An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — American Electric Power’s Muskingum River Plant is winding down, and as it does, the consequences of the war on coal and affordable electricity are more visible than the folks in Washington, D.C., might want to acknowledge. For more than 60[Read More…]
Month: June 2015
Forced pooling advocate talks of revenue potential
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The numbers may have been seductive for legislators who look at ever-dwindling revenue totals, as the attorney for the West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association projected that a forced pooling law could mean 100 more natural gas wells a year, producing $10 million in gas and[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, June 9
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, June 9, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. NEW YORK PRISON BREAK LIKENED TO ‘SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION’[Read More…]
Tug Fork yields discarded tires to volunteers
MATEWAN, W.Va. — Keith Gibson is working tirelessly to make the Tug Fork River tireless. The former coal miner is now in his third year of operating Hatfield McCoy Airboat Tours, giving visitors breezy, 40-minute jaunts up and down the picturesque waterway separating West Virginia and Kentucky. While on the[Read More…]
Twins love working same floor at Fairmont hospital
FAIRMONT — Patients on the labor and delivery floor at Fairmont Regional Medical Center used to think they were seeing double. But they weren’t. Melissa Hoskinson and Angela Gum, fraternal twins, are registered nurses that work on the floor. While they don’t look exactly alike, many patients mistook them for[Read More…]
Parkersburg paper to document farm history
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A new publication highlighting historic farms and barns of the Mid-Ohio Valley is being produced by The Parkersburg News and Sentinel/Marietta A.M. The newspaper is asking residents throughout the region in Ohio and West Virginia to send us a brief history of their farm or barn, along[Read More…]
SBA, AARP announce “Summer of Encore Mentoring”
Events target entrepreneurs Age 50 and Older WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Small Business Administration and AARP are partnering to host “Summer of Encore Mentoring” educational events for older Americans who want to start or expand small businesses. These local events will take place during the months of June, July and August.[Read More…]
Students with disabilities have advantage in W.Va.
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia public schools do not always compare well with those in other states, when ranked based on one piece of data or another. But in one field, the Mountain State is doing quite well for its students, when measured[Read More…]
W.Va. miners rally against gas-generated power
WHEELING, W.Va. — Coal miners in the region are rallying against plans to use natural gas to generate electricity, as they fear the more than 2,000 coal jobs lost late last month — 754 of which came from the local area — could be just the beginning if such projects[Read More…]
Huntington area recycling conspiracy involved 11
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The 202-count indictment facing a Huntington recycling center and its owner follows the conviction of three participants and indictment of three others, according to analysis by The Herald-Dispatch. It charges West End Recycling owner William “Bill” Smith with engaging in an organized, criminal enterprise by accepting 74,191[Read More…]
