An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — In the last year, things have changed dramatically at the facility that used to house juvenile inmates in Salem. The changeover to an adult minimum- to medium-security prison has gone exceedingly well. The former Salem Industrial Home for Youth was a[Read More…]
Month: December 2014
Shepherdstown’s Yellow Brick Bank to close
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – After being known in the Shepherdstown community for 38 years, the Yellow Brick Bank restaurant is saying goodbye. Ken Lowe, owner of the YBB building, said that while his family will still own the building, a new tenant has rented the restaurant and will take over the[Read More…]
Agency’s indifference toward rules alarming
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Nearly a year after failures at the inspection and enforcement levels helped pave the way for a leak that left water unusable for 300,000 West Virginians, the Department of Environmental Protection has made no progress in improving the way[Read More…]
Child poverty group outlines legislative goals
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Our Children, Our Future Campaign to End Child Poverty unveiled its Top Ten issues for the coming legislative session Monday. The campaign has lobbied successfully over the past two years to raise the state minimum wage and to pass the Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act. Last year,[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, Dec. 16
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. PAKISTAN SCHOOL ATTACK KILLS MORE THAN 125The Taliban claim[Read More…]
Wyoming County’s military invasion a cold case
BECKLEY, W.Va. — While the helicopters created a lot of noise, literally and figuratively, the reason for their presence in Wyoming County was very simple. They hit ice Tuesday morning and were temporarily grounded. The U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division, based in Fort Campbell, Ky., was in route to do[Read More…]
Parkersburg veteran honored at French embassy
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A Parkersburg man shot down in enemy-occupied France has received a prestigious recognition for his service in World War II. Clement Dowler, 91, was among 24 U.S. veterans Wednesday at the French embassy in Washington, D.C., where a ceremony was held to name them a Chevalier of[Read More…]
Wheeling welcomes C-SPAN this week
WHEELING, W.Va.– The city of Wheeling’s history and literature will be in the national spotlight during a weeklong visit by C-SPAN. The public is being invited to kick off the visit at 10 a.m. Tuesday at West Virginia Independence Hall Museum downtown. Travis Henline, the museum’s site manager, said C-SPAN[Read More…]
What does he think of W.Va.?
A column by Mike Myer, executive editor of The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — One suspects MIT economist Jonathan Gruber did not advise state officials that West Virginians are stupid. But exactly what did he tell them in exchange for the more than $121,000 Mountain State taxpayers paid Gruber? Gruber may[Read More…]
Heartbreaker for Herd, close win for Mountaineers
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Capital Classic was everything it usually is. West Virginia University (9-1) edged the Marshall Thundering Herd on the scoreboard Sunday, 69-66, for the Mountaineers’ fourth consecutive triumph in the annual men’s basketball matchup of the state’s NCAA Division I teams. Staying true to form, it was[Read More…]