West Virginia University and Pierpont Community and Technical College and Sprouting Farms’ Greenville Farm Kitchen will received $1 million federal funding for agricultural workforce training. The schools will split the money evenly.

Parts and labor used in aircraft maintenance will be exempt from West Virginia's consumer sales and service tax beginning Sept. 1. Read more.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is asking the CDC for a congressional investigation into Kanawha County's high rate of HIV cases. The county has had 51 newly diagnosed cases of HIV since January 2019, with 35 of those reported in 2020.

Lewis County, W.Va., recently appointed James Gum as director of its Office of Emergency Management/E-9-1-1 and Keith Talbert as assistant director, and LaPorte County, Ind., has hired Barb Huston as its E-9-1-1 director. Gum and Talbert say they plan to upgrade equipment and do more outreach over social media, while Huston says, "I'm always up for a challenge."

A new dual-credit program at Fairmont State University in Fairmont, W.Va., will enable high-school seniors in Marion County to enroll in two aviation courses on the university's campus. Students who sign up for introduction to aviation or private pilot technology classes will receive credits at both the high school and with Fairmont State's aviation program.