Officials advance Monroe Summers joint correction programs
Monroe and Summers counties move toward shared Day Report Center Drug Court and home confinement programs. The commission agrees to transfer fiscal duties to Summers with interim director Tony Reed funded by a state grant, while Monroe seeks regular program reports and aims to keep Drug Court participants in the county. The plan includes CASE Building lease for Drug Court by April 1 and refurbishments of the McGuire Building as a potential future site, pending fire marshal fixes.
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Monroe County
Summers County
Justin St. Clair
31St Judicial Circuit
Summers
Monroe Counties
Monroe Commission
Clyde Gunn Jr
Gunn
Shane Ashley
Ashley
Jennifer McMeekin
McMeekin
West Virginia
Tony Reed
Reed
CASE
McGuire
Main Street
Union
St. Clair
Monroe
Robert Irons
Irons
Family Court
U S probes 420000 Ford F 150 brakes fault
U S safety agency probes about 420000 Ford F 150 pickups from 2013 and 2014 model years after 33 complaints of brake failure including pedal to floor loss of braking. Some cases involve brake fluid leaks and warning lamps. Ford says it will cooperate and advise owners to contact dealers.
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Detroit
U.S
Ford
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
Autodata Corp
Red Cross to Install Free Smoke Alarms in McDowell
Red Cross workers and partners will install free smoke alarms in McDowell County as part of Save-A-Life Saturday in West Virginia. The Home Fire Campaign began in October 2014 and aims to cut home fire deaths by installing alarms and providing safety education across multiple counties. Call 1-844-216-8286 for smoke alarm needs.
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Red Cross
McDowell
WAR — Red Cross
McDowell County
Meadows
American Red Cross
West Virginia
Brooke
Jefferson
Kanawha
Monongalia
Nicholas
Ohio
Putnam
Preston
Raleigh
Tyler
Upshur
Redcrosswv
Blake Stowers
Lstowers
Senate committee studies Common Core amendment in WV
The West Virginia Senate Education Committee reviews an HB4014 amendment aimed at removing only core English and math standards while preserving aligned testing. A new Academic Standards Evaluation Panel will be created with appointees from WVU and Marshall to study the standards as opponents push for repeal and testing bans.
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Charleston
Senate Committee On Education
House of Delegates
State Board of Education
West Virginia College
Lloyd Jackson
Jackson
West Virginia
West Virginia University
Marshall University
Senate
House
Park hosts meet and greet at Earlie Moon Shelter
Camp Creek State Park plans a meet and greet at the Earlie Moon Shelter near the park office on Saturday March 5 from 2 to 4 p.m. Attendees will meet staff and the park superintendent and learn about events. Concord University students sponsor a free two hour self defense class Tuesday at 6 p.m. in North Tower lobby with Chief Deputy Darrell Bailey presenting.
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Concord
Athens
Concord University
North Tower Residence Hall
Darrell Bailey
Bailey
Tamarack Foundation creates West Side Charleston Creative Incubator
The Tamarack Foundation for the Arts announced a four part plan to build West Virginia’s creative economy and support artists by establishing the Tamarack Foundation Creative Business Incubator at the former Staats Hospital on Charleston’s West Side. Brick Street Foundation and donors launched a $25,000 campaign toward a $100,000 renovation goal to host artists statewide.
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Harleston
Tamarack Foundation For the Arts
West Side
Charleston
Alissa Novoselick
Tamarackfoundation.org
Staats Hospital
Tamarack Foundation
Brick Street Foundation
John and
Tighe Bullock
West Virginia
Eee
Eagle survey set for Pipestem Resort Park area
The ninth annual Pipestem area eagle survey in southern West Virginia will be held Saturday. Professional birders will guide beginners in a four hour effort with Pipestem Resort State Park Naturalist Julie McQuade and others coordinating survey teams and volunteers. Past counts include 24 bald eagles in 2015 and 33 bald eagles plus four golden eagles in 2016.
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Ipestem
Pipestem
West Virginia
Pipestem Resort
Julie McQuade
Jim Phillips
Pipestemresort
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