CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Cuts in public employee health care benefits totaling $120 million are expected to be back on the table when West Virginia’s Public Employees Insurance Agency Finance Board meets Wednesday. In January, the Finance Board approved a plan that would use $43.5 million in new state funding for[Read More…]
Month: March 2016
The short memory of the EPA administrator
A Daily Mail editorial from the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It was an easy question, really, that U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., asked the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday. Everyone in the House appropriations subcommittee room already knew the answer. Still, it deserved an honest response.[Read More…]
A different kind of presidential race
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Scores of Monongalia County elementary students gathered at Mylan Park Thursday, March 23, for the 25th annual Academic Games. Robin Marcus, coordinator of the event, said students in grades 3-5 engaged in equation exercises, in which they have to develop mathematical goals and equations to reach them[Read More…]
Bus crossing closes Wheeling Suspension Bridge
WHEELING, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Highways closed the Wheeling Suspension Bridge indefinitely Wednesday – the fourth such closure in little more than a year – after a Greyhound bus crossed the two-ton weight limit span. Wheeling Deputy Police Chief Martin Kimball said the incident occurred around 2:15[Read More…]
Upper Ohio Valley counties see population drop
WHEELING, W.Va. — The Upper Ohio Valley has lost more than 9,000 residents since the 2010 Census, which is roughly the equivalent of all those living in Tyler County, according to new population estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The 10-county area including Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel[Read More…]
Government sets record on secrecy
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — It is illegal for government officials to refuse to turn over most official documents to anyone who asks for them. Yet President Barack Obama’s administration has set new records in failing to turn documents over to journalists and in dragging its feet,[Read More…]
Hotel’s solar conversion celebrated in Harpers Ferry
HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — Jefferson County residents, county officials and representatives from the business and tourism industries gathered at the former Cliffside Quality Inn on Wednesday morning to celebrate the hotel’s conversion into a solar-powered facility. Matthew Knott, owner of River Riders, purchased the Cliffside Quality Inn in October. Knott[Read More…]
WV tourism officials weigh ad grant requests
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Members of the West Virginia Tourism Commission began a two-day meeting at the Blennerhassett Hotel Wednesday to hear presentations from groups for matching advertising and marketing funds. Mark Lewis, president and CEO of the Greater Parkersburg Convention and Visitors Bureau, said the first day was for presentations[Read More…]
Stolen campaign signs prompt reward offer
WILLIAMSON, W.Va. – One candidate in the upcoming May Primary Election expressed concerns to the Williamson Daily News on election signs being stolen and removed. Don Stevens, candidate for Mingo County Magistrate, Division Three, is offering a $100 dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of anyone that has been stealing[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, March 24
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, March 24, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. A SECOND ATTACKER IS SUSPECTED OF TAKING PART IN THE BOMBING OF BRUSSELS[Read More…]
