HOLDEN, W.Va. — On March 8, 1960, a slate fall reportedly started a coal fire at the Island Creek Coal Company mine at 22 Holden. Carbon monoxide gas resulting from the fire would eventually claim the lives of 18 miners. Twenty men were trapped by the slate fall and fire,[Read More…]
Month: September 2016
Parkersburg doctor hosts ‘Pink by Poolside’ event
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Parkersburg monument honors teaching nuns
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The date of death of the last two U.S. members of the Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus was engraved Thursday into their grave stones and into the monument at Mount Carmel Cemetery. Sister Mary Goretti died on Aug. 29, 2014, and Sister Mary Thomasina died on[Read More…]
WVU fraternity returns after five-year suspension
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Phi Kappa Psi is back on campus and offering scholarships after a five-year suspension. “It was a self-imposed suspension,” said Marc Munoz, the expansion consultant for Phi Kappa Psi. Phi Kappa Psi’s national chapter wants to start anew and, as Munoz put it, “rebrand the fraternity.” The fraternity[Read More…]
Officials not thrilled with New River Gorge graffiti cleanup
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Graffiti at New River Gorge National River Long Point Trail has been removed by a private citizen. Chief of Interpretation Julena Campbell said the National Park Service appreciates the spirit behind the effort, but the park must now clean up scrub marks left by the vigilante. Around[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Sept. 9
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Sept. 9, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. NORTH KOREA SAYS IT CONDUCTED ‘HIGHER LEVEL’ NUCLEAR WARHEAD TEST Pyongyang trumpets that[Read More…]
View the WVPA 2016 advertising award-winning entries
The following are 2016 WVPA winning advertising entries in either pdf and jpeg format: D3 – BEST THEME PAGE(S) _ RETAIL – Breast Cancer Awareness 10-21 D1 – BEST THEME PAGE(S) _ RETAIL – flag D2 – BEST THEME PAGE(S) _ RETAIL – ET_102915_B006 D4 – BEST THEME PAGE(S) _ CLASSIFIED[Read More…]
View the WVPA 2016 editorial award-winning entries
The following are 2016 WVPA winning editorial entries in either pdf and jpeg format: D4 – BEST LEGAL AFFAIRS REPORTING – Legal Issues 06-24-15 D3 – BEST LEGAL AFFAIRS REPORTING – 4 c D2 – BEST LEGAL AFFAIRS REPORTING – ET_052715_A001 D4 – BEST IN-DEPTH OR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING- FEb 13 p 1[Read More…]
HOOVERPALOOZA event to benefit flood-damaged Herbert Hoover “Huskies” High School athletic teams, student organizations
Event set for Sept. 24 at University of Charleston Stadium/Laidley Field CHARLESTON, W.VA. — Herbert Hoover High School (HHHS), THE Red and Blue Booster Club and partners throughout the Kanawha Valley are hosting HOOVERPALOOZA on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 4 p.m. – 9 p.m. at UC Stadium/Laidley Field to help raise funds for[Read More…]
Traveling exhibit on life, legacy of Sen. Byrd visiting Capitol Hill Sept. 19-23
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 8, 2016) – The Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education will showcase its traveling exhibit, “Robert C. Byrd: Senator, Statesman, West Virginian” from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily Sept. 19-23 in the Rotunda of the Richard B. Russell Senate Office Building. On Wednesday, Sept.[Read More…]
