By BRAD JOHNSON The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Despite pleas from downtown business owners and internal dissension, Elkins City Council voted 7-3 to pass the controversial 1 percent sales tax ordinance on its third and final reading Thursday evening. Public comment speakers asked that the ordinance be tabled, and, for[Read More…]
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Advertisement: W.Va. Statewide Classified Ads for Dec. 10-16
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The newspapers of the West Virginia Press Association present the following statewide classified advertisements for the week of Dec. 10-16, 2017. For information on the West Virginia newspaper industry’s statewide classified network, contact your local newspaper classified representative, or Toni Heady, [email protected] or 304-342-1011. INTERNET/TV DISH Network.[Read More…]
The Charleston Gazette-Mail, W.Va., chosen for ProPublica local reporting project
Staff report Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Charleston Gazette-Mail has been chosen as one of seven news outlets nationwide to participate in a new Local Reporting Network launched by the nonprofit journalism organization ProPublica. ProPublica selected veteran staff writer Ken Ward Jr. from a pool of 239 applicants from[Read More…]
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Wheeling gets White House shout out
By LINDA COMINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Holiday generosity from St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Wheeling received national attention from the White House on Thursday. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders opened a press briefing Thursday afternoon by sharing the story of the church’s efforts[Read More…]
Veteran finds photos of World War II-era battleship USS West Virginia
Staff report The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A local veteran came upon several old photos of the USS West Virginia, which was sunk at Pearl Harbor, salvaged, refitted and returned to fight the war in the Pacific. “I thought people would be interested in seeing the photos,”[Read More…]
Tri-State could face strong flu strain with weak vaccine
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — While it remains too early to predict just how badly peak flu season will hit the United States, it’s late enough to know to double-down efforts to make sure as many people as possible receive vaccinations before the area’s flu season accelerates in[Read More…]
Bluestone Water Trail in the works
By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — Four wheelers and motorcycle enthusiasts heading for the Pocahontas Trail, Mercer County’s branch of the Hatfield-McCoy Trail, continue to boost the county’s tourism industry, but studies continue on finding a watery route for tourists who love kayaks and canoes. In August,[Read More…]
WVU research team to test effectiveness of drones, robots in underground tunnels
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Can robots and drones peacefully coexist on search and rescue missions under less than optimal conditions? A research team at West Virginia University plans to find out. Mechanical and aerospace engineering faculty members Jason Gross and Yu Gu have been awarded nearly $300,000 in funding[Read More…]
Media Advisory: WV Commerce Secretary Woody Thrasher, Division of Forestry Director Barry Cook and new Regional Forester Jones to attend today’s grand opening of W.Va. Division of Forestry Region 3 Headquarters
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Forestry is hosting a grand opening for its new regional office in Buckhannon Dec. 13. The office will serve as Region 3 headquarters, and is the first new office to open since the Division of Forestry converted its former three-region system to[Read More…]
10 things to know today: Friday, December 8
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Dec. 8, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHERE CALIFORNIA’S FLAMES ARE DOING DAMAGE The San Diego area becomes the latest front of the[Read More…]
