CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Mater is the Olson family dog. A 14-year-old beagle mix, he spends most of his time outside when he isn’t following his owner around. Last Friday, though, Mater didn’t come home for dinner. That’s when Kathy Olson knew something was wrong. Saturday went by. Then Sunday. Soon it[Read More…]
Month: April 2016
Charleston allows first downtown tattoo parlor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Downtown Charleston’s first tattoo studio has opened its doors after City Council voted to amend the zoning ordinance in December to allow for such businesses. After a successful health department inspection this week, Nick Quinn began work at Gilded Age Tattoo, at 113 Hale St. Quinn, who also[Read More…]
Legislature’s anti-hemp business bungle
An editorial from the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Republicans who took control of the Legislature are supposed to be pro-business — but they clumsily undercut a brand-new West Virginia industry that might create Mountain State jobs. The state Agriculture Department issued permits for various landowners to grow industrial hemp, a[Read More…]
Hong Kong students tour Huntington City Hall
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Fourteen students from Hong Kong will call Huntington home for the next few days and tour the city as part of an exchange program at Our Lady of Fatima Parish School. The students, accompanied by two teachers, are from Pentecostal Yu Leung Fat Primary School in Hong[Read More…]
Bed bugs found at Huntington High School
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Huntington High School students were sent home Thursday with a letter alerting parents bed bugs were found in the school. Jedd Flowers, Cabell County Schools communications director, said one or two bugs were found, probably “hitchhiking” in on a student. “It’s pretty common these days,” he said.[Read More…]
Europe shows energy shift will be costly
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The recent experiences of the European Union provide a cautionary tale about the move to renewable energy sources. Over the past 10 years, member nations have implemented aggressive programs to decrease greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80 percent by 2050. Several countries[Read More…]
Wheeling police conduct speeding ticket blitz
WHEELING, W.Va. — The Wheeling Police Department’s “Operation Wolfpack” produced speeding 51 citations in four hours on Wednesday. Seven officers split time between Bethany Pike in Woodsdale and Market Street in North Wheeling. Those locations were chosen based on frequency of complaints from residents about speeding vehicles. Lt. Phil Redford[Read More…]
Buckhannon-Upshur leads WV in Microsoft training
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Buckhannon-Upshur High School is leading the state in the number of students who are Microsoft Experts. B-UHS administrators said there are currently nine Microsoft Experts who are in high school in the state of West Virginia. Of the nine, six of the students are enrolled at B-UHS.[Read More…]
Downtown Parkersburg building purchase finalized
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The Parkersburg Brewing Company has taken possession of the West Virginia University at Parkersburg Downtown Center and plans to begin construction and open sometime this fall. The deal for the property at 707 Market St. was finalized on Wednesday, said Senta Goudy, WVU-P vice president of institutional[Read More…]
Fayette receives first six of 32 portable classrooms
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Modular units are being delivered to Oak Hill High School where they will be assembled to house Collins Middle School students this fall. Superintendent Terry George said six were delivered earlier this week and another five units are expected today. A total of 32 portable units will be[Read More…]