A data-driven overview of West Virginia’s economic performance shows significant room to improve.
Brian Dayton
The West Virginia Campaign for Jobs 2025 Digest shows where the state lands on a series of key business metrics. The report produced by the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce report tracks the state’s economic health through 61 economic statistics, highlighting both positive and challenging areas.
“We are an organization that very much believes that you have to know where you rank

GRANTSVILLE, W.Va. — The Calhoun County Board of Education is scheduled to meet Monday evening and could face questions about Arnoldsburg Elementary School First Grade teacher and Calhoun County Commissioner Jacob McCumbers.
McCumbers, 39, of Arnoldsburg, was arrested Saturday morning and charged with 50 counts of sexual abuse by a parent or guardian.
Jacob McCumbers
According to a criminal complaint, a teenage boy told the State Police Child Victim Unit that the sexual assaults began when he

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Two Wood County students face criminal charges of allegedly making threats to Parkersburg High School.
Wood County Schools released information of the arrest of the two after they became aware of the threats late Saturday evening, September 13th. The Wood County Sheriff’s Department was notified and was able to locate the two students believed responsible for the threats. They were placed them in custody on Sunday, September 14.
Officials say the threat was directed at

CHARLESTON, W.Va – A former daycare worker convicted of child abuse is going behind bars.
Amber Seiler, 30, was sentenced to one to five years in prison by Kanawha County Circuit Judge Kenneth Ballard on Monday after she entered a Kennedy plea for one felony count of battery and assault of a disabled child.
A Kennedy plea means that Seiler acknowledges the state has enough evidence to convict her in a trial while maintaining her innocence.
Seiler was accused of physically and verbally abusing

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–W.Va. Congressional Delegation downplays chances of a federal government shutdown
–The robust funding for broadband expansion in West Virginia may be in peril
–A Calhoun County leader faces serious charges after a weekend arrest
–In Sports: A thriller ion Morgantown Saturday and Tony Gibson gets his first win as a head coach
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