By JIM WORKMAN The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The latest health report concerning the Mountain State is nothing to smile about. West Virginia ranks No. 51, the lowest score in the United States, according to a WalletHub report titled “2017’s States with the Best & Worst Dental Health.” Minnesota,[Read More…]
Month: February 2017
FSU ‘here to support’ international students
By MICHELLE DILLON Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A room full of students, faculty and community members gathered Thursday on the shared campus of Fairmont State University and Pierpont Community & Technical College to discuss President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration and its effect on international students. A total of[Read More…]
Preston’s Power Couple: Sypolts ready to take on state Legislature
By SCOTT GILLEPSIE The Preston County News and Journal KINGWOOD, W.Va. — Ferdinand and Isabella. Antony and Cleopatra. Kim and Kanye. Dave and Terri? OK, so perhaps the Sypolts of Preston County aren’t yet as famous or overexposed as those other power couples, but they’re nevertheless making history as the[Read More…]
For taxidermists, deer season brings work
By JANELLE PATTERSON The Parkersburg News and Sentinel MARIETTA, Ohio — With deer hunting archery season closing Sunday, deer bagging numbers are down due to the warm fall and winter but the popularity of the primitive sport has increased. “It seems there is a better quality, just not as many[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, Feb. 3, 2017
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP WARNS ISRAEL ABOUT BUILDING NEW SETTLEMENTS The White House statement is a shift[Read More…]
WV school board to host emergency meeting
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal Members of the West Virginia Board of Education will meet in emergency session at 11 a.m. today in Building 6 of the state Capitol complex in Charleston. The board will meet to pick replacements for former School Board President Mike Green and Vice President Lloyd[Read More…]
Afghan interpreter fearful for future in US under Trump
By ANDREW BROWN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Ziaullah Zia Anwari sat in a balcony at the West Virginia Capitol watching as newly elected senator Richard Ojeda was sworn in along with the other state lawmakers. The 23-year-old native of Afghanistan had driven more than three hours to make sure he[Read More…]
Manchin opposing, Capito supporting DeVos as Trump’s ed secretary
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s U.S. senators indicated Wednesday they won’t agree during the upcoming confirmation vote for Betsy DeVos, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Education Secretary. “As a former Governor, I understand how crucial it is for an executive leader to have his[Read More…]
Justice reports he’s no longer CEO of resort in filing, questions remain
By ANDREW BROWN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice is reporting that he is no longer CEO and chairman of the Greenbrier Hotel Corporation and that his wife has been added as an “operations advisor” for the luxury resort. That finding is part of the latest financial disclosure report filed[Read More…]
Water issues force closures in Pittsburgh; Ohio Valley not impacted
From staff, wire reports The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Insufficient chlorine in Pittsburgh’s public water supply that led to a boil order for about 100,000 customers won’t affect what comes out of the taps in Wheeling, officials said. The problem led to the closure Wednesday of nearly two dozen[Read More…]