By Brett Dunlap, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — For more than 44 years, Jess Mancini has been a presence around the Mid-Ohio Valley and the offices of The Parkersburg News and Sentinel. On Friday, Mancini called it a career as he officially retired and embarked on the[Read More…]

By Joselyn King, The Intelligencer WHEELING, W.Va.– The City-County Building in Wheeling is on its way to becoming more energy efficient, but it’s going to take 18 months, lots of dust and the temporary displacement of city and county workers to achieve that end. Motorists passing by the building may[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va.— The budget proposal handed to lawmakers Wednesday night by Gov. Jim Justice raised several questions for the leader of the Senate Finance Committee Thursday morning. Members of the Senate Finance Committee heard a report Thursday on Justice’s budget bill[Read More…]

Officials give tips on prevention By Daisy Gibbons, WV News CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — After a mild autumn, a recent uptick in respiratory illnesses has hospitals in the United States filling up. Cases of influenza, COVID and RSV have been rising since the start of the new year. And although that[Read More…]

By Ashley Perham, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After more than two decades, Kent Carper is no longer president of the Kanawha County Commission. During Thursday night’s commission meeting, Carper, who has been on the panel since 1996, made a motion for Lance Wheeler, the newest commission member, to take[Read More…]

By Bob Madison for The Shepherdstown Chronicle SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Country roads — they were once tangled by steep curves, no shoulders, road kill and too much time to traverse them even to nearby hamlets or towns. But there were some fascinating athletes and personalities found along those narrow strips[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice delivered his eighth and final State of the State address Wednesday night. At the conclusion of his speech, the governor’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget proposal was delivered to lawmakers. Recorded in the House of Delegates as HB[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice laid out his vision for his final year as governor of West Virginia in his annual State of the State address Wednesday, the same day he filed his formal paperwork to become the state’s next[Read More…]

By Roger Adkins, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The second regular session of the 86th West Virginia Legislature commenced with a burst of activity as lawmakers unveiled a flurry of bills Wednesday. The Senate and House of Delegates convened at noon and quickly dispensed with housekeeping duties that included the[Read More…]

By Edgar Kelley, The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Area residents woke up to road closures and school closings on Wednesday morning, as weather conditions led to icy roads and flooding throughout the area. In Randolph County, many motorists were unable to travel to destinations early in the morning. Several roads[Read More…]