MARIETTA – Below-freezing temperatures in the Mid-Ohio Valley this winter haven’t affected some fruit crops while others did not fare so well, according to local growers. “The cold hasn’t hurt the apple crop – the trees can tolerate it, but the peaches are a total loss,” said Tom Burch, owner[Read More…]
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Image projects long-missing Weston girl at age 5
WESTON, W.Va. – The story of a missing Lewis County girl that has touched the hearts of many continues with the release of an age-progressed photo two years after the youth went missing. Aliayah Lunsford, who went missing from her Weston home on Sept. 24, 2011, at the age of[Read More…]
Natural gas processors find W.Va. tax loophole
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. – Williams Energy, Blue Racer Midstream and MarkWest Energy spent nearly $900 million in Marshall County during the last tax year on their natural gas processing plants, but those same plants are taxed at only a fraction of that amount, county officials said. Marshall County Assessor Chris Kessler[Read More…]
WVU’s PRT improvements paying off
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU officials are working on the next phase of the PRT modernization plan and have already seen an uptick in service from the first project. Associate Vice President of WVU Facilities and Services Randy Hudak said for Phase I of the plan they installed a new on-board[Read More…]
W.Va. natives hoping for stardom tour state
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — When customers ask Kayla Slone to sing at the Logan Walmart where she works as a cashier, she obliges them and belts out a country tune such as Dolly Parton’s “Coat of Many Colors.” One patron taped Slone and uploaded the video to YouTube, and before[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, Feb. 24
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ARREST WARRANT OUT FOR UKRAINE’S PRESIDENT The acting[Read More…]
Chemical spill bill could ‘kill’ small water systems
LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Keeping a wary eye on water-related legislation now under consideration in Charleston, city officials are concerned that SB373, if approved in its present form, could more than double the cost of a new water treatment plant Lewisburg has on the drawing board. That bill, as it now[Read More…]
Barbour County sheriff pleads guilty, resigns
ELKINS, W.Va. — The FBI already had been investigating claims against Barbour Sheriff John Hawkins for almost a year when a separate allegation turned up. One of Hawkins’ deputies had heard that his boss might have faked being involved in a wreck to collect insurance money. The deputy came[Read More…]
Marshall County all eyes as Superload hits the road
GLEN DALE, W.Va. – Although workers needed to bend a street sign Thursday to squeeze Williams Energy’s 41-yard long de-ethanizer through a 90-degree turn onto W.Va. 86, the superload successfully completed the first leg of its four-day expedition. Surrounded by a convoy of Marshall County Sheriff’s deputies and other law[Read More…]
W.Va. first lady Joanne Tomblin doll unveiled
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new artwork is joining the distinguished line of West Virginia first lady ceramic doll creations. The First Lady Joanne Jaeger Tomblin doll was unveiled during a ceremony Thursday in the Culture Center Great Hall. The doll is the most recent addition to an exhibit of dolls[Read More…]
