MATOAKA — At one point chanting “Bring John back! Bring John back!” Matoaka residents and people from surrounding communities called on Matoaka’s town council to reinstate the former chief of police. The council conducted a public meeting Monday afternoon to receive public input about the dismissal of Matoaka Police Chief[Read More…]
Month: December 2014
W.Va. troopers give $100 bills instead of tickets
PRINCETON, W.Va. — Troopers with the West Virginia State Police Princeton Detachment handed out $100 bills instead of tickets Monday thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor. “A gentleman came in earlier today and he asked if I had heard about the Secret Santa stuff that’s been going on[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, Dec. 23
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. N KOREA INTERNET SERVICE RETURNS AFTER OUTAGEKey North Korean[Read More…]
W.Va. attorney general eyes run for governor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s attorney general says he may run for governor in 2016. “We’re going to keep all of our options open and take a close look at all of the possibilities over the next six months,” said Patrick Morrisey, a Republican who was elected attorney general[Read More…]
Pa. well tops W.Va. site in shale gas production
WHEELING, W.Va. — Just when Utica Shale drillers thought they found huge natural gas wells with the Rice Energy “Bigfoot” well in Belmont County and the Magnum Hunter Winland well in Tyler County, Range Resources set the bar even higher with a 59-million-cubic-feet-per-day project in Washington County, Pa. “All I[Read More…]
Moral superiority has a price
A column by Mike Myer, executive editor of The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — What if you were reasonably certain that by inflicting some pain, physical and psychological, on certain people you could keep children from being murdered? You would not injure anyone permanently. Would you do it? Many[Read More…]
Huntington Symphony sets record with Landau
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. helped the Huntington Symphony Orchestra attract its biggest crowd of the year Saturday for its “Hometown Holiday.” The jazz singer from Logan, West Virginia, turned “America’s Got Talent” winner brought along special celebrity guests Glenn Leonard of the Temptations, Joe Coleman of The[Read More…]
In fixing Common Core, don’t lose sight of goal
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — It’s hard to argue with the need for higher standards in our public schools. American students have dropped in international academic rankings 20th in reading and 30th in math, according to the Program for International Student Assessment. Students graduate from high school[Read More…]
3,500 tickets sold so far for WVU bowl game
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — With a little more than a week until kickoff, WVU fans have snatched thousands of tickets for the Liberty Bowl. According Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs Matt Wells, when athletic department usage figures are included, fans have purchased 3,500 tickets from the university’s allotment. Tickets to[Read More…]
$1,000 bill found in Morgantown red kettle
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — On Saturday, Dec. 20, Lt. Allen Adkins found something special in the red kettle at the Giant Eagle off Greenbag Road. “I’ve never seen a $1,000 bill before, that’s pretty amazing,” said Adkins, head of the Salvation Army serving Monongalia, Marion and Preston counties. Adkins said he[Read More…]