Staff report The Herald-Dispatch KENOVA, W.Va. — Before the iconic Pumpkin House can be set aglow, serving as the centerpiece for the C-K AutumnFest, thousands of gourds must be artistically prepared by a tireless team of volunteers. Bundled against the region’s cold snap Wednesday, groups of Halloween enthusiasts drilled, dug and[Read More…]
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WVU’s Amateur Radio Club offers communications services to Puerto Rico
By WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University’s Amateur Radio Club will provide communication services for members of the WVU community looking to reach relatives in disaster-stricken Puerto Rico. On September 20, Hurricane Maria made direct land fall on Puerto Rico as a category four storm with sustained winds of[Read More…]
Manchin to talk tax reform in Berkeley Springs this Friday
The Morgan Messenger BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) will hold a Town Hall meeting in Berkeley Springs on Friday, October 27 at 11:30 a.m. at the Country Inn in downtown Berkeley Springs to talk about federal tax reform and take questions about proposed legislation on tax[Read More…]
Support for new power plant evident at EPA hearing in Monroe County, Ohio
By JANELL HUNTER The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register HANNIBAL, Ohio — Since the closing of Ormet Aluminum Corp., Monroe County has been struggling with one of the highest unemployment rates in the state, but the natural gas industry has given the county hope for real economic development. The latest reason[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, October 26
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. HOUSE GOP MOVES TO PASS BUDGET, START TAX DEBATE House Republicans focus squarely on tax[Read More…]
ACA health insurance is still available in West Virginia
Enrollment period very limited this year Release from WV NaviCare CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Affordable Care Act is still in place and open enrollment begins soon. West Virginians who need to enroll, re-enroll or switch health insurance plans through the Health Insurance Marketplace should note that the annual open enrollment[Read More…]
Officials: MSDS not accurate at IEI warehouse
Staff reports The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Officials say a material safety data sheet for the Intercontinental Export-Import Plastics warehouse on Camden Avenue, the former Ames shovel plant, is likely out of date and does not give an accurate view of what was stored in the building[Read More…]
Gov. Justice tours site of fire at former Ames plant
By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Before officials can investigate the cause of the fire at the former Ames plant in Parkersburg and before people can pick apart what was on the site and determine possible health impacts, the fire has to first be put[Read More…]
Firefighters warned of ‘extreme concerns’ about Parkersburg warehouse
By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Two volunteer fire chiefs in Wood County warned nearly a decade ago that they had “extreme concerns” about the potential for a major fire at one of the local warehouses being used to store large amounts of plastics and unknown other products[Read More…]
Class action lawsuit filed in former Ames plant fire
By JEFFREY SAULTON The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Two days after a fire erupted at the former Ames plant, a class action lawsuit was filed Monday in the office of the Wood County Circuit Court clerk. Kathy A. Brown, an attorney with Brown-Houston PLLC in Charleston, filed[Read More…]
