By JOHN McVEY The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Katrina Brees wants to put the fun in funeral. “I want to look at burial rituals to see if they can serve us better,” Brees said in a recent interview. “What is its purpose? Is the ritual still functioning for us? The[Read More…]
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Big plans brewing at Flatiron building in Wheeling
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Nearly three years of work at the historic triangular Flatiron Building on Main Street should culminate with sandwiches and coffee on sale from the remodeled first and second floors by October, property owner Kevin Duffin said. “It’s such an exciting[Read More…]
Jerry West calls state, West Virginia University foundation of his success
By EVAN BEVINS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. – Perhaps the most famous Mountaineer of all, Jerry West credits his Hall of Fame career as an NBA player, a celebrated tenure as a basketball executive and the opportunity to travel the world to his home state and his[Read More…]
Milton’s Corn Maze opens for the season
By DAVE LAVENDER The Herald-Dispatch MILTON, W.Va. — Build it, and they will come. And as Kim Cooper has learned, think about it long enough, and pay attention and a great corn maze design will come. Kim Cooper, whose family is in the 17th year of their Cooper Family Farms[Read More…]
10 things to know: Monday, September 11
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. IRMA MOVES INLAND AFTER BATTERING FLORIDA Now downgraded to a tropical storm, Irma is racing[Read More…]
WVDEP: Photo entries being accepted for 2018 ‘Roadsides in Bloom’ calendar
Deadline to submit photos is Oct. 1 CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) and the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) are now accepting photo entries for the 2018 Roadsides in Bloom Calendar. The deadline to enter a photo is Oct. 1. The rules[Read More…]
Editorial: Film Office not a big loss for West Virginia
From The Parkersburg News and Sentinel: Former bureaucrats and their bitter lobbyist hangers-on appear to be trying to raise a fuss to distract from the fact their responsibilities have been absorbed quite handily by another government office. They picked the wrong target. When the West Virginia Legislature made it clear[Read More…]
Editorial: It all comes down to jobs and people
From The Exponent Telegram of Clarksburg: Over the past few years, much has been debated about the state’s tax structure and legal system serving as impediments to economic growth. Toss in over-regulation on the state and federal level, and many feel the deck is stacked against the Mountain State. Opponents[Read More…]
Doddridge case called a boost for surface owners in Marcellus gas region
By Ken Ward Jr. The Charleston Gazette-Mail Two Doddridge County residents have won a court ruling and a jury verdict that advocates for surface owners’ rights say provide a boost in the ongoing struggle over the impacts of the Marcellus Shale gas-drilling boom in northern West Virginia. Last week, a circuit[Read More…]
Future of Children’s Health Insurance Program remains uncertain in W.Va.
By Erin Beck The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Janet Allio, school nurse at Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary, remembers wishing she could do more to help families who made too much for Medicaid, but couldn’t afford private insurance, before the Children’s Health Insurance Program began. “They’re able to have[Read More…]