Inaugural West Virginia Healthy People Healthy Places communities provide fresh fruits and vegetables to neighbors in need.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the celebrations intended to take place this spring to honor the seven communities awarded West Virginia Healthy People Healthy Places (WVHPHP) recognition had to be canceled. Given the unprecedented circumstances communities are facing as they rise to meet this health crisis, WVHPHP decided to repurpose funding that would have been […]
Cabell Huntington Hospital Earns Optum’s Center of Excellence Designation
Cabell Huntington Hospital’s (CHH) Center for Surgical Weight Control has been named a Center of Excellence (COE) for bariatric surgery by the Clinical Sciences Institute of Optum®. CHH has received this award five times. A COE designation is given to medical practices that combine top-quality clinical care with excellent patient support and better patient outcomes. […]
Clear Mountain Bank Hires Maggie Robey as Commercial Lender
Clear Mountain Bank welcomes Maggie Robey as a commercial lender serving the bank’s Oakland, MD and Terra Alta, WV markets. In her position, Robey will service the bank’s business and commercial customers to assist them with their commercial lending needs and offer strategic financial business solutions. Robey brings to Clear Mountain Bank more than 29 […]
Mister Bee Potato Chips Adds Dot’s Homestyle Pretzels To Its West Virginia Family of Snacks
Dot’s Homestyle Pretzels is now available to customers throughout West Virginia, thanks to Mary Anne Ketelsen, CEO of Mister Bee Potato Chips. After Ketelsen tried and loved the product, she then learned the North Dakota family-owned business has never sold its thriving product in West Virginia. That led her to purchase the rights to allow […]
Shepherd receives $14K grant to continue professional development program
Shepherd University’s School of Education received a $14,208 grant from the West Virginia Department of Education to continue working with six Berkeley County schools providing professional development. This is the third year the School of Education has received this grant. Shepherd will continue the professional development school (PDS) program with Spring Mills Primary, Potomack Intermediate, […]
Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery’s Nine Offices Participate in Canned Food Drive to Benefit Neighbors
Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery’s (MSOFS) nine offices will be collecting non-perishable canned foods starting Monday, July 27, through Friday, August 28, to be donated to local food banks. Jack Krajekian, DMD, a MSOFS partner, invites patients and the general public to drop off canned foods (soup, chili, stews, canned meat or tuna, assorted […]