By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An audit released Tuesday details more problems with the state’s beleaguered payroll system, alleging it wasted millions of taxpayer dollars. In the report, the Legislative Auditor’s office details several issues with wvOASIS, a $123 million supercomputer system the state uses to handle[Read More…]
Month: June 2017
WV audit finds 1,531 state vehicles underutilized
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State agencies in West Virginia aren’t getting good use out of more than 1,500 state-owned vehicles, according to an audit released Tuesday. State rules suggest the government-owned cars, trucks and SUVs be driven at least 1,100 miles a month. But 42 percent[Read More…]
State park system is vibrant, varied and vast
By CHARLES YOUNG The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — For nearly 90 years, the West Virginia state parks and forest system has served as a symbol for all the Mountain State has to offer. According to the West Virginia State Parks mission statement, the system’s aim is to “promote conservation[Read More…]
Concord University receives $3 million in grant funding
By BLAKE STOWERS Bluefield Daily Telegraph ATHENS, W.Va. — Concord University’s Upward Bound Program has been awarded more than $3 million in federal funding. Concord media spokesman Sarah Dalton said the funding will continue programming that provides academic skills and motivation for area high school students in their pursuit of[Read More…]
WV American Water launches project map to show upgrades around state
By DARLENE J. SWIGER The Weston News WESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia American Water customers in Lewis County can now utilize an interactive web-based map of the company’s 2017 infrastructure upgrade projects. This user-friendly map allows people to view details about water main replacement projects and other capital investments throughout the[Read More…]
Culloden woman wins big on ‘Price Is Right’
By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — “Stacy Dent, come on down!” Dent, 33, of Culloden, says hearing those words was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for her when she was in the audience at “The Price Is Right” television game show in March. “My mother was on the show 17[Read More…]
Investigation ongoing into chemical water vapors in Bellaire
By SHELLEY HANSON The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register BELLAIRE, Ohio — Both the U.S. and Ohio Environmental Protection agencies are conducting groundwater and air testing in Bellaire related to a chemical used at a former dry cleaner in Bellaire, according to village Administrator Scott Porter. Porter said the environmental agencies[Read More…]
Gee to chair Big 12 committee
Staff reports The State Journal MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University President Gordon Gee will chair the Big 12 Board of Directors Executive Committee, beginning July 1. The Big 12 also said TCU Chancellor Victor Boshini will serve as vice-chair, and Texas President Gregory Fenves will take over as secretary/treasurer.[Read More…]
Gee delivers annual speech: ‘I choose stacking hands’
The Dominion Post WASHINGTON, D.C. — Inside the beltway, WVU President Gordon Gee delivered a call for changing the dialogue and working together to fix the problems plaguing the Mountain State. Gee, speaking June 6 at the 39th annual WVU Alumni Luncheon on Capitol Hill, said, “Today, we can either[Read More…]
Paris ‘pact’ is not binding
The Journal editorial Perhaps the most blatant bit of “fake news” making the rounds these days is a single word: “pact.” It is being used in reference to the Paris Climate Accords. President Donald Trump says he does not intend for the United States to comply with the agreement in[Read More…]
