13+ hour, 3+ min ago   (279+ words) PARKERSBURG – Eight teacher candidates are participating in the WVU Parkersburg yearlong teacher residency program. The Fall 2026 class of students in Education 401 are Lanna Bragg of Jackson County, Kelsie Means of Wirt County And Lauren Brandjes, Kaitlin Duckworth, Marlee Hunt, Allie…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (587+ words) MARTINSBURG – Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, students in West Virginia are still required to study the events and what followed, as more and more of them have no personal memory of that day. West Virginia’s social studies standards specifically…...

4+ day, 27+ min ago   (379+ words) VIENNA - U.S. Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va. 2nd Dist. awarded $1 million in Community Project Funding to the city of Vienna and the Wood County Economic Development Authority for the remediation of the concrete at the former industrial side of Spencer's Landing on…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (931+ words) PARKERSBURG -- The Wood County Board of Education voted Tuesday evening to delay action on a scaled-down renovation plan for Parkersburg High School's Stadium Field, giving supporters eight weeks to seek additional funding for a larger project. The board first rejected…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (680+ words) CHARLESTON - In 2022, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals lifted a block on the Hope Scholarship educational voucher program. Nearly five years later, a different state treasurer will have to defend the program in court once again. State Treasurer Larry…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (793+ words) WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - A bill that became law without the signature of Gov. Patrick Morrisey earlier this year to improve access and affordability for childcare is helping, but panelists at a business-focused summit this week said more help is needed....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (261+ words) MARIETTA -- While local schools have already welcomed students back, downtown Marietta is marking the start of the new academic year with its First Friday Back to School event, hosted by Marietta Main Street from 5-9 p.m. This monthly event provides late shopping,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (233+ words) PARKERBURG - The Chamber of Commerce of the Mid-Ohio Valley has announced a new educational partnership formalized under its Partner In Education program between Coplin Health Systems and the Caperton Center for Applied Technology. "Building strong bridges between our local business…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (252+ words) (Sit us in gridlocked metro traffic for an hour or two in some other state and we become very different people.) But it's not just that advanced skillset that makes our drivers a little different from a young age. According…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (435+ words) WATERFORD - Students will return to Waterford Elementary School Monday after being taught at alternate sites since the building was closed since Aug. 28 due to mold concerns. Wolf Creek Local Schools Superintendant Suellen Coleman said in a post on the district's…...