MARIETTA – Below-freezing temperatures in the Mid-Ohio Valley this winter haven’t affected some fruit crops while others did not fare so well, according to local growers. “The cold hasn’t hurt the apple crop – the trees can tolerate it, but the peaches are a total loss,” said Tom Burch, owner[Read More…]
Month: February 2014
Image projects long-missing Weston girl at age 5
WESTON, W.Va. – The story of a missing Lewis County girl that has touched the hearts of many continues with the release of an age-progressed photo two years after the youth went missing. Aliayah Lunsford, who went missing from her Weston home on Sept. 24, 2011, at the age of[Read More…]
Natural gas processors find W.Va. tax loophole
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. – Williams Energy, Blue Racer Midstream and MarkWest Energy spent nearly $900 million in Marshall County during the last tax year on their natural gas processing plants, but those same plants are taxed at only a fraction of that amount, county officials said. Marshall County Assessor Chris Kessler[Read More…]
Passing the Obamacare IQ exam
A column by Mike Myer, executive editor of The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — It has become clear within the past couple of weeks that universities such as Harvard and Yale ought to be sending legions of recruiters to West Virginia. They are after the brightest of Americans, aren’t they?[Read More…]
WVU’s PRT improvements paying off
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU officials are working on the next phase of the PRT modernization plan and have already seen an uptick in service from the first project. Associate Vice President of WVU Facilities and Services Randy Hudak said for Phase I of the plan they installed a new on-board[Read More…]
W.Va. natives hoping for stardom tour state
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — When customers ask Kayla Slone to sing at the Logan Walmart where she works as a cashier, she obliges them and belts out a country tune such as Dolly Parton’s “Coat of Many Colors.” One patron taped Slone and uploaded the video to YouTube, and before[Read More…]
W.Va. skaters give send-off to Sochi
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the Charleston Figure Skating Club performed their “Salute to Sochi” show and exhibition Sunday evening at the South Charleston Memorial Ice Arena. Click here for more
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, Feb. 24
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ARREST WARRANT OUT FOR UKRAINE’S PRESIDENT The acting[Read More…]
Senate President: Future Fund approved by Senate
By CHARLESTON, W.Va. — I am extremely pleased to report that the Future Fund bill passed unanimously in the Senate this week. I have been a passionate advocate for this bill, which would set up an endowment fund for future use by drawing on a portion of present-day severance tax collections, for[Read More…]
Legislative Update: Budget issues unresolved
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With less than two weeks remaining in the 2014 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature, the biggest unresolved issue appears to be the shortfall in funding to balance the 2014-2015 state budget. And state legislators so far seem reluctant to pass legislation to close a $146 million gap in the spending plan. Sen. Roman Prezioso, D-Marion, is chairman[Read More…]
