Month: June 2016

WV Vietnam vet gets Purple Heart after 48 years

WHEELING, W.Va. — Vietnam War veteran Edwin Mackey of Cameron was injured during combat on Valentine’s Day in 1968 — and almost 50 years later he now has his Purple Heart. There is no existing military record of Mackey’s being wounded on Feb. 14, 1968, or of his being medically[Read More…]

WV Tourism launches Food and Farm Trail

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Do you have a farm, restaurant or destination you want the West Virginia Division of Tourism to promote as part of the state’s new West Virginia Farm and Food Trail? Wild Wonderful West Virginia is calling upon farms, orchards and restaurants or other facilities that work with[Read More…]

Gorilla incident does not require new law

An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Ohio residents are keenly aware of the recent tragedy at the Cincinnati Zoo, which resulted in the death of a silverback lowland gorilla named Harambe. Blame has been tossed around recklessly, as emotions in hindsight override common sense in[Read More…]

School project features Paul McCartney look-alike

BURGETTSTOWN, Pa. — Hundreds of visitors were educated by authors, inventors, scientists, designers, entertainers, athletes and historical, religious, political and military figures for the fifth-annual Burgettstown Elementary Center Wax Museum, May 26. Fourth-graders in each of the school’s four social studies classes transformed themselves into famous figures over the course of[Read More…]

Mingo County taps its rainy day fund to pay jail bill

WILLIAMSON, W.Va. – At Wednesday’s regular meeting of the Mingo County Commission, the commission approved a motion allowing the transfer of $425,000 from the Rainy Day Fund to the Coal Severance Fund to allow the county to meet obligations for the current fiscal year. Tina Lockard, Commission Assistant, made the[Read More…]

The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, June 2

Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, June 2, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. CLINTON STAFF REVIEWED REMARKS, QUESTIONS FOR EVENTS Emails obtained by The Associated Press[Read More…]

Lying says a lot about candidates

An editorial from The Register-Herald  BECKLEY, W.Va. — Telling the truth hasn’t been a prerequisite for being president of the United States for some time now. You don’t have to take a too distant walk down memory lane to hear the echoes about a healthcare plan where no one would have[Read More…]

A single penny: LifeBOAT Act merits support

An editorial from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph  BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Let’s face it. Tax increases aren’t popular, not in Washington, Richmond or Charleston. And many folks in our region are certainly opposed to any such increase. But legislation introduced last week by U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and six other mostly[Read More…]

Bullet factory coming to Eastern Kanawha County

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Ranger Scientific LLC, an ammunition manufacturing startup, officially announced Tuesday that the company is planning to build a bullet production facility in Eastern Kanawha County. The company plans to build the $50 million manufacturing facility on a former surface mine, officials announced at a news conference at Riverside[Read More…]

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