CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Second District congressional candidates Alex Mooney (R) and Nick Casey (D) will jointly participate in a candidate forum from 10:30 a.m. – noon, on Thursday, July 24, 2014. The event is being conducted by the West Virginia Business & Industry Council (BIC) and will take place in[Read More…]
Month: July 2014
Justice and New Orleans Saints both enter training camp with big expectations
Training camp possibly $20 million in media exposure, $10 million in economic impact By Don Smith West Virginia Press Association WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Players report to the New Orleans Saints 2014 Training Camp at The Greenbrier on Thursday for a day of physicals, meetings and strength and conditioning tests before starting 20 days of[Read More…]
Study shows W.Va. child obesity levels are steady
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — While obesity rates among West Virginia’s fifth-graders have remained steady, there have been declines in the prevalence of hypertension, indicators of prediabetes and the mean level of LDL cholesterol. That’s according to the latest results of the West Virginia University School of Medicine’s CARDIAC Project. The study[Read More…]
Editorial: Juvenile Justice
States trying alternatives that prioritize rehabilitation BECKLEY, W.Va. — West Virginia nearly doubled the rate it sent youths to juvenile facilities from 1997 to 2011, in contrast to declining rates of youthful incarceration elsewhere in the United States. In fact, West Virginia had higher rates than the other three states[Read More…]
Guard ready if needed at border, WV Guard official says
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A high-ranking official with the West Virginia National Guard said if President Barack Obama decides to send the Guard to the nation’s border, troops will be ready. “If the president decides it, it is a good mission for us. We have [gone down to the border] before,”[Read More…]
US Army veteran shares story of Cold War-era service
MARTINSBURG – For 58-year-old retired U.S. Army veteran Steve Queen, what started as a way to possibly land a job as a bus driver turned into seven years of service to his country that spanned the globe. Originally from Washington, D.C., Queen joined the U.S. Army in 1981 at the[Read More…]
AARP, WVONGA, AP and WVU participating in Convention 2014
CHARLESTON, W.Va — The West Virginia Press Association has added two new organizations to the list of organizations and individuals participating in Convention 2014 at Canaan Valley Resort, Aug. 7-9. “The WVPA works to make each convention an outstanding partnership, networking opportunity and educational experience, for both our membership and our guests,” said[Read More…]
W.Va. officials toss out banned animals list
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s Dangerous Wild Animal Board has thrown out a proposed list of banned exotic animals and will now use a list created for Ohio. The board’s technical committee will meet next week to review and make adjustments to the list, which was created and approved by[Read More…]
Wood County grand jury clears detective
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Just days after two Parkersburg Police officers shot and wounded an armed suspect, a special grand jury unanimously decided not to indict a city police detective who shot and killed a man at Grand Central Mall in January. The same grand jury also voted not to indict[Read More…]
Reality is gun violence seems to be on the rise
An editorial from The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Daily reports of gun violence in other parts of the country seem so far away for most in the Mid-Ohio Valley. When it hits here at home, the surprise felt by residents such as Parkersburg’s Nacodie Barrows is only[Read More…]