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By Derek Artimez and René Trezise Maddie Kaley is not the fastest runner nor can she throw a deep ball, but she is attending college on scholarship and competing as a Division 1 athlete against universities in the Big XII Conference and beyond. More importantly, not only is Kaley contending, but she’s winning—all from the…
By Brooke Buchanan “It doesn’t matter how old you are, it is never too late for reinvention. You can always write your own happy ending.” Callie Lyons, a senior at West Virginia University (WVU) Parkersburg, has followed this motto throughout adulthood. Many people think life needs to be planned out and certain things need to…
By Jules Happy Rone Berkeley Springs, WV, is getting ready to celebrate the holidays in style yet again. With decorated meters, a Santa’s mailbox, newly refurbished lanterns, holiday “elfie” stations for photographs, visits with Santa, small business shopping and events all season long, visitors looking to get into the holiday season will be right at…
The West Virginia State University (WVSU) Economic Development Center (EDC) will host a workshop on “Business Fundamentals” Wednesday, November 20, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The free event is being co-presented by the West Virginia Small Business Development Center. “This workshop will provide information and resources for entrepreneurs who are thinking of starting their…
Giving middle and high school students the opportunity to explore agriculture innovations, Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College, Robert C. Byrd Institute, WV Department of Education and WV Department of Agriculture will present the 2019 WV Ag Innovation Showcase on Thursday, November 21. “Agriculture is an important industry in Hardy County and throughout the…
A new short-term program offered by West Virginia University at Parkersburg’s Workforce and Economic Development Division is providing five students from Wood, Pleasants and Jackson counties with hands-on training and paid work experience in the manufacturing industry. The students in the first Basic Manufacturing Industry Preparedness program completed nine weeks of classroom learning and were…