By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After meeting recently in Washington, D.C., with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Federal Aviation Administration officials, a delegation from Charleston’s Yeager Airport returned home feeling optimistic the FAA would help pay for replacing the airport’s collapsed safety overrun area. That, in turn,[Read More…]
Month: December 2016
Casey: Tax hikes should be part of WV’s budget talks
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov.-elect Jim Justice’s newly announced chief of staff said that, after a slow start, the transition is in full gear. “I know the transition process is not fits and starts,” Nick Casey said Wednesday. “I can hear it humming.” Casey,[Read More…]
Home before the holidays: Students work to house flood survivors
By SARAH PLUMMER The Register-Herald OAK HILL, W.Va. — Santa’s elves aren’t the only people hard at work. Students at Fayette Institute of Technology are building a miniature house to provide warmth and shelter for a family displaced by the June 23 flood. Dr. Kathy D’Antoni, state assistant superintendent of[Read More…]
Op-Ed: Hospice, the best-kept secret in US healthcare
From The Charleston Gazette-Mail: By Malene Davis On Friday, West Virginians for Affordable Health Care will host a reception and fundraiser, where guests will learn more about the many ways WVAHC advocates for greater access to health care for all Mountaineers. As a West Virginia native, I know how many[Read More…]
WVU forced 34 turnovers in win over Western Carolina
By JUSTIN JACKSON The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Elijah Macon decided to use his towel and wrap it around his forehead in the style of a Samurai warrior. Daxter Miles Jr. went with the I-just-got-out-of-the-shower look. “He doesn’t know how to do it right,” joked WVU men’s basketball forward[Read More…]
Manchin Skypes with Elkins High students
By BROOKE BINNS The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Putting politics aside, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., told Elkins High School students that he will continue to put West Virginia and the United States first in any decision-making processes. On Wednesday, students in Shelly Burda’s advanced placement U.S. Government class at[Read More…]
Outrage in the Belmont County Hills: Jamboree fans, commissioner express concern
By SHELLEY HANSON and ROBERT A. DEFRANK For The Intelligencer MORRISTOWN, Ohio — When Raymond Duane learned his beloved Jamboree In The Hills was going to undergo some major changes next year, he got so mad he started a Facebook page: “Boycott Jambo Country.” In a matter of days, the page has[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, Dec. 8
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHO’S FORMING UNLIKELY POLITICAL FRIENDSHIP An apparent rapport is brewing between Obama and[Read More…]
Joyful Night kicks off WV holiday season
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia state Christmas tree twinkles with lights outside the Capitol Building in Charleston after Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and first lady Joanne Tomblin lit it Tuesday evening at the annual Joyful Night celebration. The tree is a Norway spruce donated by Brenda and David Hanson,[Read More…]
Community remembers attacks on Pearl Harbor 75 years later
By KELSIE LEROSE Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Today marks 75 years since the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and many across the nation will honor all lives lost Dec. 7, 1941. The USS West Virginia was a part of the United States fleet that was attacked that day. According to usswestvirginia.org,[Read More…]
