By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Last year, Gov. Jim Justice’s family announced they were putting three Virginia properties up for auction. One year later, the properties haven’t sold, and the family’s companies owe thousands of dollars in delinquent property taxes. The Justice family said they had decided[Read More…]
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10 things to know: Monday, June 4
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, June 4, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ‘VOLCANO OF FIRE’ ERUPTS IN GUATEMALA The eruption in the Central American country sends lava[Read More…]
WVU signs expanded cooperation agreement with Chinese energy company
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University and Shanxi International Energy Group have signed an expanded agreement to cooperate on energy research, training and education through the U.S.-China Energy Center-Shanxi. “Agreements such as these serve as another example of the types of relationships that WVU has been building in China[Read More…]
Henry Cooper Log Cabin Museum opens doors for summer
By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — People came Sunday to one of the area’s oldest museums, with many looking to learn a little bit about local history. Visitors came to the Henry Cooper Log Cabin Museum in City Park for the annual Henry Cooper Day[Read More…]
Statewide Campaign promotes West Virginia’s Farmers Markets: Better Food makes a Better Day!
CHARLESTON, W. Va. – The West Virginia Food & Farm Coalition, the West Virginia Farmers Market Association, and WVU Extension SNAP Education have announced the roll-out of a statewide farmers market marketing campaign for West Virginia’s farmers markets. The campaign, with its tagline “Better Food makes a Better Day!,” is designed[Read More…]
Newspapers publishers nationwide coping with higher costs from tariffs on Canadian newsprint
Reprinted from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette through the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association: By JOYCE GANNON Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The Pittsburgh Catholic newspaper, a weekly distributed in six counties that comprise the Diocese of Pittsburgh, hasn’t raised subscription rates in 16 years because it has had a healthy stream of advertising to generate[Read More…]
Sen. Capito among bipartisan group of 10 U.S. senators introducing “PRINT” act to protect publishers and printers from harmful tariffs
Bill would suspend newsprint tariffs while government studies effects on U.S. industries By Paul Boyle Senior VP, Public Policy News Media Alliance ARLINGTON, Va. – In an effort to protect printers and publishers from unwarranted tariffs, Senators Susan Collins, R-ME, and Angus King, I-ME, introduced S. 2385, the “Protecting Rational[Read More…]
Senators Capito, Manchin announce funding for rural communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $114,689 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Rural Development. Funding will support law enforcement in the City of Spencer by allowing the city to purchase a[Read More…]
Pearl S. Buck Birthplace to host writing workshop series in Pocahontas County
POCAHONTAS COUNTY, W.VA. There’s no better setting for aspiring writers to discover and hone their skill than at the home of world-renowned author and humanitarian Pearl S. Buck, one of only a few writers to have been awarded both the Nobel and Pulitzer prizes. The Pearl S. Buck Birthplace Foundation[Read More…]
