ONA, W.Va. — Hundreds of young performers teamed up for haunting performance at Cabell Midland High School. Over 300 orchestra students representing all middle and high schools in Cabell County performed during their 17th annual Halloween Concert on Tuesday night at the school in Ona. Ron Caviani, who teaches orchestra[Read More…]
Month: October 2015
Huntington vying for ‘Best Communities’ jackpot
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — More details about the city of Huntington’s revitalization efforts for the “America’s Best Communities” competition were unveiled Tuesday as the deadline to submit the plan for the next round approaches. “This is another important step in our efforts to be recognized as America’s Best Community,” mayor Steve[Read More…]
‘Hellhole’ label fading in West Virginia
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — No one can say with certainty how many jobs have been lost to West Virginians because our state was viewed as a “judicial hellhole” for years. Executives seeking sites for new or expanded businesses may well have marked us off their lists[Read More…]
Embattled Boone ambulance chief placed on leave
RACINE, W.Va. — Following a six to three vote, the Boone County Ambulance Authority placed director Randy Lengyel on administrative leave with pay while an internal investigation in completed. “While that process is going on we thought it was appropriate to put him on administrative leave,” said Josh Barker, a[Read More…]
Wood County board OKs shooter response training
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Wood County Schools will move forward with an active-shooter response program, and training for employees could begin within the coming weeks. The Wood County Board of Education on Tuesday unanimously approved the use of A.L.I.C.E., a national training program which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and[Read More…]
Society has obligation to ferret out child abusers
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — There was a very disturbing story on the front page of The Register-Herald Tuesday, one that a couple decades ago probably wouldn’t have been on the radar of the majority of readers. The topic was the latest data by the West Virginia Child[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, Oct. 28
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. WHO ENTERS THIRD GOP DEBATE WITH MOMENTUM The Republican candidates for president will[Read More…]
W.Va. officials should be ready for Ohio vote on pot
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Depending on what happens just across the Ohio River on Nov. 3, West Virginia – in particular, our region of it – could face a whole new set of drug-related challenges. Ohio voters are being asked to approve sale of[Read More…]
An inside look at W.Va. correctional officer training
Editor’s Note: Public Safety reporter Henry Culvyhouse traveled to Glenville earlier this month to observe how correctional officers, who staff the state’s prisons, jails and local juvenile detention facilities, are trained. Arriving bright and early and staying until early afternoon, Culvyhouse was able to become the first journalist in[Read More…]
Drug addiction tore doctor’s life apart
ELKINS, W.Va. — Members of the city’s business community learned about a local man who nearly lost everything because of drug addiction Monday during the Elkins Rotary Club’s weekly meeting. Petersburg resident Rajan B. Masih, MD, took Rotarians through the story of his fall from grace – how the illegal[Read More…]
