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Covers:  local hospitals, charleston area medical center, kanawha-charleston health department, west virginia department of health and human resources
State government reporter for @wv_watch. former @wvgazettemail. Cat/dog mom, crocheter. @marshallSOJMC grad. Send story ideas to lkersey@westvirginiawatch.com

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Lori Kersey’s Biography

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I'm currently the weekend editor and a general assignment reporter for the Charleston Gazette-Mail in West Virginia. I've also covered the health and business beats for the newspaper and worked for smaller papers in Kentucky and Ohio.
I earned a master's degree in communication at Morehead State University and a bachelor's in print journalism at Marshall University.
I'm a native of Sissonville, West Virginia.

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Some patients find path to recovery through needle exchange program

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Questions and answers about needle exchange programs

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Two Charleston Jewish congregations, long separate, may consolidate

Two Charleston Jewish congregations, long separate, may consolidate

Charleston has two distinct Jewish congregations that date back to the late 1800s. Temple Israel, on Kanawha …

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WV delegate calls for Clinton to be executed

WV delegate calls for Clinton to be executed

The employer of a West Virginia lawmaker says it's investigating after he said on social media that president…

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Weston business keeps glassblowing tradition alive

Weston business keeps glassblowing tradition alive

The Appalachian Glass Factory is located in Weston, W.Va.

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Hoover band marches on after flood

Hoover band marches on after flood

Weeks after 7 feet of floodwater all but destroyed their room, equipment and instruments, the Herbert Hoover …

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Ahead of new Medicaid work requirements, WV launches website and asks residents for updated info

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By Lori Kersey Verified
| The Forest Blade Verified
The former Department of Health and Human Resources building at One Davis Square in Charleston, W.Va. (Lexi Browning | West Virginia Watch) With new federal Medicaid work requirements becoming effective next year, the West Virginia Department of Human Services has launched a new information website and is encouraging recipients to update their contact information with the state.
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Ahead of new Medicaid work requirements, WV launches website and asks residents for updated info

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By Lori Kersey Verified
| Benton County Enterprise Verified
Posted 6/24/26 With new federal Medicaid work requirements becoming effective next year, the West Virginia Department of Human Services has launched a new information website and is encouraging recipients to update their contact information with the state. This item is available in full to subscribers. E-mail Password Print and web subscribers If you're a print and web subscriber, but do not yet have an online account, click here to create one.
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Ahead of new Medicaid work requirements, WV launches website and asks residents for updated info Original

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By Lori Kersey Verified
| The Register-Herald Verified
CHARLESTON — With new federal Medicaid work requirements becoming effective next year, the West Virginia Department of Human Services has launched a new information website and is encouraging recipients to update their contact information with the state.
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