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Free Breakfast And Lunch Again This Year In Ohio County Schools

WHEELING – Students in Ohio County Schools this year will again have access to one free breakfast and one free lunch every day courtesy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Money for the program comes from the USDA’s Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program, which provides meals to children in high-poverty areas. A school district qualifies for the program if at least 25% of the student population is directly certified for free meal benefits. In Ohio County, that figure is closer to 85%, according to Renee Griffin, director of child nutrition for Ohio County Schools. She ...

Sheriff Calls Child Homicide Scene ‘Something No One Would Want to See’

While not offering many specifics of what his deputies dealt with, Belmont County Sheriff James Zusack said the scene of the alleged murder of a 1-year-old child was something that "no one would want to see." Zusack offered more information in the incident, which happened Friday at a home on ...

Tensions Rise As Morrisey, Lawmakers Dispute Management Of Federal Aid

CHARLESTON – Gov. Patrick Morrisey's kickoff to a two-day southern West Virginia listening tour on water issues was overshadowed Tuesday by his handling of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. Morrisey was at Marshall University in Huntington Tuesday morning to begin his ...

Former GOP Delegate Pritt Withdraws From Ballot

CHARLESTON - Elliott Pritt, the former Democrat-turned-Republican lawmaker who resigned from the West Virginia House of Delegates after being accused by federal authorities of sexually exploiting a child, will now no longer appear as a candidate in November. According to the Secretary of ...