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Today is Tuesday, April 29, 2025 

WV Division of Corrections is hosting a hiring event--here’s your chance to find a stable and rewarding career in your community…Toyota West Virginia announces an $88 million investment at the Putnam County plant…and a new hiking trail showcases old-growth trees in Roane County…on today’s daily304.

 

#1 – From WV CORRECTIONS – Make a difference in your community with a stable and rewarding career with the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation!

The division is hosting an in-person hiring event on Wednesday, May 7 at WorkForce WV Morgantown Office.

Uniform and non-uniform positions are available at the following locations:

• Clarksburg Parole Office 

• Harrison County Youth Reporting Center 

• Monongalia County Youth Reporting Center 

• Marion County Youth Reporting Center 

• North Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility 

• Pruntytown Correctional Center and Jail 

• Salem Correctional Center and Jail

With increased starting salaries and excellent educational opportunities, get started on your journey today!

Learn more:

https://dcr.wv.gov/careers/Pages/careers.aspx

 

#2 – From TOYOTA WV – Toyota West Virginia is investing $88 million to assemble the next generation of hybrid transaxles. This brings the total plant investment to more than $2.8 billion and reinforces long-term job security to its more than 2,000 team members.

Scheduled to start production in late 2026, the drivetrain component will help power future North American-assembled Toyota and Lexus models. 

To celebrate the continued commitment to the Mountain State, Toyota West Virginia is donating $100,000 to the Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center at Marshall University to support the center’s workforce development program. The goal of this initiative is to broaden recruiting efforts for the school’s skills programs and introduce more people to careers in advanced manufacturing.

Read more:

https://pressroom.toyota.com/charged-up-toyota-west-virginia-invests-88-million-in-new-hybrid-transaxle-line/

 

#3 – From NEWS & SENTINEL – A recently constructed trail through the Hungry Beech Preserve in Roane County will make it easier for people to enjoy the cove of large American beech and white oaks that fill 37 acres of giant trees, some of which measure 13 feet in circumference. The preserve is on a hilltop in a remote area between Clendenin and Spencer.

The West Virginia chapter of the Nature Conservancy recently hosted a tour of the preserve to showcase what its 121 acres have to offer. Looping through the preserve, the recently constructed 2.6-mile trail was funded by an $83,400 grant from the American Water Charitable Foundation.

A recent addition to the Old-Growth Forest Network, the preserve is not only home to the giant trees, but also 80 acres of younger forest that serves as a buffer around the big trees, as well as a large meadow area that provides a nesting area for birds.

Read more:

https://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/community-news/2025/04/old-growth-trees-stand-tall-at-the-hungry-beech-preserve/

 

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That’s all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer.