CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A project eight years in the works can be seen now from the eastbound lanes of Interstate 64 approaching Charleston. Susie Salisbury, Fort Hill councilwoman and vice president of community development for the Charleston Area Alliance, called the plot of grass at the Montrose entrance ramp the “perfect[Read More…]
Month: July 2015
Ruby Memorial Hospital unveils new lobby
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Take two doses of renovation and natural light, and call me in the morning. Monday morning, July 6, that is, when Ruby Memorial Hospital showed off its new lobby-cum-atrium entrace. The lobby project is among a host of renovation projects for the 27-year-old hospital that will total[Read More…]
Fundraiser set for Huntington soldier monument
HUNTINGTON,W.Va. — In all his experience meeting and talking with families of fallen soldiers, Brent Casey has learned that their biggest fear is that their hero will be forgotten. If his grandfather, Medal of Honor winner Woody Williams, can help it, that won’t happen, and even families whose soldiers could[Read More…]
W.Va. pregnant workers act quietly takes effect
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new law quietly took effect in West Virginia on July 1, as the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act was established. The law states that employers cannot discriminate against workers affected by pregnancy or medical issues related to pregnancy, and must be accommodating to the needs of those[Read More…]
Restrictive police chase policies make sense
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — High-speed chases provided enough excitement and comedy to fill three Smokey and the Bandit movies, but in real life, these pursuits are no laughing matter. Hundreds of people – mostly those fleeing and innocent bystanders – are killed every year in police chases,[Read More…]
‘Rogersville Shale’ explored in southwestern W.Va.
WHEELING, W.Va. — Even amid a drilling slowdown, nationwide natural gas production averaged 91.54 billion cubic feet per day in April compared to 85.8 Bcf per day in April 2014, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Corky Demarco, executive director of the West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association,[Read More…]
Huttonsville prison staffing must be addressed
An editorial from The Inter-Mountain of Elkins ELKINS, W.Va. — Understaffing problems at a local prison need to be resolved quickly. The Huttonsville Correctional Center is 25 percent understaffed, and last week HCC Warden Marvin Plumley met with Delegates Bill Hartman and Denise Campbell, state Division of Corrections Commissioner Jim Rubenstein[Read More…]
Martinsburg school’s $10M redo to be dedicated
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — It’s been a long, costly project but Berkeley County Schools Superintendent Manny Arvon is happy that renovation work at Martinsburg North Middle School is complete – and soon the fruit of that effort will be celebrated and open to the public. Speaking before Monday night’s board meeting,[Read More…]
Parkersburg council asked to end pre-meeting prayer
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A national group is asking Parkersburg City Council to no longer say the Lord’s Prayer prior to public meetings. The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a letter to council requesting the prayer be discontinued. “Prayer at government meetings is unnecessary, inappropriate and divisive,” Patrick Elliot, staff[Read More…]
Heroin overdoses escalate in Parkersburg area
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Multiple heroin overdoses plagued the Mid-Ohio Valley over the holiday weekend, officials said. Numbers of confirmed heroin overdoses vary from different sources, but one fact is clear: there was an abnormally high number of heroin overdose situations over the weekend, said Lt. Greg Nangle with the Parkersburg[Read More…]