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Capito applauds rural health care investment

CHARLESTON — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) applauded the Trump administration’s announcement awarding nearly $200 million to West Virginia through the Rural Health Transformation Program, a historic initiative established by Republicans under the One Big Beautiful Bill, also ...

Return to ‘Almost Heaven’ 50 years later

EDITOR’S NOTE: John Antonik is the quintessential historian for all things West Virginia University sports. He has penned five books on Mountaineer athletics, with his latest being “Almost Heaven: How Bobby Bowden’s Ten Years at West Virginia University Helped Him Become One of the ...

Community Calendar

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Community Calendar is reserved for nonprofit, civic organizations. Unless otherwise noted, events listed should be considered free and open to the public. Entries appear in chronological order as space allows. OLD TIME MUSIC: Join in the first and third Mondays, 7-9 p.m. at The Arts Center in Elkins for an Old Time Music Session. Beginning musicians are encouraged to join in. Fiddle, mandolin, guitar, banjo, dulcimer, bass are welcome. Participants enter through the back door. Contact dp-foot@hotmail.com. WEDNESDAY PICKIN’: This Wednesday, Dec. 31, there will be ...

Nurse plans to serve her country

Victoria Weser, a senior at the WVU School of Nursing, always knew she wanted to help people, but college wasn’t initially part of her plan. “The plan was to become an EMT or a 911 operator,” said Weser, of Wexford, Pennsylvania. “My godmother has been a nurse for 40-plus years, and ...

Experts say don’t bundle up too tightly against cold

Dropping temperatures have many people digging out their old-fashioned woolen underwear and outerwear, while others shop for thermal performance gear made from high-tech materials. West Virginia University fashion design and merchandising experts Angela Uriyo, assistant professor, and ...

Teacher Education gains 7-year accreditation

ELKINS — The Teacher Education Programs at Davis & Elkins College have received full seven-year accreditation by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). CAEP is the sole national accrediting body for educator preparation, recognized by the Council for Higher ...