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Central PA healthcare company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
BROCKWAY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Central Pennsylvania healthcare company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing inflation, costs, and labor over the past few years. Guardian Healthcare, based out of Brockway announced Monday that Guardian Elder Care at Johnstown, LLC, doing business as Richland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, along with 19 affiliated entities (Debtors) voluntarily […]
Cleveland-Cliffs to open plant in West Virginia
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has announced plans to repurpose an idled facility in Weirton, W.V., to establish a new electrical distribution transformer production plant. The $150 million project will equip the facility to produce three-phase distribution transformers used in electric power distribution systems. The investment will result in re-employment opportunities for 600 workers from the indefinitely idled tinplate mill. The plant is expected to come online in the first half of 2026.
New Twin Falls Resort splash pad open to public
MULLENS, WV (LOOTPRESS) – West Virginia State Parks officials have recently announced the completion of over $4 million in upgrades at Twin Falls Resort State Park, which now includes the addition of a splash pad. Governor Jim Justice states, “We’re investing in our state parks to make them the best they can be for our […]
Annual Bricktop Concert Scheduled in Alderson
ALDERSON W.Va. (WVDN) – Alderson’s annual “Tribute to Bricktop” concert will be held on Sunday, Aug. 4 beginning at 6 p.m. on the Memorial Bridge (pedestrian bridge). The concert is free, sponsored by Alderson Main Street and the Town of Alderson with support from the Greenbrier County Commission’s Arts and Recreation fund. Bricktop was a famous […] The post Annual Bricktop Concert Scheduled in Alderson appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
Three people arrested after kidnapping and robbery in Summers County
SUMMERS COUNTY, WV (WVNS) — Three people were arrested in Summers County for charges involving kidnapping and robbery. 32-year-old Lataura E. Jarrett, 32-year-old Wesley S. Taylor, and 24-year-old Jonathan W. Cales, all of the Meadow Bridge/Rainelle area, were arrested charges of Kidnapping, Robbery, Assault During the Commission of a Felony, Malicious Assault, and Conspiracy to […]
Mercer County is asking for your votes in the Best of West Virginia 2024 contest
PRINCETON, WV (WVNS) — Mercer County is currently asking for your vote in several categories of the Best of West Virginia 2024 contest. Put on by West Virginia Living, the contest showcases the literal “Best” of West Virginia. Categories range from Travel to Culture to Shopping and Services, then get more specific in different subcategories. […]
Virginia free clinics hope for funding boost from the state
Jobs come and go, but free health clinics have been something Florence Roane-Bell could always count on. The lifelong Richmond resident has tapped into the Health Brigade — formerly known as the Fan Free Clinic — when she needed it. It was there that she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia (after previous doctors ignored her pain, she said). It’s also where health care workers helped her tackle her pre-diabetes, high blood pressure and mental health strain.
Remembering the Siltix Mine disaster in Mount Hope
MOUNT HOPE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Tuesday marked 58 years since the Siltix mine explosion in Mount Hope that claimed seven lives and injured many others. On Saturday, July 23, 1966, the small town of Mount Hope was shaken by a devastating explosion at the Siltix Mine, operated by the New River Company. The blast resulted […]
Registration open for Theatre West Virginia Academy’s Fall Semester
BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Theatre West Virginia Academy is now accepting registrations for its upcoming Fall Semester. Classes begin the week of August 19th. The semester will be 10 weeks, with a recital planned for Friday, October 25th. The cost is $125 per class, $200 for 2 classes, $250 for 3 classes The class […]
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