By LINDA HARRIS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The McMechen osteopathic physician being sued by former patients who allege they contracted serious diseases after receiving injections from him in unsterile conditions has now been indicted by a federal grand jury for fraud. Dr. Roland Chalifoux Jr. allegedly submitted claims[Read More…]
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Wirt County Fair to run Aug. 2-5
By WAYNE TOWNER The Parkersburg News and Sentinel ELIZABETH, W.Va. — The 2017 Wirt County Fair will be Aug. 2-5 at Camp Barbe on West Virginia 14 near Elizabeth. The fair will feature four days of track events, entertainment, concessions, carnival rides and livestock programs. Daily admission is $6 ages[Read More…]
Ohio River Ferryboat Festival has long history
By KATE YORK The Parkersburg News and Sentinel SISTERSVILLE, Ohio — While the Ohio River Ferryboat Festival will only mark its third year this weekend, its roots actually go back much, much further to documentation from George Washington’s diary in 1770. “He documented when he came down and camped in[Read More…]
Traveling exhibit on Sen. Robert C. Byrd’s life, career featured at WVPA Convention
Public invited to view traveling exhibit at Canaan Valley Resort during WVPA Convention, Aug. 3-5 DAVIS, W.Va. – The annual convention of the West Virginia Press Association (WVPA) is hosting the display of the traveling exhibit celebrating the life and career of Senator Robert C. Byrd from Aug. 3-5 at the Canaan Valley[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, July 27
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, July 27, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP’S TRANSGENDER TROOPS BAN DIVIDES VETS IN CONGRESS One camp is standing squarely behind the[Read More…]
Capito votes to proceed on Obamacare repeal
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLSTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Senate forwarded an effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday, fueled by a pivotal yes vote from Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. Through a motion to proceed, the Senate will bring the bill to the floor, which will[Read More…]
Boy Scouts unearth ‘buried treasure’ in Wyoming County
By MARY CATHERINE BROOKS The Register-Herald NEW RICHMOND, W.Va. — While Boy Scout Troops from across the nation have participated in community service projects across southern West Virginia, it was a West Virginia Troop that uncovered what appeared to be buried treasure Tuesday morning in Wyoming County. Thirty-one Boy Scouts[Read More…]
Health care advocates protest outside Boy Scout Summit
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald GLEN JEAN, W.Va. — More than a dozen health care advocates stood outside the main entrance of the Bechtel Summit Reserve Monday afternoon, urging Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., to vote against the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. “It’s important any time an elected official[Read More…]
Beckley business owner shares support of Trump’s state visit
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Ronnie Wood, co-owner of Flat Top Arms in Beckley, gladly welcomed President Trump to the Mountain State as he visited the Boy Scouts of America at the Summit Bechtel Reserve. On a 10-foot tall sign beside South Eisenhower Drive, the Flat Top[Read More…]
DEP orders halt to Rover Pipeline construction
By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia regulators have ordered developers of the Rover Pipeline to halt work after finding a long list of water pollution violations caused by construction of the West Virginia segment of the $4.2 billion project, according to documents made public this[Read More…]
