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Wood Commission to discuss ambulance service Monday

PARKERSBURG – Wood County officials will be discussing support for Camden Clark’s Ambulance Service at Monday’s meeting of the Wood County Commission. The commission is scheduled to talk with officials from WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center and the Camden Clark Ambulance Service at 11 a.m. at the Wood County Resiliency Center to discuss what kind of financial support the county might be able to provide to help fund the ambulance service locally. The meeting was originally scheduled for July 6, but had to be postponed due to the fire at the Peoples Cartage warehouse in ...

W.Va. moves toward ‘closeout’ on major broadband projects as BEAD program kicks off

CHARLESTON – Internet service providers are on track to close out major broadband projects in West Virginia through the Biden-era American Rescue Plan Act just in time to begin work on the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program. Members of the West Virginia Broadband Enhancement Council received updates on federally funded broadband expansions projects Thursday during its regular virtual meeting. Kelly Workman, director of the state Office of Broadband, told council members Thursday that officials were working with ISPs on navigating the complicated federal environmental ...

Federal judge denies West Virginia’s request to delay foster care lawsuit, sets 2027 trial date

CHARLESTON – The federal judge presiding over a class action lawsuit challenging conditions in West Virginia's foster care system denied a request by state officials to pause the case while seeking clarification from the U.S. Supreme Court, setting a future trial date. U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin issued an order Thursday denying a motion by attorneys representing Gov. Patrick Morrisey and the state Department of Human Services seeking a stay of the lawsuit brought on behalf of children in the state foster care system in 2019. The West Virginia Attorney General’s Office and ...

Flock Safety camera usage stirs controversy in Monongalia County

MORGANTOWN – “We take pictures of license plates. We use those for crimes.” That, Monongalia County Sheriff Todd Forbes said recently, is the extent of the function and use of the Flock Safety automated license plate reader cameras in Monongalia County. In November, the Monongalia ...

DAR, Fiber Guild celebrate West Virginia Day

The Blennerhassett Chapter National Society Daughters of American Revolution with the KOM Rivers Fiber Guild participated in West Virginia Day on June 20 on Blennerhassett Island celebrating America 250. Stations were set up so that attendees could participate in making flags, recite the ...