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All treats, no tricks for October tax collections in West Virginia

CHARLESTON — Halloween has come and gone, but October collections for West Virginia’s general revenue fund provided additional surplus totals in the state’s candy bag. According to data released Monday by the state Department of Revenue, West Virginia collected $417.8 million in tax ...

Voting for final round of Readers’ Choice starts this Wednesday

PARKERSBURG — Once more, with feeling. Nearly 1,900 nominations for the 2025 Parkersburg News and Sentinel Readers’ Choice in more than 200 sub-categories from auto body repair and paint to wax candle store have been pared down to five nominees. Readers submitted the names of their ...

Sale of West Virginia state-owned long-term care hospitals complete

CHARLESTON – After many years of attempts by the West Virginia Legislature to sell one or all four of the state’s publicly owned long-term care facilities, those hospitals are now in private hands. Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Saturday that the sale of Hopemont Hospital in Preston ...

West Virginia funding for food banks during SNAP shutdown grows to $8.6M

CHARLESTON — With the federal government shutdown going into its second month and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits paused as of Saturday, Gov. Patrick Morrisey is directing more state funding to West Virginia’s largest food banks. In a press conference Friday afternoon ...