Month: August 2017

Tiffany Towner named Times West Virginian editor

Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — Tiffany Towner, former editor at The Daily News in Batavia, New York, has been appointed editor of the Times West Virginian, publisher Julie Fox announced Tuesday. Fox said Towner brings forward-looking multimedia community journalism experience to the newspaper and its website, including an aptitude for[Read More…]

Former Parkersburg News editor Robert Robinson dies at 70

The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va.  — A former editor of The Parkersburg News passed away on Saturday. He was 70. Robert Glen “Bob” Robinson Jr., editor of The News from 1985 to 1989, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1978 for a breaking story about the collapse[Read More…]

WV ‘Tuskegee Airmen’ leader inducted into state Aviation Hall of Fame

By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia State College graduate who became one of the first five African Americans to graduate Army Air Corps pilot training before leading two all-black “Tuskegee Airmen” fighter groups into combat during World War II has been inducted posthumously into the[Read More…]

WV Craft Beer Week celebrates growth of local breweries

By JENNIFER GARDNER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s beer industry isn’t what it was 20 years ago. It’s not even what it was three years ago. While some consumers may still regularly break into a Bud Light or PBR, many are increasingly eager to try something new —[Read More…]

WVONGA to push again for mineral efficiency

By JIM ROSS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Natural gas production in West Virginia is not growing as much as it is in Pennsylvania and Ohio. The head of the West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association blames it on noncompetitive drilling laws. Specifically, that means West Virginia lacks[Read More…]

West Virginia NAACP wants Wheeling police review board

By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING — West Virginia NAACP President Owens Brown wants an independent board to review complaints against the Wheeling Police Department because the city of 27,375 features only one officer who is black or biracial. “Trust in your police department is essential to[Read More…]

Freshmen move in at Marshall University

By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. —  First-year Marshall University students said goodbye to their families and hello to a new adventure Tuesday as Week of Welcome began with move-in day and the annual family picnic. About 1,150 students moved into the first-year residence halls and Twin Towers, many[Read More…]

Rainelle 4th grader serves as Honorary Ag Commissioner

By TINA ALVEY The Register-Herald FAIRLEA, W.Va. — Enjoying her stint as Honorary Commissioner of Agriculture for the Day, Rainelle 4th grader Maeva Robinson toured the State Fairgrounds and granted interviews to the media Tuesday, just like a real elected official. At age 9, Maeva is the youngest of the[Read More…]

10 things to know: Wednesday, Aug. 16

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. MOURNERS TO GATHER FOR HEATHER HEYER The 32-year-old woman was killed when a car rammed[Read More…]

Speed federal aid to our area

The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register editorial Thousands of people in our region of West Virginia were harmed, some severely, by flash flooding in late July. Many still need help and will for months, perhaps years, to come. With the stroke of a pen, President Donald Trump can get some of[Read More…]

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