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Randolph BOE to vote on Proximity Learning

ELKINS - The Randolph County Board of Education will vote on whether or not to make Proximity Learning available to all students in the school district at its next regular meeting. Proximity Learning is a virtual education model that pairs live, certified remote teachers with students in grades K-12. Proximity Learning's Jason Butcher and Ken Lester gave an informational presentation to the Randolph BOE at Tuesday's regular meeting. Interim Superintendent Terry George introduced the two representatives from Proximity Learning to the Board of Education and recommended that a vote item ...

Upshur man faces assault charge

BUCKHANNON — An Upshur County man faces a felony assault charge after allegedly knocking another man out at the Kanawha (K) Lounge on Sunday. Jaryn Randall Moore, 25, is charged with one count of unlawful assault, a felony. Moore was being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $10,000 cash-bond that has since been posted. According to the criminal complaint filed by Patrolman C. Spotloe with the Buckhannon City Police Department, on May 17, at approximately 3:56 a.m., Spotloe was dispatched to the K Lounge on 18 South Kanawha Street in Buckhannon for a reported physical ...

Tygarts Valley Conservation District hosting hay class

PHILIPPI - The Tygarts Valley Conservation District Office will host a hay techniques, testing, and discussion class on Tuesday at the organization's main office. The session, which will begin at 6 p.m., will be presented by Gene Hovatter from Higher Knowledge Farms in Moatsville and will cover clear and simple steps that can make hay work easier and more efficient. The instructional class will be useful for beginners as well as those who have been making hay for years. Topics that will be covered include basic bale size, shape, and moisture content. There will also be a discussion ...

West Virginia prepares to celebrate nation’s 250th anniversary

CHARLESTON – With the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America 45 days away, Gov. Patrick Morrisey on Tuesday announced some of the state's plans to honor the nation. There will be several events in the state’s capital the week of July 4 tied to America's 250th, a ...

House of Delegates meets for informational meetings

CHARLESTON - With last week's primaries seeing several incumbent members of the West Virginia House of Delegates lose their elections, House members came to the State Capitol Building Monday for a series of two-day meetings. Legislative interim meetings for both the House and the state Senate ...

Lawmakers briefed on new SAFE child welfare case system

CHARLESTON – Child welfare officials in West Virginia are slowly rolling out a new system for evaluating cases in the hopes of keeping more families together while focusing resources on at-risk children. Kendra Boley Rogers, deputy commissioner for the state Bureau for Social Services, ...