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Community Bulletin
The Healthy Grandfamilies program returns to Upshur County on June 16, and this year it is expanding to include relative and kinship caregivers alongside the grandparents it has traditionally served. Read more →
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Human Services announced applications for the Emergency Low Income Energy Assistance Program will be accepted from June 8 through June 26, 2026, or until funds are exhausted.
The federally funded program assists eligible state residents in paying home heating or cooling bills. Residents whose primary heating and cooling source is gas or electricity must provide a termination notice or a past due utility bill when applying for ELIEAP. Households using other primary heating sources or bulk fuel may qualify for assistance if their heating fuel levels are critically low during the application period.
Households that received a direct payment through the regular Low Income Energy Assistance Program must verify that the benefit was used for home heating expenses. Applicants must submit a current receipt equal to the amount of LIEAP assistance received along with their ELIEAP application. Failure to provide verification of payment will result in denial of the application.
Eligibility for ELIEAP is based on household income, household size and responsibility for paying home heating or cooling costs. To qualify, households must meet all program requirements and be experiencing an energy emergency that could disrupt their primary heating or cooling source if assistance is not provided.
The income limit for fiscal year 2026 is 60 percent of the state median income. The maximum allowable gross income levels for ELIEAP fiscal year 2026 are listed below:
For each additional household member, add $688. Households whose countable income exceeds the maximum allowable amount are not eligible for assistance. Certain types of income may be excluded when determining ELIEAP eligibility.
Residents must apply in person at their local DoHS office. A directory of local offices is available at dohs.wv.gov/field-offices. Applications will be processed while funding remains available.
The Buckhannon Consolidated Public Works Board approved Florida Street as the location for a new Gold Star marker honoring those who gave their lives for the country. The Fred Brooks Garden Club will fund and install the marker.
WVDE and local partners are opening Summer Food Service Program sites statewide to provide free meals to anyone 18 and under.
Thirty-four West Virginia companies were honored at the 2026 Governor’s Export Awards for making first export sales to new countries.
A man was arrested after allegedly holding a handgun to a woman’s head, threatening to kill her and then pulling the trigger. The gun was not loaded.
West Virginia highway safety officials are reminding drivers that unsecured cargo is illegal and can cause serious crashes.
WVU Medicine epilepsy specialists say fewer than 10 percent of the estimated 20,000 to 25,000 patients in the region who have epilepsy are currently being treated.
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