Ohio Valley Bank Awards First-Ever Marshall Mid-Ohio Valley Center Scholarship

Mario Liberatore, president of Ohio Valley Bank West Virginia, presented the first-ever Ohio Valley Bank Scholarship for the Marshall University Mid-Ohio Valley Center in Point Pleasant yesterday. Sophomore nursing student Shelby Rodgers received $1,500 in scholarship funds from the bank. The fund for the Ohio Valley Bank Scholarship was established in 2013, with its first…

Marshall Joins WVU to Host Second Annual Stuttering U. Camp June 25-27

Stuttering is a complex disorder that involves much more than breaks or hesitations in speech, according to Marshall communication disorders professor and stuttering specialist Craig Coleman. “Children can experience negative emotions or thoughts related to their stuttering. This can cause them to feel very different from their peers and lead to social avoidance,” Coleman said.…

The Inkwell: Spring 2014

  WVE’s Spring 2014 Energy & Manufacturing Issue is on its Way! In this issue, you’ll find:   Keith Burdette’s insight into the power of West Virginia energy and the resurgence of the manufacturing industry in the Mountain State.         An inside look at Bob Murray’s counteroffensive on the war on coal.…

In the Chef’s Corner: Yellow Brick Bank

In 1976, the former Jefferson Security Bank in Shepherdstown, WV was purchased for space as a restaurant. The new owner named it the Yellow Brick Bank and opened for business before discovering that the bricks resisted paints and glazes, yellow or otherwise. The name has remained, however, and today, the Yellow Brick Bank (YBB) is an Eastern Panhandle institution that has served a notable list of guests that includes First Lady Nancy Reagan.