Month: October 2014

Study of Morgantown highlights Chamber’s economic summit

Morgantown, W.Va. – Release of the “Morgantown Area Economic Comparative Analysis Report” highlights next week’s Morgantown Area Economic Opportunities Summit. The analysis, which was published by the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics Bureau of Business and Economic Research, compares Morgantown’s economy to five other cities across the nations that are similar in size[Read More…]

Pearl Buck collection moves to WVU

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Renowned author Pearl S. Buck left West Virginia as a baby, and spent most of her life in China. But her decision to leave behind nearly every trace of her literary legacy to the state of West Virginia speaks volumes, said John Cuthbert, director and curator of[Read More…]

Skygazers glimpse spectacular phenomenon

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Some lucky West Virginians got a rare glimpse of a partial solar eclipse as the moon passed between earth and the sun Thursday evening. Daily Mail multimedia reporter Marcus Constantino had a perfect vantage point from the tarmac at Yeager Airport to take pictures of the occurrence[Read More…]

W.Va. Lottery to launch new online game

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lottery revenues continued to slide in September, but Thursday’s Lottery Commission meeting outlined a few glimmers of hope, including the launch of a new online game early next year. West Virginia will join the multi-state online game, Monopoly Millionaires’ Club, tentatively in time for the Jan. 10[Read More…]

WVU boots 3 students for post-Baylor mayhem

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU expelled three students Thursday, Oct. 23, for their behavior after this past weekend’s football upset of nationally ranked Baylor in Morgantown. Their names weren’t released. Post-game partying in Sunnyside after the 41-27 win morphed into rioting downtown that damaged police cars and other property. As many[Read More…]

W.Va.-based Reservists return from Afghanistan

KINGWOOD, W.Va.  — Time moved slowly Thursday, Oct. 23, as family and friends awaited the return of area U.S. Army Reserve members to Kingwood. But they did arrive — five of them — from their 10-month deployment in Afghanistan. Miles Glotfelty, of Lone Pine, Pa., waited with his children —[Read More…]

AEP wants 17 percent rate hike as earnings soar

WHEELING, W.Va. — Citing damage the American Electric Power system suffered during a pair of 2012 storms and a new vegetation management program, the firm’s regulated West Virginia subsidiaries want customers to pay 17 percent more for their electricity. But as Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power await the Public Service[Read More…]

Tennant breaks election law

An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — A serious infringement of West Virginia election law was committed this week by the chief enforcer of such rules, Secretary of State Natalie Tennant. That raises the question of whether Tennant is qualified to continue in her current position. It certainly[Read More…]

We can redeem past behavior

An editorial from The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It’s been a long week in The Daily Athenaeum Newsroom. Whenever riots like these take place we have our hands full. It’s been almost two years since the last big riot. After a win against Texas, WVU was a real national[Read More…]

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