BECKLEY, W.Va. — Because of more than 10 percent loss of show revenue due to storms and rain, Theatre West Virginia General Manager Scott Hill is looking for answers to make the theater more financially stable. Hill said that by July 27, 10 percent of the summer season had been canceled, and with[Read More…]
Month: July 2016
Festival honors last WV ferry on Ohio River
SISTERSVILLE, W.Va. — Capt. Herman “Bo” Hause keeps his eyes on the Ohio River as he steers the city of Sistersville II ferry toward the landing. Because no bridge crosses the Ohio from Tyler County, motorists have to drive at least 15 minutes north to New Martinsville or 20 miles[Read More…]
State spending too much on vehicles
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Does your employer provide you with a company vehicle? Does your employer, even, provide vehicles that equate to one for every five employees? If you are a West Virginia state government employee, you very likely answered “yes.” That is because[Read More…]
Hopes high as Ohio River smokestack comes down
DILLES BOTTOM, Ohio — Eggs, bacon, toast, coffee and a show await those headed to a watch party at VanDyne’s Family Restaurant for the demolition of the former R.E. Burger plant’s smokestack around 8:30 a.m. today. Grand Vue Park in Moundsville will also host a watch party for the event[Read More…]
WV High Tech Consortium entities sued over debt
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Huntington National Bank has filed a $20 million federal breach-of-contract lawsuit against the West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation and one of its subsidiaries. The funds sought would cover money still owed by the consortium and subsidiary HT Foundation Holdings Inc. for a $24 million promissory note[Read More…]
Retired WV Guard officer tells of sexual assault, retaliation
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lt. Col. Teresa James, a 35-year veteran of the West Virginia National Guard, stood in front of about 200 people Thursday morning to talk about her experience as a whistleblower who was retaliated against by a general after she reported that she was sexually assaulted by a fellow[Read More…]
Kanawha judicial building swelters without AC
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Air-conditioning should be flowing throughout Kanawha County’s judicial building by Friday morning, following weeks of outages that occurred during some of the hottest days of the year. Part of Court Street was briefly shut down Tuesday afternoon to make way for a crane lifting an air compressor[Read More…]
Nature’s Air-Conditioned City staying cool
An editorial from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Nature’s Air-Conditioned City is once again living up to its billing. While much of the nation has been forced to endure a sweltering heat wave, here in the mountains we still haven’t hit 90 degrees. At least not according to the official National[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, July 29
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, July 29, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. AS CONVENTION WRAPS, DEMOCRATS GIRD FOR TIGHT CONTEST Even as Clinton and her[Read More…]
Texting initiative shows signs of helping students
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Cellphone technology, such as texting, has opened instant communication doors for all of us – sometimes to the point of distracting us from our other pursuits and becoming an annoyance. However, early findings from an initiative involving higher education institutions in West Virginia[Read More…]