By BEN CONLEY The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — “When money comes, we want to take it.” This cryptic comment from WVU President E. Gordon Gee and a promise of additional information early next week were the lone takeaways from a brief, emergency meeting of the WVU Board of Governors[Read More…]
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Racist fliers in Elkins area upset local officials
By TIM MacVEAN The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Many area officials and residents have shared concerns — and anger — after fliers with hate speech have been discovered recently in and around the Elkins area. The fliers indicate they are from the “Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan”[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, May 11
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, May 11, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. U.N. TROUBLED BY ESCALATING AGGRESSION Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for an immediate halt to “all[Read More…]
West Virginia and Cabell voter turnout increases for midterm election
By JOSEPHINE MENDEZ The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Voter turnout in West Virginia increased by more than 5 percent during the 2018 primary election compared to the last midterm primary election, which took place in 2014. Statewide 315,782 votes were cast, according to preliminary election results, compared to 245,055 votes[Read More…]
Election results from central and southern West Virginia counties
By JOE SEVERINO and DOUGLAS SOULE Charleston Gazette-Mail Results of some county-level races in Central and Southern West Virginia: Boone In the Democratic primary for Boone County Commission, Brett Kuhn received 61.69 percent of the votes, with 2,037 ballots cast in his favor. Jennings P. Miller and Cecil (Teddy) Silva[Read More…]
First West Virginia Farm Show scheduled for Friday
The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The State Fair of West Virginia will host the First West Virginia Farm Show May 11-13 at the State Fairgrounds in Lewisburg. The agricultural-filled weekend will be highlighted by the West Virginia High School Rodeo State Finals, a jackpot lamb and goat show, rabbit show hosted[Read More…]
West Virginia’s 2018 hunting season will extend into 2019
By JOHN McCOY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginians will soon have more days devoted to deer hunting. State wildlife officials have voted to extend the 2018 whitetail hunt into 2019 by creating an entirely new season and by extending an existing season. The new season, dubbed “Mountaineer Heritage[Read More…]
Mountain State Press celebrating anniversary
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — “Many Mountain Voices,” a celebration of Mountain State Press’s 40th anniversary and a reception for its 2018 anthology “Voices on Unity: Coming Together, Falling Apart,” will be Saturday at the historic Waldomore at 404 West Pike St. in Clarksburg. The Waldomore is[Read More…]
DEA’s Drug Take Back Day nets nearly 1M pounds across nation
The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Nearly 1 million pounds of potentially dangerous expired and unused pharmaceuticals were disposed of nationwide during the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 28, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. That marked the largest single collection in the program’s nine-year history. Drugs[Read More…]
