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Suzette Lowe
Special to Jackson Newspapers
The area commonly known as Parsons Corner, located at the intersection of Routes 21 and 33 in Ripley, will hopefully be receiving a makeover.
Linda Dickirson, member of the City of Ripley Beautification Committee, presented a preliminary plan to the city council at its May 18 meeting. Additions proposed were a wrought iron fence with gate opening, benches, landscaping and brick walkways. Currently, the lot is empty with no landscaping. In the past it’s been used for Santa’s workshop and formerly was the location of an events sign. Rod Parsons donated the area to the city in 2015.
CHARLESTON While opioid distributors have argued there is no proof of connection between prescription painkiller use and illicit drug use, an expert in the neurobiology of addiction said, during the second day of a landmark federal trial against those distributors, that people who take prescription painkillers and illicit opioids see the same changes in their brain chemistry.
Dr. Corey Waller, an Michigan doctor with expertise in pain and substance use disorder, testified May 4 at the federal courthouse in Charleston. Lawyers for the City of Huntington and Cabell County, which sued the “Big Three” drug distributors, McKesson, AmerisourceBergen, and Cardinal Health in 2017 over their role in the drug crisis, called him to testify.
CHARLESTON – The landmark federal trial against drug distributors McKesson, AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health over their role in the opioid epidemic began May 3 in Charleston.
During Monday s opening arguments for the bench trial at the federal courthouse, attorneys for the plaintiffs – the City of Huntington and the Cabell County Commission – told Senior U.S. District Judge David A. Faber they plan to put forth records and testimony showing the drug distributors knew their role in the crisis and could foresee the harm.
Meanwhile, the defendants said the plaintiffs couldn’t prove a direct causal link between distribution and the crisis. Williams
Commissioner of Agriculture Kent Leonhardt
Heading into the 2021 legislative session, we were unsure how much time would available for policy making here in West Virginia. Over the last year, Covid-19 had brought the state to a halt limiting our lawmakersâ ability to meet. This created a scenario with limited access, as well as added urgency to move bills quickly to avoid a potential outbreak. Despite those worries, the Senate and House met for 60 days bringing necessary changes to better West Virginia. That included many new initiatives that will help grow our most important economic sector, agriculture. The list is too long for this piece, but we want to cover a few highlights important to the growth of agriculture in West Virginia.