West Virginia
Student winners announced in 2024 West Virginia Bridge Design contest
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVVA) – The West Virginia Department of Transportation has announced the winners of the West Virginia Bridge Design & Build Contest that was held on April 6, at WVU Tech in Beckley.
Eastern Greenbrier Middle School and PikeView High School took home the most honors with several first-place wins.
WVDOT said that 38 teams form 21 counties competed. Middle and high schoolers competed in both computer software and balsa wood model contests to see who can come up with the most cost-effective and sturdiest bridge designs.
Eastern Greenbrier Middle School took home first place middle in the software design and balsa wood bridge competitions for the middle school division while PikeView High School took home first place in the same categories for the high school division.
Winners included:
Software – middle school:
- First place, Emma Vincent and Ellie Burns, team DumbleDores Army, Eastern Greenbrier Middle School.
- Second place, Laura Du and Riya Zenn, team In it for the money, Suncrest Middle School.
- Third place, Ben Kelso and Saja Huggi, team Scheming, Eastern Greenbrier Middle School.
Software – high school:
- First place, Ben Williams and Jacob Lafferty, team Infinity+2, PikeView High School.
- Second place, Landon Palmer and Landon Lester, team Landon_Squared, PikeView High School
- Third place, Larry Du and Max Chen, team LarryMax, Morgantown High School
Balsa wood bridge competition – middle school:
- Third place, Carley Coleman, team Tinker Belles, Andrew Jackson Middle School.
- Second place, Laura Du and Riya Zenn, team Initforthemoney, Suncrest Middle School.
- First place, Arabella Webb, team The Strawberries, Eastern Greenbrier Middle School.
- Most creative, John Williams, team Johniscool1000000000, PikeView Middle School
Balsa wood bridge competition – high school:
- Third place, Janie Gilchrist and Alex Gilchrist, team AsianInvasion, Morgantown High School.
- Second place, Parker Worline and Ethan Coleman, team PandE, Winfield High School.
- First place, Johnathon Scott Meadows, team UNcivil engineering, PikeView High School.
- Most creative, Madelyn Cole and Parker Shrewsbury, team Ihavethehighground, PikeView High School.
- Most creative, Connor Atkins and Lucas Messenger, team Negative Zero, East Fairmont High School.
To register for next year’s contest, download bridge design software, or find out more about the contest, visit https://wvbridgedesignandbuildcontest.com.
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WHEELING, W.Va. — Wheeling is home to West Virginia’s first recovery program designed specifically for young adults, offering a new track aimed at people ages 18 to 24 who are working to overcome substance use disorders.
Youth Services System announced it will offer the recovery track at the McCrary Center in Wheeling for young adults dealing with opioid or stimulant use disorders. The program is designed to provide recovery-focused housing and support services, giving participants a safe, structured environment as they work toward long-term recovery and stability.
“Our transitional living program has been licensed by the Department of Human Services, as well as the Office of Health Facility Licensure. We also achieved the West Virginia Alliance of Recovery Residence certification so there will be a lot of oversight in this program. And we look forward to our continued work with them,” YSS CEO Jill Eddy said.
Youth Services System received a one-time grant through the West Virginia Bureau of Behavioral Health to help expand services and launch the new track in Wheeling.
“Research shows that the longer a person is provided a safe space while in recovery, the chances of their success in recovery and remaining sober is definitely increased,” Eddy said.
Services will include substance-free and MAT-friendly housing, peer recovery support, therapy, recovery planning, and overdose prevention education. The program also supports individuals with co-occurring mental health conditions and prioritizes high-risk and underserved populations.
More information about Youth Services System is available here.
BUCKHANNON, W.Va (WDTV) – WestCare West Virginia cut the ribbon for its Hope in the Mountains complex on 22 N. Locust Street. The new facility will treat men with substance abuse issues with the hopes of fighting the drug epidemic in West Virginia.
Each room in the complex includes 56 beds, a television set and clean bathroom. Stephen Wright spoke ahead of the ribbon cutting along with Buckhannon officials. He said this facility differs from others on how they approach treatment.
“We really focus on the individual and the individual needs and focus on their progress in the program versus a number of days that a person is in treatment. So it’s really individualized,” said Stephen Wright, chief operating officer of WestCare Appalachia. “So we still need aftercare, outpatient counseling, and those things. But this really gives an opportunity for an intervention to break that cycle for individuals struggling with addiction. Because lots of times they must be separated from the living circumstances that they’re in at that time.”
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A federal appeals court agreed to rehear West Virginia’s request to lift an injunction barring enforcement of state restrictions against drugmakers seeking to limit discounts to pharmacies under a federal program.
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted Thursday West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey’s request to rehear en banc arguments over a preliminary injunction. All active judges in the court will review the case after a three-judge panel in March ruled to keep the state’s SB 325 temporarily blocked while litigation plays out over the law.
The court said the case is scheduled for oral argument …
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