BECKLEY, W.Va. — School maintenance crews are working around the clock to clean up after a water supply line failed and flooded Fayetteville Elementary Saturday night, confirmed Superintendent Terry George. School has been canceled Tuesday while the clean-up continues. George said the failed line ran to a third floor water fountain[Read More…]
Month: August 2016
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, Aug. 30
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. AP: ISLAMIC STATE GROUP BURIED THOUSANDS IN 72 MASS GRAVES The known victims[Read More…]
Parents must take steps to protect children
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia kids are in trouble, and doctors say it is a lack of initiative on the part of parents that is to blame. No other state has fewer young children with all recommended vaccinations. According to the 2015 National[Read More…]
WV Tax Department closing some satellite offices
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia State Tax Department has announced that their Logan satellite office will be closing next month in an effort to save money in the face of budget cuts. All affected employees will keep their jobs, according to Tax Commissioner Mark Matkovich. The Satellite office in[Read More…]
Philippi rededicates town icon as repairs go on
PHILIPPI, W.Va. — On Saturday, visitors to the Philippi Covered Bridge had a unique opportunity to walk across the inside of the bridge both before and following a ribbon cutting and rededication ceremony for the historic landmark. Many people stopped while walking, laid their hand upon one of the long[Read More…]
Sago Mine Disaster Memorial unveiled in Philippi
PHILIPPI, W.Va. — Those attending the dedication of the Sago Mine Disaster Memorial Stone at the Blue & Gray Park in Philippi Saturday listened in silence as Doug Schiefelbein, master of ceremonies, described the events of the morning of Monday, Jan. 2, 2006, the day of the Sago Mine Disaster.[Read More…]
Railcar at New Martinsville plants spews chlorine
NEW MARTINSVILLE, W.Va. — An odorous cloud of chlorine gas blanketed the area surrounding Axiall Corp.’s chemical plant near Proctor after a railcar began leaking inside the facility Saturday morning. The incident forced many residents in both Marshall and Wetzel counties to evacuate their homes for several hours, while two[Read More…]
Proposed EPA rule change a threat to Blenko Glass
MILTON, W.Va. — After a recent tour of Blenko Glass in Milton, U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) says a proposed rule change by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could possibly shut down the glass manufacturing company. “We received a call a few months ago from Blenko Glass telling us that[Read More…]
Grants promote new growth, new directions
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — In 1940, a half a million people worked in the coal mining industry in the United States, and 130,000 of those workers were in West Virginia. Even though mechanization and above-ground extraction had dramatically reduced the employment to about 30,000 West Virginians by[Read More…]
Morgantown pool goes to the dogs, 188 of them
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Animal Friends and the Morgantown Utility Board put together the festivities that had the pool full of canines and their human companions for six hours. Kelley Owen, Veterinarian and board member of Animal Friends of North Central West Virginia, was at the pool and enjoyed seeing so[Read More…]
