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The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine’s Maier Institute for Excellence in Prescribing for Elders with Dementia has been awarded a $150,000 grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation to study the overuse of benzodiazepines (BZDs) in geriatric patients, as well as to educate physicians on appropriate prescribing. The project is in partnership…
On Saturday and Sunday, June 17-18, 2017, Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad will host Potomac Eagle Rail Fest. The festival will run 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days with several railroad-related activities for all ages at Wappocomo Station, 1 ½ miles north of Romney, West Virginia on WV28. In addition to the regularly-scheduled 3-hour Trough…
Larson Design Group (LDG) is pleased to announce that Orrin Burke, designer in our site engineering department, has been elected to Main Street Morgantown’s Board of Directors. Main Street Morgantown is a non-profit organization dedicated to the continued revitalization of downtown Morgantown and the Historic Wharf District. Since its founding in 1984, MSM has been…
Concord University’s Upward Bound Program has been awarded two Federal TRIO Programs grants totaling more than $660,000 per year for five years. The funding will continue programming that provides academic skills and motivation for area high school students in their pursuit of a college degree, High school students from five southern West Virginia counties will…
In response to West Virginia’s growing need for foster parents, Community Care of West Virginia has announced that it will be waiving the $75 fee for any physicals provided to potential foster care parents. Physicals are a legally required part of the application process to certify adults looking to have children placed in their homes.…
West Liberty University’s Assistant Professor of Art Robert Villamagna was inducted into the Wheeling Hall of Fame at a dinner ceremony, held on Saturday, June 3 at WesBanco Arena. “When I heard I would be presented with this award, it kind of knocked my socks off,” Villamagna said. “But I’m really honored and thank the…