Staff report Point Pleasant Register POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Visitors to the West Virginia State Farm Museum can celebrate days gone by when attending this weekend’s Country Fall Festival. Held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., this Saturday and Sunday on the museum grounds, the festival is free and will[Read More…]
Month: October 2017
10 things to know: Friday, October 6
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Oct. 6, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ANTI-NUCLEAR GROUP WINS NOBEL PEACE PRICE The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons wins for[Read More…]
Justice joins in final push for road bond referendum
By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Register BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — West Virginia’s governor is coming Friday to Mercer County for a public meeting to promote the Roads to Prosperity Bond Referendum which is coming up for a vote this coming Saturday. Gov. Jim Justice will hold the town meeting in downtown[Read More…]
Early voting concludes in West Virginia
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — By Wednesday, about 30,000 West Virginians had cast early ballots in a special election to decide a road bond referendum in the state — with Ohio County recording more than 1,100 votes cast. Wednesday marked the last day for[Read More…]
Where does your Eastern Panhandle state representative stand on the road bond referendum?
By TIM COOK The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Voted in the road bond referendum yet? Early voting ended yesterday in the referendum on the Roads to Prosperity highways bond amendment, and Saturday is the last day to cast your up or down vote on the issue. If a “yes” vote prevails[Read More…]
What the road bond would mean for Logan County
By NANCY PEYTON The Logan Banner LOGAN, W.Va. — Early voting in the special election for the “Roads to Prosperity” plan from Gov. Jim Justice has come to a close, but voters will have one more opportunity to visit the polls Saturday. Justice has made a push in recent weeks[Read More…]
Senators question MSHA nominee and Wheeling resident David Zatezalo
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — David Zatezalo said Wednesday in Washington he agreed with sanctions placed by the U.S. Mine, Safety and Health Administration on a mine once under his leadership. Zatezalo, a Wheeling resident, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to be[Read More…]
WVU chief economist: West Virginia is on the rebound, but still lags behind
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia’s economy is on the rebound, but will experience relatively weak growth in the five-year economic forecast period, according to Dr. John Deskins, West Virginia University’s chief economist and director of the WVU Bureau of Business and Economic Research. The state’s economic forecast was[Read More…]
WV road bond projects could force families to move
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Under most circumstances, Pam Glazier of South Charleston said she would be voting for the road bond referendum. However, she said she’s concerned the additional $1.6 billion of funding for road construction will speed up work on projects like the Jefferson Road[Read More…]
At W.Va. Energy Expo, solar, natural gas and coal experts weigh in
By CONNOR GRIFFITH The State Journal MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — At the West Virginia Energy Expo Wednesday, a panel shed light on the future of energy in the Mountain State and the perks that come from embracing multiple sources of energy. West Virginia Coal Association President Bill Raney said the region’s[Read More…]