By WILSON R. HARVEY The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Though it may not seem quite so long ago, the newly elected state government has now been serving for over six months, as Gov. Jim Justice was inaugurated Jan. 16. As Justice and legislators have dealt with the state budget,[Read More…]
Month: June 2017
Three unserved West Virginia counties to get broadband
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced a $3 million grant through the U.S. Department of Agriculture to bring broadband internet service to more than 3,500 households and businesses in three West Virginia counties. Capito’s office said the grant, plus $450,000[Read More…]
Manchin, Casey discuss opioid fight
By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A Republican-led elimination of Medicaid expansion funding would be disastrous in fighting the opioid epidemic, two Democratic U.S. senators said on Tuesday. Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Bob Casey of Pennsylvania harmonized on a familiar theme during[Read More…]
2016 flood: Meadow River Watershed communities look to rebuild, rebrand
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald RAINELLE, W.Va. — Standing in the front of Fruits of Labor Cafe, a small bakery on Main Street in Rainelle, Robin Terry shared with a group of roughly 20 residents how much she loves her town. “Rainelle is a place where I want to be,”[Read More…]
World’s largest passenger steamboat to stop in Huntington
By DAVE LAVENDER The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Queen is coming to Huntington. Not that Queen, we are talking The American Queen, the world’s most opulent riverboat. On Wednesday, July 12, The American Queen, which has the ability to carry 414 passengers, will be docked for the day at[Read More…]
EDITORIAL: Program to help miners should expand
The Inter-Mountain editorial President Donald Trump knows, despite his rhetoric on the campaign trail, that nothing he can do will restore the job of all the coal miners who lost them during the past eight years. Between former President Barack Obama’s war on coal and market forces, some of those[Read More…]
Canaan Valley, Timberline offering joint resort lift ticket
By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Skiers and snowboarders at Timberline Four Seasons Resort and nearby Canaan Valley Resort will buy a single ticket to ride the lifts at both ski areas when the 2017-2018 ski season begins, officials at Timberline announced on Tuesday. The price of the[Read More…]
Wildlife Center hosts special event
By BETH HENRY-VANCE The Inter-Mountain FRENCH CREEK, W.Va. — A young bald eagle and other birds attracted a crowd Tuesday at the West Virginia State Wildlife Center, as part of a celebration of West Virginia’s birthday. June 20 marks the anniversary of the Mountain State, which was created in 1863,[Read More…]
Hearings in WV drug wholesale lawsuits begin
By KAYLA ASBURY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Attorneys for drug wholesalers being sued by numerous West Virginia counties want the lawsuits tossed out, arguing that claims against them are “legally insufficient.” The first hearing for the West Virginia counties suing various drug wholesalers took place Tuesday in the U.S.[Read More…]
WV Business Hall of Fame to add 3 new members
Staff report The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Three West Virginia business people will be inducted into the West Virginia Business Hall of Fame at the beginning of this year’s West Virginia Business Summit and Annual Meeting. Inductees for 2017 are: Charles T. Jones, president and CEO of Amherst Industries,[Read More…]
