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Gov. Justice, WorkForce West Virginia announce Disaster Unemployment Assistance benefits are now available for communities impacted by storms and flooding April 11-12, 2024
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) — Governor Jim Justice and WorkForce West Virginia announced that Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) benefits are available to qualifying individuals living or working in Hancock, Kanawha, Marshall, Ohio, Roane, Wetzel and Wood counties. These counties were designated as major disaster areas by the President on May 24, 2024, following an official request by Gov. Justice. […] The post Gov. Justice, WorkForce West Virginia announce Disaster Unemployment Assistance benefits are now available for communities impacted by storms and flooding April 11-12, 2024 appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
People who lost their jobs in West Virginia due to flooding can get benefits
According to officials, individuals living or working in these counties who lost their job due to the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides and mudslides may apply for federal unemployment benefits.
Hearing set for fate of Paden City school after superintendent closed it for school year
A Wetzel County judge has set a preliminary hearing in the case over whether Paden City High School should close for the upcoming school year. Circuit Judge Richard Wilson has scheduled the matter for 4 p.m. July 25 in the Wetzel County Courthouse. Wilson ordered the school to reopen and...
Future of Paden City High School will soon be determined
PADEN CITY, W.Va. (WTRF) — There’s a big hearing in Wetzel County Circuit Court next week to determine the future of Paden City High School. There are hundreds of people who are watching what happens. Last week Wetzel County Circuit Court Judge Richard Wilson ruled that Wetzel County Schools Superintendent Cassie Porter illegally closed Paden […]
Series of Unfortunate Events in Wetzel County
“Based upon the petition, there appears to be no emergency, the status of Paden City as a Superfund site has been known for many years, and these conditions are not unforeseen or unanticipated,” Wetzel County Circuit Judge Charles Richard Wilson ruled last week in an order that keeps Paden City High School open — at least temporarily.
Judge issues order against closure of Paden City High School
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Plans to close Paden City High School for the 2024-2025 school year have stalled following a court order. Wetzel County Circuit Court Judge Charles Wilson issued a temporary restraining order against Wetzel County Superintendent Cassandra Porter on Friday requiring Paden City High School be reopened, all personnel be reinstated, and extracurricular activities including marching band and sports be allowed to resume.
W.Va. School Remains Open Amid Toxic Groundwater Fears
A small West Virginia school will remain open for now after a court temporarily blocked an effort to relocate classes due to the town’s contaminated groundwater being added to a national cleanup priority list. Last month, Wetzel County Schools Superintendent Cassandra R. Porter announced that students, faculty and staff...
Hundred Softball
Hundred Youth Sports made history this year as they put together a youth softball team that made the community proud by joining a league and finishing the regular season undefeated at 10-0 and followed that up by going 4-1 in tournament play to win the championship. The 2024 team was...
Paden City High School
Paden City High School was ordered reopened, preventing Wetzel County Superintendent Cassandra Porter from closing the High School for the 2024-25 school year. Judge Wilson representing the second judicial district which includes Wetzel County made the ruling late Friday afternoon July 12, after the plaintiffs filed a petition in Wetzel County Circuit Court to stop the temporary closure of the school that had taken place in late June.
Attorney for Paden City talks about ruling to keep the local school open
WHEELING, W.Va. — The attorney representing advocates of Paden City High School said a judge’s ruling in a court case challenging school’s temporary closure is a vindication for their case. Last Friday, Judge Richard Wilson issued a temporary restraining order on the actions of Wetzel County Superintendent...
Disaster assistance reaches more than $5 million for those affected by severe weather in West Virginia in April 2024
CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) — More than $5 million was approved for homeowners and renters who were affected by severe storms in 11 West Virginia counties in early April 2024. Residents of Fayette, Nicholas, Kanawha, Boone, Cabell, Lincoln, Marshall, Ohio, Putnam, Wayne and Wetzel counties who were affected by severe storms in West Virginia from April […]
Judge reverses closure of Paden City High School
PADEN CITY — A circuit judge has stopped Wetzel County School Superintendent Cassie Porter from closing Paden City High School and ordered its immediate reopening. Judge Richard Wilson issued a temporary restraining order Friday after ruling that Porter illegally closed the school in June when she cited a state code that allows a county superintendent to close a school over health concerns.
Judge reverses closure of Paden City High School
PADEN CITY, W.Va. — A circuit judge has stopped Wetzel County School Superintendent Cassie Porter from closing Paden City High School and ordered its immediate reopening. Judge Richard Wilson issued a temporary restraining order Friday after ruling that Porter illegally closed the school in June when she cited a state code that allows a county superintendent to close a school over health concerns.
West Virginia school will remain open for now amid toxic groundwater fears
PADEN CITY, W.Va. (AP) — A small West Virginia school will remain open for now after a court temporarily blocked an effort to relocate classes due to the town’s contaminated groundwater being added to a national cleanup priority list. Last month, Wetzel County Schools Superintendent Cassandra R. Porter announced that students, faculty and staff at Paden City High School would be relocated to existing schools in nearby New Martinsville when classes resume in August. However, according to news outlets, attorneys representing a group of those students, faculty and staff filed a petition this week seeking to block the move. The petition argued that the federal government did not recommend closing the school because there was no health risk.
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