By JEFF SAULTON The Parkersburg News and Sentinel MINERAL WELLS, W.Va. — While attendance didn’t pick up until later the first day, the West Virginia Interstate Fair and Exposition was a beehive of activity as vendors were finishing setting up and making last minute adjustments on Tuesday. Angie Zoller, board[Read More…]
Month: July 2017
10 things to know: Wednesday, July 19
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about[Read More…]
WV Forestry dispatches members to fight Colorado wildfires
From the West Virginia Division of Forestry: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Forestry is sending a team to help battle wildfires in the Rocky Mountains. Foresters Curtis Helton and Mark Hudnall, along with Boone County volunteer firefighter Benton Dolin, met a force of 17 Delaware firefighters to complete a 20-person crew. The joint Delaware/West[Read More…]
Register now for WVPA Convention 2017
WVPA Convention 2017: Reserve rooms today CANAAN VALLEY, W.Va. — Registration for the West Virginia Press Association’s 2017 Convention, Aug. 3-5 is open. “West Virginia: Adapting to Marketplace Changes” is the theme of the West Virginia Press Association’s 2017 Convention, Aug. 3-5. The WVPA invites its 70 member newspapers and guests[Read More…]
Cable firms sue over WV broadband law, say co-ops could cause outages
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s largest cable companies have filed a lawsuit against Gov. Jim Justice and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, alleging that a new state law could ultimately cause internet service outages at customers’ homes and businesses. The state Cable Telecommunications Association is challenging[Read More…]
Gov. Justice taps funds for Boy Scouts projects, takes jab at lawmakers
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.V.a — In his latest attack on the Legislature, Gov. Jim Justice announced Monday he is taking about $400,000 from the governor’s civil contingency fund to underwrite community service projects that the Boy Scouts of America will perform in southern West Virginia during the[Read More…]
WVU providing variety of support for Scout Jamboree
WVU Today When some 40,000 Boy Scouts arrive in West Virginia for the 2017 National Scout Jamboree, they’ll find more than pup tents and ropes courses and hiking and rafting. Courtesy of West Virginia University, they’ll also find water researchers and automobile engineers and forensic challenges — all the while[Read More…]
WV Department of Education eyes rise in minority report number
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Education wants to increase the number of students a school must have in a specific minority group, such as special education students or black students, from 10 to 20 before the school must report the overall performance[Read More…]
Big plans for America’s Best Community
By JIM ROSS The State Journal HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — It’s hard to make little plans when you’re trying to revive four neighborhoods in a city of nearly 50,000 people. But redevelopment on a massive size is what the people of Huntington have set out to do with their win in[Read More…]
The Inter-Mountain series: Campbell testifies before Congress
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a three-part series looking into the nation’s current health care dilemma. By MATTHEW BURDETTE The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — As Congress bickers over the possible repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act, concerns continue to mount throughout the country and in the[Read More…]