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Kanawha County's audit delayed due to transfer of work to third-party firm
Kanawha Valley

Kanawha County's audit delayed due to transfer of work to third-party firm

  • By Ashley Perham aperham@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Feb 20, 2026

Kanawha County’s annual audit will be delayed due to the transfer of some work to a third-party accounting firm, and it could affect the count…

Fort Gay VFD lost $125,000 in funding through noncompliance with state code
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Fort Gay VFD lost $125,000 in funding through noncompliance with state code

  • By Jesten Richardson jrichardson@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Feb 8, 2026

FORT GAY — The Fort Gay Volunteer Fire Department in Wayne County lost more than $125,000 in state funding that it could have received had it …

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Your Towns: Reflecting on the successes of the year, looking to the future
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Your Towns: Reflecting on the successes of the year, looking to the future

  • By Sierra Marling smarling@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Feb 8, 2026

Here’s a roundup of what happened in municipal government in Kanawha County’s outlying towns and cities this year, plus a little of what’s to …

5,000 cases of hand soap: Former Boone BOE worker charged in $3M fraud case
Legal Affairs

5,000 cases of hand soap: Former Boone BOE worker charged in $3M fraud case

  • By Ashley Perham aperham@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Jan 16, 2026

A former Boone County Board of Education maintenance director has been indicted on federal charges for defrauding the board of $3.4 million, a…

Fort Gay Town Council accepts resignations of mayor, recorder; sets special meeting date
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Fort Gay Town Council accepts resignations of mayor, recorder; sets special meeting date

  • By Jesten Richardson jrichardson@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Jan 9, 2026

FORT GAY — The Fort Gay Town Council approved the resignation of Mayor Joetta Hatfield and Treasurer and Recorder Sheila Bowen during its regu…

Statehouse Beat: We are in for a world of hurt
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Statehouse Beat: We are in for a world of hurt

  • Updated Dec 21, 2025

To paraphrase John Goodman’s character from “The Big Lebowski,” we are entering a world of pain, at both the state and national levels.

Hoppy Kercheval: WV needs to get out of the hospital biz (Opinion)
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Hoppy Kercheval: WV needs to get out of the hospital biz (Opinion)

  • Updated Dec 20, 2025

West Virginia state government must get out of the hospital business, and the sooner the better.

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Audit: Contract nursing in WV state facilities costs $284M, hiring can take 2 years
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Audit: Contract nursing in WV state facilities costs $284M, hiring can take 2 years

  • By Amelia Ferrell Knisely West Virginia Watch
  • Updated Dec 19, 2025

State-run hospitals, struggling to fill full-time nursing positions, are heavily reliant on contract positions to fill gaps. It cost the state…

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Your Towns: SC plans $80M wellness center; 'incomplete' audits in Chesapeake
Kanawha Valley

Your Towns: SC plans $80M wellness center; 'incomplete' audits in Chesapeake

  • By Sierra Marling smarling@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Dec 7, 2025

Here’s a roundup of what happened in October — plus a little of what’s to come in November — in municipal government in Kanawha County’s outly…

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Election 2024: A look at secretary of state, attorney general, other statewide races
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Election 2024: A look at secretary of state, attorney general, other statewide races

  • By Ashley Perham aperham@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Nov 23, 2025

Editor's note: This is part of a series of articles previewing contested races in the 2024 general election. More information about all nomine…

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