By CHRISTOPHER DOWELL The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An unclaimed property auction held by State Treasurer John Perdue’s office at the State Fair of West Virginia raised $4,796, officials said. The fair was open from Aug. 10-19, and auctions were held five times throughout those dates, according to Perdue’s[Read More…]
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Parkersburg’s City Park to host West Virginia State Honey Festival this weekend
By WAYNE TOWNER The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The 2017 West Virginia State Honey Festival will be Saturday and Sunday at City Park in Parkersburg. The festival will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $2 for[Read More…]
10 things to know today: Thursday, Aug. 24
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. A DAY LATER, AN ABOUT-FACE Within a 24-hour span, Trump delivers one speech in which[Read More…]
Despite party switch, WV GOP to oppose Justice’s road bond referendum
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Despite Gov. Jim Justice’s recent flip to the Republican party, the state GOP executive committee voted to oppose Justice’s road bond referendum. The party met in Princeton on Saturday and passed a resolution to oppose the referendum for a constitutional amendment in[Read More…]
DHHR Secretary says W.Va. Experiencing child welfare crisis
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Department of Health and Human Resources Secretary Bill Crouch said the state is experiencing a child welfare crisis. In a Tuesday presentation to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability, Crouch said the DHHR is experiencing a record number of[Read More…]
Legislature may revive contract wage bill
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia state lawmakers may try to resurrect a bill that would exempt details of wages paid on state construction projects from disclosure under the state’s Freedom of Information Act. Under current law, what contractors pay to workers hired for state[Read More…]
Audit delay causes problems for WV community colleges, officials say
By JAKE JARVIS Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Recent sanctions on the state’s public colleges could make it harder for community colleges to launch programs quick enough to respond to the needs of the workforce, said Sarah Tucker, chancellor of the Community and Technical College System. The sanctions, which came[Read More…]
Mid-Ohio Valley has few Gov. Justice appointments
By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has made appointments to boards and commissions but with little representation from the Mid-Ohio Valley, local officials said. Former Wood County Sheriff Jeff Sandy was appointed as Justice’s Secretary of the West Viginia Department[Read More…]
Fairmont chosen for $553 million NOAA program
By JOHN MARK SHAVER The Exponent Telegram FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Fairmont is one of three cities in the nation selected as a work site for a proposed $553 million contract with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA. The contract would be for systems integration services to support NOAA’s[Read More…]
WVU Medicine BMC becomes first in state to add robotic spine surgery
By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center added its first robot-neurosurgeon to its medical staff on Monday. On Monday, BMC became the first medical center in West Virginia and the tri-state region to add the Mazor X, a robotic surgical platform, which will be[Read More…]
