PRINCETON, W.Va. — When a reduction in Mercer County’s school workforce and personnel transfers are completed for the next school year, between seven to nine teaching positions could be gone along with up to eight service positions. Personnel reduction in force and transfers were on the agenda for this week’s[Read More…]
Month: February 2016
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, Feb. 18
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHY POPE SOUNDED TOUGH NOTE DURING MEXICO VISIT Observers say the pontiff clearly[Read More…]
Tree crashes through Kanawha County home
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Charleston hoping to attract Pedicab firm
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston residents may soon have another option for downtown transportation at their fingertips — and it runs on three wheels. A Pittsburgh-based startup called Autopods is creating a whole new meaning to the word “pedicab,” traditionally seen as a human-powered cart that transports riders through pedaling. Justin Gaull,[Read More…]
WV Senate OKs ‘brunch bill’ for Sunday alcohol sales
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A push to put Bloody Marys and mimosas on the Sunday brunch menu in West Virginia picked up the Senate’s endorsement Tuesday. State senators voted 34-0 Tuesday to pass the so-called “brunch bill,” which removes a longstanding prohibition on alcohol sales at West Virginia restaurants before 1 p.m.[Read More…]
Legislation aims to protect Cabell hospital merger
CHARLESTON — A new bill in the West Virginia Legislature would block Cabell Huntington Hospital and its proposed purchase of St. Mary’s Medical Center from Federal Trade Commission scrutiny by exempting the nonprofit hospital from state and federal antitrust laws. Senate Bill 597, which was amended and passed in the[Read More…]
WV coal group cites pressing need for tax cut
WHEELNG, W.Va. — West Virginia Coal Association officials believe state leaders must cut the coal severance from 5 percent to 2 percent to avoid “disastrous” consequences, but Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and legislators believe this could result in annual revenue loss of more than $100 million. Citing a study by[Read More…]
Wheeling to save $1M by refinancing bonds
WHEELING, W.Va. — Wheeling will save almost $1 million over the next 17 years by refinancing about $6 million in tax increment financing debt – about $330,000 more than originally anticipated, City Manager Robert Herron told council members Tuesday. Herron said the city secured a lower interest rate from WesBanco[Read More…]
Capito, Manchin roles in court pick important
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — No other state has a greater stake than West Virginia in what becomes of the U.S. Supreme Court in the wake of Justice Antonin Scalia’s death. For that reason, our two U.S. senators, Republican Shelley Capito and Democrat Joe Manchin, should be[Read More…]
Wood County sheriff has device to access crash data
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A green metal box has changed the way crash scenes are processed in Wood County. The lime-green box in question is small, fits in an adult’s hand, and weighs less than a pound. The box is the key component in the Wood County Sheriff’s Office’s new crash[Read More…]