An editorial from the Weirton Daily Times WEIRTON, W.Va. — While it’s laudable to care about the health of school children, it’s also, unfortunately, a little laughable when it’s the federal government trying to dictate daily lunch menus in schools. First lady Michelle Obama has her heart in the right[Read More…]
Month: May 2014
Student drug testing may prevent addiction
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The Raleigh County Board of Education put a proposed drug testing policy out for 30-day comment at its Tuesday meeting. The only students affected would be those who participate in the simulated workplace program at the Academy of Careers and Technology. This[Read More…]
Schifino reflects on sudden end to WVU career
A column by Bob Hertzel for The Times West Virginian MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Time and circumstances have a way of changing history. Drew Schifino is proof of that. Schifino was one of the most prolific scorers ever to play basketball at West Virginia University, but his memory has faded fast and the[Read More…]
Clarksburg Hospice butterfly release symbolic
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Guests quietly wiped tears from their cheeks at the People’s Hospice Memorial Garden in Clarksburg as nearly 250 names of those who lost their battle with illness were read. Hospice held a memorial service and butterfly release Thursday, at which friends and family honored their lost loved[Read More…]
Refitted sternwheeler back in Parkersburg area
MARIETTA, Ohio – Marietta resident Bee Rutter remembers making the journey from Brownsville, Pa., to Marietta aboard the W.P. Snyder, a trip she described as a “five-day party.” That was 59 years ago, when the 96-year-old sternwheeler was purchased by the Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen and the then-Ohio[Read More…]
Weirton man is new Powerball millionaire
WHEELING, W.Va. – After enduring years of good-natured ridicule for his faithful, twice-a-week lottery ticket purchases, John Lancaster has a million reasons to say “I told you so.” West Virginia Lottery officials introduced the Weirton resident as the state’s latest $1 million Powerball winner Thursday at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino Racetrack.[Read More…]
Huntington first up for faster Internet study
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Huntington has been selected to be the first city involved in the West Virginia Broadband Deployment Council’s “Gigabit City” project aimed at bringing faster Internet speeds to municipalities in the state. A feasibility study, which comes with no costs to the city due to grant funding, will[Read More…]
W.Va. officials to expedite radiation detection
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — State environmental regulators are drafting emergency regulations to require radiation detectors at landfills sooner than January in the wake of contaminated material being dumped at a local waste facility. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection hopes to file the emergency rules with the Secretary of State’s[Read More…]
Rockefeller awarded for work on Alzheimer’s
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sen. Jay Rockefeller has been recognized for his work with Alzheimer’s research. Rockefeller, a longtime Democratic senator, earned the Legacy Award from the Alzheimer’s Association of West Virginia at the organization’s May 29 Thanks for the Memories luncheon. The award recognizes Rockefeller’s longtime support of Alzheimer’s research.[Read More…]
Newborn buffalo calf roams at French Creek
FRENCH CREEK, W.Va. — While the five adult American bison at the West Virginia Wildlife Center are in the midst of shedding their shaggy woolen capes for the summer, a new arrival at their grassy enclosure is looking sleek and trim in her new reddish-brown coat. Born on May 2,[Read More…]
