By Stephen Santilli For the Exponent Telegram MANNINGTON, W.Va. — Usually after a big flood, there is an acrid smell in the air that lingers for days. But on Sunday in Mannington, the site of the worst flash flooding that struck Marion County early Saturday morning, the smell was different.[Read More…]
Month: July 2017
West Virginia residents told to stay away from cleanup areas
By HEATHER ZIEGLER The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register McMECHEN, W.Va. — Stay away. That is the message local law enforcement has for the public as they coordinate the cleanup efforts in several areas of the Northern Panhandle devastated by flooding and landslides late Friday and early Saturday. Just when the[Read More…]
Gov. Justice gets a look at Northern Panhandle flood damage
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice last year witnessed severe and fatal flooding in the southern part of the state. On Sunday, he told those working to recover from last week’s flooding in the Northern Panhandle not to do[Read More…]
As water recedes, community joins together
By CARTER WALKER Times West Virginian MANNINGTON, W.Va. — Residents of Mannington pulled together Sunday in an effort to clean up after the devastating flood that hit the area early Saturday morning. At Blackshere Elementary School, first-grade teacher Theresa Michael led the relief effort in the school’s gym. Locals who[Read More…]
Forestry remains a largely untapped industry in W.Va.
By CATHY BONNSTETTER For The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s forestry industry makes a significant contribution to the state’s economy, and that contribution is poised to grow, according to a recent study from the Appalachian Hardwood Centerand West Virginia University’s Division of Forestry and Natural Resources in the[Read More…]
UMWA to seek relief from Congress for overburdened pension fund
By JIM ROSS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With a health-care battle behind them, leadership of the United Mine Workers of America is asking retirees to flood Congress with demands to protect the union’s pension plan. In a message to retirees earlier this month, UMWA President Cecil Roberts told[Read More…]
‘The Glass Castle’: Movie based on former Welch resident’s memoir set for release Aug. 11
By SAMANTHA PERRY Bluefield Daily Telegraph WELCH, W.Va. — A movie based on a critically acclaimed memoir whose author spent formative years growing up in McDowell County is slated for release on Aug. 11. Several scenes for “The Glass Castle” were filmed in and around Welch, although no one knows[Read More…]
Looking up: 5 W.Va. cities scored among ‘Best Small Cities to Start A Business’
By LINDA HARRIS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After commuting to Pittsburgh every workday for 12 years only to be laid off from his research job, Dave McFarland jumped head-first into the realm of entrepreneurship: He opened a gourmet popcorn shop in downtown Wheeling, a fun business model he’d[Read More…]
Extra step added to WV fair ride inspection after Ohio tragedy
By KAYLA ASBURY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After a carnival ride killed one person and injured seven others Wednesday at the Ohio State Fair, the State Fair of West Virginia is taking precautions to ensure a similar ride at the fair will be safe. “To take an extra step,[Read More…]
Smiles, sadness at Fenton Art Glass sale
By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. — Although many of the participants at Fenton Art Glass events over the weekend in Williamstown and Marietta were saddened over the news the old Fenton Art Glass factory will be torn down, many people still came out to find[Read More…]
