An editorial from The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — With very rare exceptions, everything our local and state governments do in West Virginia ought to be public knowledge. It is not, and that should worry Mountain State residents who recognize that public officials can make mistakes and sometimes are not above[Read More…]
Month: April 2014
Court’s decision on public records will hurt access
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — When asked to rule in a case regarding access to government records, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals let the public down. In reversing a circuit judge’s decision, the court last week ruled that the city of Nitro and other government[Read More…]
Students make Lincoln’s face with Rubik’s Cubes
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Ever since the Rubik’s Cube was invented by Erno Rubik, in 1974, people have struggled to solve it. According to rubiks.com, there are 43 quintillion ways to scramble the three-dimensional puzzle, Students in the eighth-grade Higher Order Thinking Skills class at South Middle School went beyond solving,[Read More…]
Mercer brothers arrested in cockfighting probe
OAKVALE, W.Va. — A cockfighting bust by the West Virginia State Police has led to the arrest of two Mercer County brothers. Members of the Princeton detachment of the West Virginia State Police, along with members of the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department, conducted an investigation into reported cockfighting Saturday night[Read More…]
Farm-to-table trend spurring business offshoots
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When Terry Hudson bought his Big Chimney property in 2000, the only living thing on it was the overgrown grass. The small space nestled between two hills and a creek served as a junkyard, spotted with old delivery trucks and metal debris. Today, Hudson’s land is home[Read More…]
Williamson mayor resigns ahead of federal charges
WILLIAMSON, W.Va. – Less than 24 hours after Darrin McCormick tendered his resignation as mayor of Williamson, U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin Tuesday charged McCormick, 50, with making a materially false statement in a federal matter. McCormick, who resigned effective April 30 during a special City Council meeting held Monday evening,[Read More…]
Former W.Va. congressman Mick Staton dies
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former Congressman David “Mick” Staton died Monday evening. He was 74. Staton represented West Virginia’s 3rd U.S. House district for one term from 1981-1983, when the district still included much of central West Virginia. He was active in the Republican Party long before then, serving as a[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, April 16
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. NEARLY 300 PEOPLE ARE MISSING AFTER KOREAN BOAT[Read More…]
Kanawha prosecutor defies calls to resign
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Plants defiantly refused calls for his resignation Monday in the wake of a child abuse investigation. “If spanking was a crime, 75 percent of Kanawha County would be in jail,” Plants said at a hastily called news conference Monday morning. Plants has[Read More…]
Cabell County case involves guns, mental illness
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Should a man with a long history of mental health issues have 54 guns in his house? Most reasonable people would say no, but that appears to have been the case with 62-year-old Rodney Bruce Black of Barboursville. Black has been indicted[Read More…]
