By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A group concerned with Republicans’ proposed dismantling of the Affordable Care Act rallied Thursday morning at a Parkersburg field office for Rep. David McKinley. About 18 residents associated with Wood County Indivisible held signs and spoke with Robert Villers,[Read More…]
Month: March 2017
Blackwater Falls State Park hosting ‘Becoming an Outdoors-Woman’ workshop
Workshop set for April 7-9; Registration closes April 3 DAVIS, W.Va. – Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) invites women to give hunting, fishing and other outdoor interests a try with a little help from knowledgeable instructors and mentors. Registration is underway for the 2017 April 7-9 event at Blackwater Falls State Park, with[Read More…]
Gonzaga sours WVU’s Sweet 16
By JUSTIN JACKSON The Dominion Post SAN JOSE, Calif. — No timeouts. Two crucial missed free throws and one hell of a defensive possession by Gonzaga point guard Nigel Williams-Goss. All of that was finally the undoing of the WVU men’s basketball team March 23, at the SAP Center, as[Read More…]
Register now for Rural Water, Small Wastewater Systems Workshop
Event set for Twin Falls Resort State Park March 31 MULLENS, W.Va. – Owners of small water and wastewater utility systems can learn easy ways to assess their systems’ strengths and weaknesses during a free, full-day workshop March 31 at Twin Falls Resort State Park. The results of those assessments can then be[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, March 24
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, March 24, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP DEMANDS VOTE ON HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL GOP House leaders seemed to be calculating that[Read More…]
State officials, guests celebrate anniversary of 26th Amendment passage
By Lexi Browning For The West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Secretary of State Mac Warner joined lawmakers and local high school students this week to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the 26th Amendment’s passage, which enabled citizens 18 and older to vote. Warner was accompanied by Ella[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, Committee Schedule for Friday, March 24
W.Va. Legislative Committee Meeting Schedule – Subject to change Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm SENATE: Friday, March 24, 2017 REVIEW BILLS INTRODUCED The Senate will convene at 11 a.m. RESOLUTIONS SR 51: Designating March 24, 2017, as Jefferson County Day (Rucker) SR[Read More…]
W.Va. Legislature honors Civil Air Patrol
By Lexi Browning For The West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate adopted a resolution this week recognizing members of the Civil Air Patrol and dedicated Wednesday, March 22, 2017, as Civil Air Patrol Day. The West Virginia Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is comprised of 16[Read More…]
Senate Ag Committee acts on industrial hemp
Committee also looks at food production By Lexi Browning For West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Senate Agriculture and Rural Development Committee on Wednesday passed a resolution to redefine the federal definition of industrial hemp. Senate Concurrent Resolution 35, which aimed to increase production of industrial hemp with stronger[Read More…]
Opinion: Nine-tenths of coal miners are gone
By James A. Haught Editor Emeritus The Charleston Gazette-Mail . America’s coal industry is sinking sadly. Tonnage, usually above 1 billion, dropped to 749 million tons in 2016. Employment, which exceeded 800,000 in the 1920s, has fallen below 66,000. Four large mining corporations went bankrupt in the past couple of years. The decline is glaringly[Read More…]
