CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Infrastructure and cybersecurity improvements are coming to the Vandalia Health CAMC system with a $15 million federal grant.
U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice joined local healthcare workers for the check presentation Wednesday afternoon at the CAMC Memorial Hospital. The funding will go toward supporting equipment, infrastructure upgrades, and further securing health data within the system.
Vandalia Health President and CEO Jeff Sandene says it’s incredible

The state school board declared a state of emergency for Wyoming County, moved ahead with a correction plan for Marion County and heard an update on Logan County, which continues to face challenges after a state takeover.
All three occurred during a state Board of Education meeting on Wednesday.
Superintendent Michele Blatt recommended a 30-day plan for correction in Wyoming County with prioritized support from the West Virginia Department of Education, additional training for board members and

EDEN, N.C. — A man has been arrested in North Carolina and charged with raping a missing Ripley teenager.
Jaramia Dixon (Photo: Eden Police Department)
The Eden Police Department in Eden, North Carolina, announced that Jaramia Joseph Dixon, 21, was arrested and is being held without bail. He’s charged with statutory rape of a child 15 or younger. He has a court appearance scheduled for August 17.
Dixon is accused of traveling from Rockingham County, North Carolina to Ripley, West Virginia to

ELKINS, W.Va. — Two West Virginia hardwood manufacturers have been awarded grants through the USDA Forest Service Wood Innovations Program. Beckwith Lumber Company of Slaty Fork and Laurel Creek Hardwoods of Richwood are among 177 projects nationally which will share in more than $100 Million in national investments.
The program is aimed at supporting projects to expand wood product markets, increase processing capacity, utilize restoration byproducts, and strengthen rural forest economies.

PINCH, W.Va. –– A freak accident in Kanawha County has cost a motorcycle rider his life and left a woman injured.
According to Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Sgt. Jeremy Burns the rider, with his girlfriend on the back of the bike, came upon a downed tree in the middle of Rutledge Road Tuesday night around 8:00 p.m.
“Originally the call came in for a downed tree that had caught on fire due to the power lines. As deputies responded, they learned a motorcycle driver had come upon

LEWISBURG, W.Va – The State Fair of West Virginia returns for its 101st year on Thursday with ten days of livestock exhibits, concerts, food, and more coming back to Greenbrier County.
State Commissioner of Agriculture Kent Leonhardt is excited once again and takes pride in the opportunities young people get from the fair.
“We have the youth activities with our livestock, which is the heart and the start of the fairs and festivals throughout the state, and we have over 400 exhibitors this year,”