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Two W.Va. Students Named U.S. Presidential Scholars
Lauren Shen, from Morgantown High School in Monongalia County, and Grant Kenamond, from Wheeling Park High School in Ohio County, received the honor. They are part of a group of 161 students nationwide to receive this recognition. “West Virginia students are world-class scholars, and Lauren and Grant are exceptional ambassadors...
USDA Helps Rural West Virginia Farmers and Business Owners Lower Energy Costs
WEST VIRGINA (LOOTPRESS) – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development West Virginia State Director Ryan Thorn joined Rural Business-Cooperative Service Administrator Betsy Dirksen Londrigan on May 9 in Harpers Ferry to announce that Rural Development is investing $2.9 million to help lower energy costs and generate income for farmers and small business owners across […]
Ohio County Sheriff’s Deputy receives VFW National Law Enforcement Award
ELM GROVE, W.Va. (WTRF) – The Veterans of Foreign Wars in the State of West Virginia honored the 2024 National Law Enforcement Award recipient, Andrew Weisal, a Sheriff’s Deputy from the Ohio County Sheriff’s Office. This award is given to an officer who maintains a record of exemplary service to the community and is nominated […]
Wheeling Park High, Brooke Primary North beneficiary of state funding
OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. — Wheeling Park High School has received $1 million from the state to put the final touches on its upgrades. Gov. Jim Justice and the School Building Authority of West Virginia have approved $26.2 million to be used on 26 statewide major improvement projects. Locally, Brooke...
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