legislative Vacancies Get Filled
For months, policies for filling vacant seats in the West Virginia Legislature have been a point of partisan contention. Now, the West Virginia Senate has moved to modify the protocol in place.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBerkeley County Residents Hope Local Priorities Won't Be Lost In House Seat Shuffle
After a months-long tug-of-war over a House seat, Berkeley County residents say they want to focus on local issues, no matter who represents them in the West Virginia Legislature.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMore Than Half Of DHHR’s Workforce Eligible For Retirement By 2029
A health committee Sunday heard reports from state officials that more than half of the Department of Health and Human Resources workforce will be eligible for retirement by 2029.
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Hoyer Confirms Next Pfzier Vaccine Shipment Will Be Less Than Initially Expected
Officials leading West Virginia’s coronavirus vaccination rollout say the state will get fewer doses of Pfizer’s vaccine next week than was originally anticipated.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Begins Drive To Vaccinate All Nursing Homes In Weeks
West Virginia is rapidly deploying doses of the coronavirus vaccine to residents and workers at long-term care centers, setting an ambitious target of vaccinating all facilities within three weeks.
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