Joselyn King

Reporter at The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register

Political reporter - Wheeling Newspapers

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Ohio County Schools PR Director To Present at National Conference

1 month ago | theintelligencer.net | Joselyn King

WHEELING — Ohio County Schools public relations director Karin Butyn is going to Washington, D.C. this summer to share her ideas with other directors from across the nation. Butyn will be a presenter at the National School Public Relations Association conference on July 21. She has been public relations director with Ohio County Schools since early 2024, and since then it has been a busy year for her.
W.Va. Department Of Education To Intervene In Tyler County Schools

1 month ago | wetzelchronicle.com | Joselyn King

The West Virginia Board of Education has stripped the Tyler County Board of Education of its decision making powers, and directed State Superintendent Michele Blatt to find and hire the county’s next school superintendent. The state board met Wednesday in Charleston. “The West Virginia Board of Education has declared extraordinary circumstances exist in Tyler County Schools that warrant immediate intervention pursuant to West Virginia Code,” Blatt read from a prepared statement.
Voters now need Photo ID to vote In West Virginia

1 month ago | journal-news.net | Joselyn King

West Virginia Patrick Morrisey says he wants West Virginia’s voting laws to be as simple as possible, and for voters to know they now need to bring photo identification with them to the polls when they go to vote. “No photo ID, no vote,” Morrisey said as he conducted a ceremonial signing Thursday in Charleston of House Bill 3016. The legislation requires voters when they go to the polls to present photo identification before receiving a ballot. “This is just common sense,” he continued.
W.Va. vehicle property tax credit number needed for refund

Jan 27, 2025 | journal-news.net | Joselyn King

WHEELING – If you are a West Virginia resident doing your state tax return and in need of a tax credit number to claim your first-time vehicle tax rebate, that information is being mailed out now by the West Virginia Tax Division. Those MV-1 letters started to go out on Thursday, confirmed Alicia Clark, executive assistant for the West Virginia Tax Division. They should be received within the next week.
State senator: Education spending in West Virginia is ‘upside-down’

Jan 23, 2025 | spiritofjefferson.com | Joselyn King

West Virginia Sen. Charles Clements, vice-chairman of the Senate Education Committee, says spending on education in the state is “upside down” and more money should be spent on its youngest learners. Clements (R-Wetzel) said he spent a lot of time last summer looking at what the education committee needs to address during this year’s legislative session that begins Feb. 12. “We have discipline problems with kindergarten-type children and not just at the high schools,” he explained.
Capito Tours Wheeling Artisan Center, Eyes Funds for Another Downtown Project

Aug 20, 2024 | capito.senate.gov | Joselyn King

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito likes what she sees as she enters downtown Wheeling, where the Downtown Streetscape Project is winding down to completion. But there is also still a part of the landscape she hopes to soon see gone. Capito, R-W.Va., was in the “Friendly City” on Tuesday to celebrate the completion of renovations on the Wheeling Artisan Center. Capito was able to direct $1 million in federal funding for the construction. Now she is eyeing funding for another project in Wheeling.
West Virginia Gov. Justice talks Biden, Trump and women in construction in Wheeling

Jul 23, 2024 | wvnews.com | Joselyn King

WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice suggests the push by Republicans to portray President Joe Biden as frail and incompetent actually came two years too late. Justice — also a Republican and nominee for U.S. Senate — spoke about the recent upheaval in the 2024 U.S. presidential election after giving the keynote speech at the Women In Asphalt luncheon in Wheeling on Tuesday. The event took place at Waterfront Hall downtown.
WLU, Marshall to host ‘Aviation Day’ open house on Saturday

May 30, 2024 | weirtondailytimes.com | Joselyn King

May 31, 2024 By JOSELYN KINGStaff WriterWHEELING — An aviation program is about to take flight at West Liberty University, and the public is invited to the Wheeling-Ohio County Airport Saturday to learn more.
Wheeling's Major Gen. Renforth Talks Leadership at 'Lunch With Leaders' Event

May 16, 2024 | theintelligencer.net | Joselyn King

WHEELING - Retired Major Gen. Austin "Sparky" Renforth once was commanding general over Marines serving in Iraq, and he asserts the key to leadership is creating an environment where others want to both "love" and protect you and their colleagues. Renforth, a Wheeling native, served as one of two keynote speakers at the annual "Lunch With Leaders" conference at Wheeling Park's White Palace. The second was Mitch Carmichael, West Virginia's cabinet secretary of economic development.
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito Offers Bethany’s Grads Advice

May 12, 2024 | capito.senate.gov | Joselyn King

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito – wife, mother and grandmother – has yet another title she can add to her name. Bethany College awarded her an honorary doctor of education during graduation ceremonies there on Saturday. “I can’t wait to tell the members of my family they now can call me ‘Dr. Capito,'” she told those present. Capito next provided the commencement address to Bethany’s graduates, and offered them five core pieces of advice.