SHINNSTON, W.Va. (WVDN) – State Treasurer Riley Moore visited Shinnston City Hall on Thursday, Aug. 22, to present an unclaimed property check worth $18,009.25 to the City of Shinnston.
“I am proud to reunite the residents of Shinnston with these lost funds,” Treasurer Moore said. “I want to encourage individuals and organizations to keep checking our unclaimed property database because you never know if there may be unclaimed funds in your name.”
Treasurer Moore presented the unclaimed property check to Shinnston Mayor Patrick Kovalck, Vice Mayor Amanda Sayers and City Manager Tori Drainer on Thursday afternoon. The funds were from miscellaneous checks that were turned over to the Office’s Unclaimed Property Division.
“We’re very happy that the Treasurer’s Office has a website that’s so easy to access money that is laying out there,” Mayor Kovalck said. “Without that accessibility, it would’ve taken a lot longer to find this money.”
Part of the funds will be used for park development and other projects in Shinnston. Mayor Kovalck said the rest of the money will be put back into the city’s general fund.
“One of the checks was for a pavilion in our park, so we’ll be able to use that for park development,” Mayor Kovalck said. “The other money we will put in the general fund and discuss with Council how best to spend that money.”
Treasurer Moore recently announced that his Office returned $3.1 million worth of unclaimed property to individuals, businesses and organizations during the month of July, which was the first month of the state’s 2025 Fiscal Year. This is on top of another record-breaking $28 million returned over the last fiscal year.
“Through our efforts to modernize the state’s unclaimed property program, we have reunited citizens and West Virginia businesses with their money at the fastest pace in state history,” Treasurer Moore said. “Last fiscal year, my Office shattered a state record by returning $28 million worth of unclaimed property to its rightful owners.”
The State Treasurer’s Office has more than $400 million worth of unclaimed property listings in its database. Currently, Harrison County has more than 142,000 unclaimed property listings worth more than $20 million for individuals, businesses and organizations.
Treasurer Moore encourages everyone to visit www.WVUnclaimedProperty.gov to find out if the Office is holding any money for you or your family.
