Highmark Releases Final Exchange Enrollment Numbers

Highmark Inc. announced today that 218,843 individuals selected its plans on and off the federal marketplace in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware during the extended enrollment period. Highmark’s total enrollment* for individuals who have purchased Affordable Care Act-compliant plans both on the federal marketplace exchange and through Highmark directly: Pennsylvania: 177,456 total with 131,264 on-exchange…

WVDNR Seeks Help Locating Whip-poor-wills

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources needs help in locating whip-poor-wills, according to Curtis I. Taylor, chief of the DNR Wildlife Resources Section. “If you see or hear whip-poor-wills in West Virginia between the dates of May 10 and July 31, 2014, please email DNR Wildlife Resources Section biologist Rich Bailey at richard.s.bailey@wv.gov,” Taylor…

Marshall Speech and Hearing Center and WVU to host Stuttering U. camp in July

One out of every 100 people stutter, according to Marshall communication disorders professor and stuttering specialist, Craig Coleman. “Many people think of stuttering as a disruption in the flow of speech, but that’s disfluency – not stuttering. It’s much more than that,” Coleman said. “It is the physical tension, the eye blinking, the hand tapping,…

King Appointed Interim Director of Augusta Heritage Center

Beth King, General Manager of Myles Center for the Arts at Davis & Elkins College, has been appointed interim Director of the Augusta Heritage Center. Since being appointed General Manager of Myles Center in March 2013, King has worked to bring a wide variety of performers, speakers and artists to campus. Before joining D&E, King…