From the Wheeling News-Register: Today (Sept. 22), we at the Wheeling News-Register observed a birthday — our 129th. There will be no party with cake, games and presents, however. Instead, we will celebrate the occasion by working as we always do, each and every day of the year, to report[Read More…]
WVPA Sharing
Member newspaper- and West Virginia Press Association-generated news articles, series, photos, cartoons. This information is available for sharing and publication by other member newspapers.
Immersing visitors in wild, wonderful W.Va. experiences
By Gailyn Jackson, For The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Each year, thousands of tourists wind their way through the Appalachian Mountains and settle in Fayette County — where, for the duration of their stay, regardless of its length, they have the opportunity to call Adventures on the Gorge their home.[Read More…]
Opinion: What is the biggest news of the 21st century?
By James A. Haught What’s the most significant occurrence so far in the 21st century? Worsening weather calamities caused by global warming? Endless suicide bombings and massacres by fanatics? Snowballing acceptance of gays as equal humans? Kakistocracy (government by the worst) under a ludicrous president who has told 10,000 countable lies? Child-molesting[Read More…]
W.Va. oil/gas property taxes to provide $123 million to county governments
Press Release from the West Virginia Oil & Natural Gas Association: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Property taxes on oil and natural gas production will provide West Virginia’s county governments with over $123 million for local school systems and vital community services in 2019. The West Virginia Division of Tax & Revenue reported[Read More…]
Extra cash helps PEIA avoid insurance rate increases for state employees, retirees in W.Va.
By PHIL KABLER, HD Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. – With the help of a $105 million cash infusion from the West Virginia Legislature, the PEIA Finance Board on Thursday approved preliminary 2020-21 benefit plans with no premium increases or benefits cuts for active employees and retirees. “We’re proposing to go out[Read More…]
Mike Ross family donates $1 million to WVU Medicine Children’s, School of Medicine Outreach Fund
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Mike and JoAnn Ross and their family have donated $1 million in support of the WVU Medicine Children’s “Grow Children’s” Capital Campaign and the Brick Health Outreach Fund in the WVU School of Medicine. A native of Coalton and 2013 inductee into the West Virginia Business Hall of Fame, Ross has[Read More…]
Editorial: Second chances for young people in W.Va. are worth pursuing
From The Journal of Martinsburg: Since 1993, more than 4,000 teenagers at risk of not graduating from high school in West Virginia have gotten second chances through the Mountaineer Challenge Academy. State legislators agreed earlier this year to expand the program — but there are two obstacles to that. One[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, Sept. 19
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The regional bureau of The Associated Press shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ‘IT WAS A DUMB THING TO DO’ Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau[Read More…]
Fairmont Regional Medical Center cuts jobs as part of reorganization, review
By Eric Hrin | Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Citing a reduction in patients and revenue, Fairmont Regional Medical Center laid off 25 employees Wednesday. “As part of its efforts to adjust its cost structure to account for reduced patient volumes, FRMC is moving forward with a plan to[Read More…]
White House drug policy adviser visits Huntington, W.Va., to check recovery efforts
By Travis Crum, HD Media HUNTINGTON – Huntington Mayor Steve Williams said he speaks weekly with the director of the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy on issues related to the opioid crisis. Kendel Ehrlich, deputy director of the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy, visited Huntington on[Read More…]
