An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A recent West Virginia University report that indicates the state may be emerging from a recession is welcome news. The Mountain State Business Index, which takes into account indicators such as building permits, stock prices for state employers, interest rates, coal production[Read More…]
Month: August 2016
Floods, budget impasse affect WV consumer spending
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An ongoing budget impasse that threatened to shut down West Virginia’s government on July 1 had a chilling effect on consumer spending in June, which took a further hit later in the month from severe flooding in parts of the state, Department of Revenue officials said Thursday. As[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Aug. 5
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Aug. 5, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. OBAMA DENIES $400M PAYMENT TO IRAN WAS RANSOM The money was delivered to[Read More…]
More than 3,000 musicians attend WV string festival
CLIFFTOP, W.Va. — Eighty-seven-year-old fiddler Ralph Roberts says he is from the “geographic center of West Virginia” in Frametown, Braxton County, but he’s also the type of old-timer who is the heart of the Appalachian String Band Music Festival at Camp Washington-Carver. Everyone in the section of campground called “geezer[Read More…]
Rule change would hide air pollution info
An editorial from the Parkerburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — At the beginning of this week, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Air Quality quietly ended its public comment period on a proposed rule that would virtually hide government activity from members of the general public. Proposed[Read More…]
Berkeley candidate to ‘vigorously contest’ drug charge
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — John Orem, Republican candidate for Berkeley County Sheriff, has issued a statement regarding a drug charge in the wake of being arraigned at Berkeley County Magistrate Court on Tuesday morning. According to the statement, Orem was “suffering flu-like symptoms” and passed out at his house because of[Read More…]
WV schools to be given letter grades starting this fall
WHEELING — Just as each school student hopes to earn an “A” on tests that measure their performance, each public school in West Virginia will get a letter grade ranging from “A” to “F” from the West Virginia Department of Education this fall as the state seeks to improve accountability[Read More…]
Five Cabell County officials sue over budget cuts
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Five of Cabell County’s elected officials have filed a suit against the Cabell County Commission because of cuts to the budget for the fiscal year that began July 1. Clerk Karen Cole, Prosecuting Attorney Sean “Corky” Hammers, Circuit Clerk Jeffrey Hood, Assessor Irv Johnson and Sheriff Tom[Read More…]
States getting cursive writing back in schools
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Cursive writing is making a comeback. The pen-on-paper approach to the written word – linking letters with loops and curls – has been gradually losing its place in the American classroom for years. Cursive was emphasized in schools through the mid-20th Century, and[Read More…]
Monongalia fair features two kinds of kids
MORGANTOWN — Festivities at the Monongalia County Fair continued at Mylan Park on Aug. 3, including two pageants and livestock shows. Hundreds gathered inside the J.W. and Hazel Ruby McQuain Center for the fair’s Teen/Junior Miss pageants. The 18 contestants were judged on several categories including on-stage interviews and who[Read More…]