CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Hospital Association President and CEO Jim Kaufman has announced he’s stepping down.
Kaufman, who was named to the position in 2020, helped lead the association and its member hospitals through the covid pandemic. He’s also been known for his advocacy on behalf of hospitals to state lawmakers and the state’s congressional delegation.
The WVHA Board of Trustees has named Hospital Association Vice President Tony Gregory as interim president and CEO.
“Tony’s

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall University says it believes it can address the challenges of limited access to specialized health care and shortages of health care professionals in the Mountain State with a new agreement.
Marshall University President Brad Smith
Marshall has announced the company Synthesis Health will take up residence in the university’s IDEA District.
“This is exactly the kind of opportunity the Idea District was created to attract — companies that are solving important problems

LOGAN, W.Va. — Former Logan High School basketball coach Willie Akers nd his Runnin’ Wildcats would play before sold out crowds game after game the Logan Fieldhouse, Saturday, Akers will be remembered in funeral services there, now known as Willie Akers Arena.
Akers died earlier this week at the age of 89.
Visitation is scheduled begin 11 a.m. The time of service is 2 p.m. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
A large crowd is expected.
 
The post Akers funeral Saturday in arena that bears

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Clay Center President and CEO Al Najjar loved science and loved to see children learn science.
Al Najjar
Those of the two of the things being remembered about him after his sudden death Friday morning. He suffered a medical emergency.
Clay Center Board Chairman Rob Aliff said Najjar wanted to keep making the Charleston-based Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences exciting for kids not only in and around Charleston but from all over the state.
“He would say ‘as young people

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is tying FEMA grants for states to their post-election canvassing efforts.
Deak Kersey
The state has received a directive from the federal government requiring counties canvass five percent of ballots cast in elections or risk seeing FEMA grant amounts reduced by 20 percent.
West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner notified the State Election Commission Friday he plans to put a new policy in place for county clerks and

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Flood victims in Kanawha County continue their clean-up nearly a week after a pair of storms rolled through and caused damage from one end of the county to the other.
C.W. Sigman
Kanawha County Emergency Manager C.W. Sigman said collection of flood debris across the unincorporated areas of Kanawha County begins Monday. Sigman stressed it is a pickup for flood debris only.
“This is not a cleanup for stuff that’s been laying around the house for years, this is for flood debris.