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Progress: Foster care fund deserves consideration

State officials have come up with a creative way to address one of the challenges in West Virginia’ foster care system, with Gov. Patrick Morrisey and state Department of Human Services Secretary Alex Mayer proposing a revolving investment fund to renovate state-owned foster care facilities ...

Challenges: Maternity care deserts must be addressed

Officials have known for years there are maternal healthcare challenges in Ohio, but it always comes as a shock to see the numbers. This month, the state Department of Health announced it is hosting trainings for some new programs meant to help prevent the deaths of mothers due to ...

REAL ID: The time to upgrade is now

If you’ve been putting off getting the REAL ID, you’re running out of time. There will be additional identity checks and a $45 fee at airports, for example, if you do not have one by Feb. 1, 2026. West Virginia’s Department of Motor Vehicles says only 63% of residents have the REAL ID, ...

Elder Abuse: Prevention is up to all of us

Our region’s population is aging, and that growing older population is increasingly vulnerable to a number of abuses. Sometimes they fall victim to complex scams, in this digital age. Sometimes they fall prey to those on whom they should most be able to rely. WalletHub estimates elder abuse ...

High Points of the Valley

* A partnership between the Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund for Health and Vandalia Health Network InComm Healthcare has been so successful, the collaborative is expanding it. The Healthy Neighborhood program addresses food insecurity in 45 West Virginia counties by providing pre-funded ...

Economy: Lawmakers must stay focused on priorities

West Virginia’s Republican supermajority in the House of Delegate and House Speaker Roger Hanshaw gave residents a peek at their intentions for the upcoming legislative session in January, with what — on the surface — is an impressive plan to focus on job creation and economic ...