An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — We often hear laments these days about the way things used to be – “I rode my bicycle without a helmet, and I turned out fine,” or “No one ever put me in a car seat, and I turned out[Read More…]
Month: September 2014
Marion County students mark Constitution Day
WHITE HALL, W.Va. — As they raised the flag at White Hall Elementary School on Wednesday morning, students put their hands over their hearts. David Wolford, national guard officer with the 151st Military Police Battalion and father of a second-grader at White Hall, helped raise a flag that previously flew[Read More…]
W.Va. authorities confiscate 190 pounds of ginseng
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Over the last two weeks, National Resource Police Officers of District IV have confiscated more than 190 pounds of illegally dug ginseng worth $180,000. Officer Marshall Richards said the seizures were the result of multiple search warrants and a one-year investigation. Any ginseng dug before Sept. 1[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, Sept. 18
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. A MOMENTOUS EVENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM’S HISTORYAfter 300[Read More…]
Ohio casino opens 45 miles from Hancock County’s
NEWELL, W.Va. — With today’s opening of the Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course in Austintown, Ohio, Hancock County’s racetrack casino faces the latest in a series of internal and external challenges. Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort General Manager Chris Kern said Mountaineer has been preparing for this[Read More…]
W.Va. governor says festivals likely safe from cuts
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin says West Virginia’s fairs and festivals likely will be safe from next year’s budget crunch. The state is looking at a more than $100 million funding gap for Fiscal Year 2016. The governor will present a balanced budget in January to the state[Read More…]
War on coal accelerating
An editorial from The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Closure of coal-fired power plants in response to Environmental Protection Agency regulations appears to be accelerating. That is bad news for tens of millions of Americans who will pay much higher electric bills as a result. It may be even[Read More…]
W.Va. Supreme Court hears cases in Huntington
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Justice was served for more than 700 high school and college students on Marshall University’s campus Tuesday morning. The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals returned to Marshall Tuesday to hear appeals in four cases in front of the audience of students and faculty at the Joan[Read More…]
Too much regulation hampers business growth
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Business leaders have long complained that too much government regulation hampers growth. But a study released by the National Association of Manufacturers last week goes a step beyond that general criticism and assigns an actual dollar figure to money spent by American[Read More…]
Bridgeport-based firm inks federal purchase deal
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — The Bridgeport-based technology firm Allegheny Science & Technology has secured an $85 million blanket purchase agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy, the company announced Tuesday. The agreement will see Allegheny Science & Technology performing “mission oriented technical support services in support of the U.S. Department of[Read More…]
