By Mary Stortstrom The Journal CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. – The Jefferson County Commission voted to support the funding of a demand study that will be conducted to determine the economic feasibility of bringing natural gas into Jefferson County during its Feb. 6 meeting. John Reisenweber, executive director of the Jefferson[Read More…]
Month: February 2014
Monongalia resident loses all but dogs, kids’ ashes
By Conor Griffith The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Fire destroyed the four story house at 99 Pursglove Road outside Morgantown on Thursday morning. “A passerby knocked on my door this morning and told me there was smoke billowing from my house,” said Dot Duffer, the owner of Duffer Sign[Read More…]
W.Va. water bills with flushing credits in the mail
By David Gutman Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Customers of West Virginia American Water affected by the Elk River chemical leak should expect to see a credit on their next water bill, but it won’t be for a huge amount, and there probably isn’t any other financial help coming behind[Read More…]
Cabell students have unlikely social media favorite
By Lacie Pierson The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Cabell County students spend much of their formative years studying the linguistic styles of such figures starting with the likes of Dr. Seuss and Raffi all the way through to Shakespeare and U.S. presidents. However, there’s one prominent figure within the[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Feb. 7
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. PUTIN HOPING TO TELL WORLD THAT RUSSIA IS[Read More…]
Legislative leaders agree: Water has become a top issue this session
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Leaders of the state legislature agree, as House Minority Leader Tim Armstead put it: “The water issue obviously has become one of the central — if not the central — issues of this session.” Senate President Jeff Kessler, D-Marshall; Senate Minority Leader Mike Hall, R-Putnam; House Speaker Tim Miley, D-Harrison; and Armstead,[Read More…]
Actor’s death shines light on heroin scourge
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG — Philip Seymour Hoffman was a rumpled version of every man. An Oscar winner, who was called among the greatest actors of his time, this generation’s Marlon Brando. Now he is dead. Hoffman, 46, was found by a worried friend on[Read More…]
Northern W.Va. gets second drug interdiction team
From Staff Reports The Exponent Telegram BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Law enforcement officials announced the formation of a new interdiction team that will patrol the roads of Harrison County in order to slow the flow of illegal drugs into the region. United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, Captain James Merrill[Read More…]
Storm blankets Eastern Panhandle in ice
By Samantha Cronk The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A thick sheen of ice coated the Eastern Panhandle on Wednesday morning after a winter storm produced an average of three-tenths of an inch of ice, creating slippery road conditions and leaving thousands without power. Wednesday morning’s storm was one in a[Read More…]
CVS putting public health safety first
An editorial from the Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.VA. — One in five. That’s how many deaths are attributed to cigarette smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke in the United States each year, making tobacco use the single most preventable cause of death in the country. Smoking also has a[Read More…]
