West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner visited two Wood County schools to raise awareness about voter registration for teenagers ahead of the 2026 elections.

WELLSBURG — West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner said he often hears, particularly from young voters, “My vote really doesn’t matter. I’m just one vote.” But the state’s chief election official told Brooke High School students Wednesday that five municipal elections last year included tied races,

Getting young people involved in the political process was the focus Wednesday of West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner’s visits to two area schools. Warner appeared at Parkersburg High School and Wood County Christian School to talk to students who will be of voting age for the 2026 general election about the

The state of West Virginia doesn't have any statewide elections in 2025, although it does mean that prep work is currently being done as next year will be a bus

Delegate Scot Heckert has announced his intention to seek reelection to the West Virginia House of Delegates’ 13th District. “It has been an honor and a privilege to represent the people of Wood County,

CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s newly combined teachers’ union filed a friend-of-the-court brief last week supporting the final rule-making authority for the state Board of Education in its appeal of a state law before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.

State lawmakers are convening to take a vote that would allow redistricting before next year’s midterms, though the process would take months.