SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — There’s no place like home for Shepherd University President Dr. Suzanne Shipley, who plans to accept the presidency at Midwestern State University. Shipley, who grew up in Lubbock, Texas, was named as the “sole finalist” for this new position after the MSU Board of Regents unanimously endorsed[Read More…]
Month: March 2015
Governor signs overdose antidote bill into law
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin Monday signed the first of medical bills addressing elements of West Virginia’s drug abuse epidemic. Tomblin signed Senate Bill 335, the Access to Opioid Antagonists Act, into law Monday, providing first responders and even friends and family with life-saving medication that can be[Read More…]
Beckley pain clinics among first to be shut down
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Two local chronic pain management clinics are among the first clinics in the state to be closed, under a strict new law that placed pain clinic licensure under the oversight of West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, officials said Monday. That was the word from[Read More…]
Senate panel OKs Common Core study, not repeal
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Instead of an immediate all-out repeal of Common Core Standards — which could cost the state more than $128 million over the next four years — the Senate Committee on Education voted Monday to alter the bill to require a year-long study. Repealing Common Core has been[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, March 10
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, March 10, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. DEMOCRATS CRY FOUL ON GOP’S IRAN MESSAGE The[Read More…]
Bigger homestead exemption would cut tax revenue
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Legislation proposing to raise the Homestead Exemption tax break in West Virginia to seniors and those with disabilities from $20,000 to $40,000 while good news for some, could mean what officials are saying could be a substantial revenue loss to levying bodies. The board of education, cities,[Read More…]
Gas rig count falling, official says W.Va. tax a factor
WHEELING, W.Va. — Corky Demarco believes West Virginia’s 5 percent severance tax on oil and natural gas production is one of the main culprits driving the number of Marcellus and Utica shale drilling rigs throughout the state down to 17, compared to the 29 working at this time last year.[Read More…]
W.Va. treasurer seeks unclaimed property owners
WHEELING, W.Va. — When a representative of the West Virginia Treasurer’s Office contacts a person to tell them they have hundreds of dollars awaiting them in unclaimed property funds, all too often the person believes they are being scammed. But the Unclaimed Property List in West Virginia is real, and[Read More…]
WVU’s Huggins is Big 12 Coach of the Year
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Men’s Basketball Coach Bob Huggins takes home the Big 12 Coach of the Year title Sunday, March 8; and three WVU players — Juwan Staten, Devin Williams and Jevon Carter — also earn All-Big 12 honors. Huggins was selected as Big 12 Coach of the Year[Read More…]
Commentary: Disgusted by $100,000 breakfast
ELKINS, W.Va. — Disgusted is the way I reacted last night after reading a Twitter post about a $100,000 breakfast being organized by a “secretive” and likely “extreme” conservative group. You must read/click this link to see exactly what is going on. It is unfortunate the organizers of this $100,000 breakfast have[Read More…]
