By KAITLYN NEFF Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — At the NASA Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) facility in Fairmont’s Technology Center, there are not just scientists, educational professionals and researchers working hard, but goats and sheep too. NASA has recently started utilizing livestock to mow the grass on[Read More…]
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Friends of the Cheat gives tour, deems river the ‘healthiest it’s been in 50 years’
By CONOR GRIFFITH The State Journal CHEAT LAKE, W.Va. —The nonprofit organization Friends of the Cheat concluded a tour throughout Monongalia and Preston counties Tuesday evening, during which time the group delivered a report on the state of the Cheat River watershed. Since 1994, FOC has partnered with private landowners,[Read More…]
In the spirit of the season: TV show explores local ATV trails, old Lake Shawnee Amusement Park
By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph LAKE SHAWNEE, W.Va. — Producers of a television show which explores ATV trails across North America visited Mercer County this week to see more of the Hatfield-McCoy Trail and an abandoned amusement park with a haunted reputation. Dirt Trax has shows featuring ATV[Read More…]
W.Va. Hospital Association elected new officers, trustees
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Hospital Association (WVHA), representing 63 acute care and specialty hospitals and health systems in West Virginia, recently elected new officers and appointed trustees for 2017-2018. Officers include: Chair: Jeff Lilley, Chief Executive Officer, Princeton Community Hospital, Princeton; Chair-Elect: Avah Stalnaker, Chief Executive Officer, Stonewall Jackson[Read More…]
Justice declares emergency, Wood County Schools closed Tuesday
Staff reports The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has declared a state of emergency in Wood County as a result of the former Ames plant fire, and Wood County Schools will be closed a second day because of air quality concerns. Justice’s declaration[Read More…]
Air quality questions persist as fire burns at former Ames plant
By EVAN BEVINS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The potential health effects of the towering plume of smoke billowing up from the blaze at the former Ames plant and spreading across the area have been a source of concern for residents since the fire started early Saturday[Read More…]
WV investments outperform other states at 15.8 percent growth
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With a 15.8 percent return on investments, the state Investment Management Board outperformed other state investment funds during the 2016-17 budget year. “As far as I know, we’re the best-performing state in the country, at 15.8 percent,” said Craig Slaughter, IMB executive[Read More…]
WV water agency chief fired whistle blower amid ethics probe, suit alleges
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A former manager at the West Virginia Water Development Authority has sued the agency, alleging he was fired after he blew the whistle on ethical misconduct at the office. Michael Duminiak, a geographic information systems (GIS) manager at the water authority, said[Read More…]
Unchecked mail leads to fentanyl in the US
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The emergence of fentanyl has changed the dynamic of the opioid epidemic in more ways than simply its devastating effects on the end consumer. The pharmaceutical painkiller does not typically enter United States through the shadowy trade routes once trodden by past narcotic[Read More…]
$1.3 million in funding announced for coal power technology R&D
By MATT HARVEY The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — New funding for coal power technology research and development at West Virginia University Research Corporation was announced Tuesday by U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. The $1,334,953 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil[Read More…]
