CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It took three judges about 15 minutes Thursday to decide to remove longtime Marmet Mayor Bill Pauley from office. Pauley, who had served as mayor of Marmet for more than 30 years, shouldn’t be mayor after admitting to ethics violations last year, the judges ruled. Raleigh Circuit Judge[Read More…]
Month: February 2016
South Charleston hospital plans post-acute care facility
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Thomas Health System announced Thursday its plans to partner with local Stonerise Healthcare on a $17 million post-acute care facility in South Charleston that will allow the hospital system to create a model of care coordination that will be the first of its kind in West Virginia.[Read More…]
Ex-Freedom president’s sentence not harsh enough
A Daily Mail editorial from the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For many of the 300,000 West Virginians affected by the 2014 chemical spill that contaminated their water supply, the 30 days in jail and the $20,000 fine levied upon former Freedom Industries President Gary Southern isn’t quite enough. As the[Read More…]
Huntington grapples with soaring insurance costs
HUNTINGTON — The proposed 2016-17 budget for the city of Huntington is relatively flat but it is not without its challenges, and none are more prevalent than the soaring costs of insurance. During Huntington Mayor Steve Williams’ state of the city address Tuesday, he said projections indicate that insurance costs[Read More…]
WV Senate passes fantasy sport bill 18-16
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A bill that would make fantasy games lawful and exempt from criminal penalties or sanctions in West Virginia passed with a bipartisan affirmative vote of 18-16 in the Senate during the Thursday legislative session. Five Democrats and 13 Republicans voted in favor of House Bill 529. Two[Read More…]
Ex-Blennerhassett Island sternwheeler on market
BELPRE, Ohio — A long-time local staple of the Ohio River has been put up for sale. Dave Ruble of Ruble Sternwheelers recently announced he has put the Blennerhassett sternwheeler and the A.J. Woofter passenger barge up for sale. “I finally decided to let go of them,” he said. Ruble[Read More…]
WV officials see potential for abuse in ‘Tebow Bill’
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A bill to allow home-schooled and private school students to play on public school sports teams is generating concerns among area officials. The Tim Tebow Bill, also known as Senate Bill 105, was approved this week by the West Virginia Senate and has been sent to the[Read More…]
WV Senate passes scaled-down broadband bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill that would construct a government-owned broadband “interstate” passed the State Senate Thursday on a 29-5 bipartisan vote. The bill sponsored by Sen. Chris Walters, R-Putnam, would originally have constructed 2,500 miles of fiber-optic lines through every county seat in the state. The bill was amended[Read More…]
Beckley woman crowned “Crew Person of the Year”
BECKLEY, W.Va. — A local woman was crowned “No. 1 of a thousand” Thursday afternoon, but to her employers, she’s one in a million, they said. “Sonia Smith is the ‘Crew Person of the Year’ for the Pittsburgh region and she’s wonderful,” Harper Road McDonald’s owner Myra Harper said. “We’re so[Read More…]
Political Subdivision Committee considers Land Reuse Agency Authorization Act
HB 4390 out of committee but right-of-first-refusal removed WVPA Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Proponents of HB 4390 wanted use of municipal land banks and the right of first refusal, enabling the land bank to buy any properties at tax sales. W.Va. House of Delegate’s Political Subdivision Committee said “no” to first refusal.[Read More…]