CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two-thirds of the way through the 2014-15 budget year, state Lottery revenues are down $31.5 million from the previous fiscal year — but the state’s share of profits is running ahead by about $4.5 million. Through February, gross Lottery revenues of $769.36 million are down about 4[Read More…]
Month: March 2015
Wayne County delegate bitter over park lodge veto
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The latest blow against constructing a lodge at Beech Fork State Park in Wayne County fell Friday, when West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin used a line item veto to reject issuing bonds for the project. For Delegate Don Perdue, D-Wayne, a longtime proponent of the project,[Read More…]
Wal-Mart promotes Wheeling-based firm
WHEELING, W.Va. — The Ziegenfelder Co. in Wheeling – home of “Budget Saver Pops” – is owned by a woman, and soon the rest of the nation will know it when they shop for frozen treats at Wal-Mart this summer. Ziegenfelder received designation as a female-owned business by the Women’s[Read More…]
Capito right about attorney general nominee
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Given President Barack Obama’s propensity for taking the law into his own hands, it would be nice for the attorney general to remind him of limits to that in the Constitution. Eric Holder, the incumbent attorney general, does not seem to[Read More…]
Parkersburg mayor comes out swinging at meeting
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Mayor Bob Newell came out swinging at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, and a motion to fund a forensic audit of certain city finances failed in a 4-4 tie. Speaking before nearly 100 people in council chambers, Newell said the anonymously distributed flash drives that led to allegations[Read More…]
New 911 revenue streams should be explored
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Wood County’s 911 Center is facing a problem that comes as a consequence of advancing technology and changing habits. As land-line phone use decreases, so does the amount of money the center receives from the 911 land line fee.[Read More…]
Manchin, others urging tighter rail tanker rules
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Following a number of train derailments hauling crude oil, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., was among 21 senators who sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations subcommittee Tuesday supporting funding for a program aimed at improving coordination between various agencies with the U.S. Department of Transportation. The[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, March 25
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. SLAVE LABOR IN FISHING INDUSTRY EXPOSED Modern-day Burmese[Read More…]
Brooke County gets $18M for new middle school
WELLSBURG, W.Va. — Brooke County school officials learned Monday that state funds have been approved for the construction of a new middle school to be built near Brooke High School. Superintendent Kathy Kidder-Wilkerson said she had been scheduled to appear Monday before a subcommittee of the West Virginia School Building[Read More…]
Training helps gun users think through scenarios
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s veto of a measure to overhaul West Virginia gun laws was the responsible course of action on an issue that creates passion among state residents no matter what their political leanings. We say that not because we are[Read More…]
