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Senate Education Committee passes study resolution on SSAC – WV MetroNews

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Senate Education Committee approved a study resolution Monday concerning the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission.

Jay Taylor

The resolution, which still must be considered by the full Senate, said the legislature’s Joint Committee on Government and Finance would oversee the study during the next year.

Items to be studied include:

–the mission of the WVSSAC

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–how effective it is in achieving that mission

–improving the commission’s efficiency

–looking at transparency and accountability of the SSAC and deciding whether a performance evaluation would be appropriate

Sen. Jay Taylor, R-Taylor, who originally had a bill calling for a state takeover of the organization, sponsored an amendment Monday calling for the student to include input from coaches, parents and athletes.

“I’d hate for us just to get a study just from the SSAC itself,” Taylor said. “The bill was getting inputs from all over.”

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Education Committee Chair Amy Grady, R-Mason, thought the existing wording in the resolution would be fine but also didn’t oppose Taylor’s amendment.

The amendment passed on a voice vote.

The education committee examined the bill, called the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission Reform Act, for about an hour on Friday afternoon. At the end, Grady said there would be a vote on a study resolution on Monday.



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Critically wounded West Virginia National Guard member being moved to in-patient rehabilitation

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E-News | Downtown Dash planned Dec. 13

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Join the Main Street Morgantown family-friendly holiday shopping event from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 13) in Downtown Morgantown. 

The event will feature a district-wide scavenger hunt for a chance to win prizes and the opportunity to explore holiday pop-up markets by Hoot and Howl, The Co-Op and Apothecary Ale House.

While exploring downtown shops, participants who spot DASH the Dog can collect stamps. Each stamp brings participants closer to the chance of winning prizes from downtown merchants such as gift cards and goods. To qualify for prizes, completed Downtown Dash Guides with five or more stamps must be turned into Hoot and Howl, The Co-Op, Apothecary Ale House or at Breezeline’s play-to-win tent on Courthouse Square.

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As a break from shopping, parents and their little ones can visit Kids Craft, Cookies & Cocoa Central at the WARD Building to enjoy a complimentary hot cocoa and cookie bar and children’s crafts provided by Hotel Morgan sponsored by Main Street Morgantown and Breezeline.

Visitors can also visit the beautiful 25-foot-tall holiday tree on display at Courthouse Square, a collaboration between the City of Morgantown, Monongalia County and Main Street Morgantown.   

Sponsored by Breezeline, the Downtown Dash celebrates the holiday season, promotes walking and shopping throughout the downtown district, and supports local businesses by driving foot traffic directly to storefronts.



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West Virginia First Foundation lauds Wheeling police for crisis intervention success

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The West Virginia First Foundation visited the Wheeling Police Department to commend its efforts in addressing the area’s mental health and opioid crisis.

Wheeling Police Chief Shawn Schwertfeger presented to the WVFF board, highlighting the department’s progress.

Schwertfeger attributed a 14% decrease in Group A crimes from 2024 to 2025 to the department’s crisis intervention program.

“Just another great partnership,” he said. “More collaboration in this area that we are very proud of and we want to keep the momentum going,.”

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WVFF Executive Director Jonathan Board praised the program’s success.

“This in particular, the CIT program, that isn’t just in the ether, but is showing success – actual scientific success about de-escalation, about bringing together services providers and to boots on the ground and first responders, this is vitally important to not only this region but the entire state,” Board said.

The visit was part of WVFF’s ‘Hold the Line’ tour across the state.



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