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by Chris Kolmar America has been known as the land of opportunity for as long as I can remember. It’s the one place in the world where if you bare down and work your nose to the grindstone, you can make a better life for your family and yourself. And while everyone in West Virginia…
Kitzie’s Restaurant & Lounge recently donated $500 to the WVU Medicine University Healthcare Foundation to support University Healthcare’s cancer comfort fund. The cancer comfort fund was established by the University Healthcare Foundation to provide emergency assistance to cancer patients whose immediate needs can’t be met by another agency. Types of services funded include medication/medical supplies,…
A workshop on Business Fundamentals is scheduled for 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, July 1, in Hardy County. The workshop is part of the West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WVSBDC) training and business coaching program Three Step Jump Start to help small business owners receive the right information at the right time. The…
By Jessica Holstein According to the Child Welfare League of America’s 2015 report, West Virginia had 36,884 total referrals for child abuse and neglect in 2013. That same year, 4,389 children in West Virginia lived apart from their families in out-of-home care. Under the leadership of Cabinet Secretary Karen Bowling, the West Virginia Department of…
Charles W. Clements, II, M.D., a professor in the department of family and community health at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, has received one of the American Medical Association Foundation’s top honors, the Jack B. McConnell M.D. Award for Excellence in Volunteerism. Since 2011 Clements has served as the faculty leader…
As the most recent USA Today “Healthy Cities” reports, Beckley and the greater New River Gorge region of West Virginia have a long and important road ahead when it comes to improving the health of its citizens. Today, it is the profound pleasure to announce that Malorie Polster will be joining the team to promote…