West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources is accepting applications for the Emergency Low Income Energy Assistance Program.

The state’s Home Visitation Program received some financial help from the federal government this week.

Department of Health and Human Resources officials announced Monday that applications for the federally funded Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program are open. The program will accept applications “until funds are exhausted,” according to a news release.

West Virginia residents have until March 18 to apply for help paying their home heating bills.

An application period for low-income residents in West Virginia to apply for an energy assistance program has been extended to March 18.

West Virginia shattered a seven-day record for positive coronavirus cases for the second straight week while hospitalizations continue to climb in 2022, according to health figures released Monday.

West Virginia Del. Jeffrey Pack, who has been chair of the Health and Human Resources Committee, has been appointed to be commissioner of the new Bureau for Social Services, officials said.

West Virginia health officials reported yet another unwelcomed record in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, as new daily deaths hit a record Tuesday. The state Department of Health and Human Services said it has recorded 46 new deaths in the last 24-hour reporting period.

The West Virginia Department of Education announced that 43 counties will be remote learning-only for the week of Dec. 13. State officials rolled out updated data Saturday, Dec. 12 at 5 p.m.

The West Virginia Department of Education announced that 27 counties will be remote learning-only for the week of Dec. 6. State officials rolled out updated data Saturday, Dec. 5 at 5 p.m.