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Jamestown Sun highlights from the week of Sept. 14, 2026
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1094+ words) The following stories from this week appeared on www.jamestownsun.com and in The Jamestown Sun. Americans need to remember the phrase “never forget” as a responsibility they hand to each other every day in everything they do, according to…...
Springfield dispensary workers say they were fired for unionizing
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (513+ words) About 30 people carried signs, chanted slogans like "People, not pre-rolls" and tried to divert customers while outside Greenlight Dispensary, 218 N. National Ave., on Sept. 18, protesting the firing of 11 of the dispensary's 23 employees. The fired employees were told their termination was because…...
Pack talks Hope Scholarship, unclaimed property
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (383+ words) ELKINS -- State Treasurer Larry Pack visited Elkins Thursday evening, speaking with The Inter-Mountain about the success of the Hope Scholarship Program, the increase in the program’s participants around the state, how to claim unclaimed property and more. Pack was visiting…...
WestCare highlights plight of Pike’s unhoused population
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (719+ words) WestCare Kentucky Advocacy Committee Co-chairwoman Judith Casalino talks to the Pikeville Rotary Club about situations concerning unhoused people in Pike County, during the group’s meeting on Sept. 16. Homelessness in Pike County is a more widespread and complicated issue than most…...
Sen. Pillion presents $3M check to Dickenson County from Opioid Abatement Authority
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (79+ words) WCYB DICKENSON COUNTY, Va. (WCYB) — Virginia Sen. Todd Pillion presented a check of more than $3 million to Dickenson County from the Opioid Abatement Authority. Pillion is the chairman of the authority. County leaders say the money will help them continue…...
Capito, Justice Announce $2 Million in Research Funding for WVU | U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (237+ words) Capito, Justice Announce $2 Million in Research Funding for WVU capito.senate.gov Capito, Justice Announce $2 Million in Research Funding for WVU WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Senator Jim…...
Oakland town board joins neighboring municipalities in opposing transmission line
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (507+ words) The Oakland town board approved a resolution opposing the proposed transmission line routes at its September meeting, joining other municipalities in Jefferson County that have passed similar resolutions this summer. The proposed 190-mile 765-kV BECI transmission line would go through…...
State Of Emergency Declared For Mason County - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (243+ words) The eastern half of West Virginia is under a hazardous weather outlook, as a storm system that brought deadly storms to the Great Plains moves into the region. Gov. Patrick Morrisey has issued a State of Emergency proclamation after severe…...
Budzinski, Tonko, Heinrich introduce legislation to ensure federal energy investments create good-paying union jobs, benefit workers, communities
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (189+ words) By Tribune Staff • On Sept. 16, U.S. Representatives Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Paul Tonko (NY-21) introduced the Good Energy Jobs Act, legislation that ensures federal investments in America’s energy future create good-paying union jobs, strengthen domestic manufacturing, and deliver meaningful benefits…...