* Wood County Commissioners heard from United Way Alliance of the Mid-Ohio Valley Executive Director Stacy DeCicco last week about continued efforts to coordinate services among local shelters who host cooling and warming stations and provide other services to the local homeless population. ...
If Gov. Patrick Morrisey is looking for a West Virginia comeback, it鈥檚 a good indication he understands the struggle has been overwhelming for far too long and hope is still hard to come by for too many Mountain State residents. But during his State of the State address Wednesday, Morrisey ...
The start of 鈥減olitical season鈥� in many states brings with it a host of studies and reports filled with data that could inform legislative decision-making. Among them is another WalletHub study: 鈥淭he Real Cost of Smoking by State (2026.)鈥� In West Virginia, it may come as a surprise to ...
With increasing talk about a growing sense of anxiety and fragile mental wellbeing, it makes sense that some Ohioans are seeking needed mental health care. For most of them, finding timely care is a challenge. Health Policy Institute of Ohio says 75 of the state鈥檚 88 counties are mental ...
As West Virginia lawmakers kick off this year鈥檚 legislative session with talk of kitchen table issues and 鈥淛obs First 鈥� Opportunity Everywhere,鈥� a recent report by WalletHub suggests they will have to do a lot of work to turn that focus into success. If the aim is to turn the Mountain ...
Last week, state Senate President Pro Tempore Donna Boley announced her decision to step away from the legislature after decades of service representing Pleasants County and state Senate District Three. 鈥淚t is with a heavy, but grateful, heart that I submit to you my resignation from the ...
