MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Morgantown High students will bring some red and blue to the pastel-colored cherry blossoms in Washington, D.C., this weekend. MHS Red and Blue Marching Band members boarded buses Thursday, April 11, to head to the nation’s capital to take part in the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade.[Read More…]
Month: April 2014
Caring for West Virginia Children
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — For all the liberal claims that Obamacare merits credit for providing health insurance coverage to those who lacked it previously, some states have been doing the job just as well – or better – without it. West Virginia is on that[Read More…]
Growth changing Berkeley County’s face
MARTINSBURG – As Berkeley County’s population has significantly changed over the past 20 years, so has the county’s business focus, transitioning from agriculture to industrial development. While the county’s agricultural background is still prominently displayed through images, business names and school mascots, as the county’s population grew, so did the[Read More…]
W.Va. native may replace Kathleen Sebelius at HHS
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will resign after the rocky rollout of President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, and the president will nominate West Virginia native Sylvia Mathews Burwell for the post, a White House official said Thursday. Sebelius’ resignation comes just more than a[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, April 11
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, April 11, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. HOPES GETTING HIGHER IN SEARCH FOR PLANE’S BLACK[Read More…]
FEMA approves one spill request, denies another
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved a funding request for response to the Freedom Industries chemical leak but declined to consider the event a “major disaster.” The administration of Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin released the two FEMA rulings late Thursday. FEMA originally granted a request for federal[Read More…]
W.Va. high court OKs charges for record searches
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Government agencies can charge citizens an hourly fee for the time it takes to find public documents requested under the state’s Freedom of Information Act, the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. The Court’s 4-1 decision overturned a ruling by Kanawha County Circuit Court that said[Read More…]
Four W.Va. counties hope to develop ‘Mega-Site’
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Local leaders are looking for a large return on the region’s major assets — four-lane highways and the Raleigh County Memorial Airport — in the form of a 500-acre Mega-Site, which could attract a bumper crop of economic engines in technology, cognitive science, clean energy and manufacturing[Read More…]
Young families struggling with child care costs
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — At first blush, the rise in the number of stay-at-home moms might seem to be a return to more traditional values. The percentage of mothers who do not work outside of the home rose to 29 percent in 2012, according to a[Read More…]
WVU student snaps ‘Humans of Morgantown’
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Some of you may have heard about the Humans of New York photography project. The project is basically a blog full of pictures by Brandon Stanton, who takes pictures of people he finds roaming in New York and puts a quote with their picture on his website.[Read More…]