By DAN GEOHAGEN The Inter-Mountain HELVETIA, W.Va. — Tucked away in the mountains of Randolph County is the small town of Helvetia. Keeping itself true to its Swiss and German heritage, the town will be observing the traditional Pre-Lenten ceremony known as Fasnacht on Saturday. The word translates to “Fasting[Read More…]
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Uncertain future: West Virginia’s Timberline Resort closes early
By DAN GEOHAGEN The Inter-Mountain DAVIS, W.Va. — Timberline Four Seasons Resort has closed its doors for the season, and questions are swirling about the resort’s future. According to Timberline’s Facebook page, the resort will be closed for the rest of 2019. The Herz family, which owns the resort, posted,[Read More…]
Report: Number of break-ins declining in W.Va.
By KELSIE LeROSE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Even as West Virginia sits in the middle of the pack in the list of states with the most break-ins, numbers are declining in the Mountain State, according to a report by SafeHome.org. The report ranks West Virginia 26th in the list[Read More…]
Student safety bill passes Senate, introduced in House
By KELSIE LeROSE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A Senate bill seeking to improve student safety, which includes the requirement of video cameras in certain West Virginia public special education classrooms, was introduced Thursday in the House. Senate Bill 632 was passed by the state Senate Wednesday by a 31-3[Read More…]
Gov. Justice signs bill expanding computer science education
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice signed Thursday at Cranberry-Prosperity Elementary in Raleigh County a bill making West Virginia the first state in the nation to require that students receive computer science education before graduating high school. The ceremonial bill signing took place in the[Read More…]
Women’s History Month celebration set at West Virginia Capitol
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Women’s History Month will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. today in the Governor’s Reception Room at the Capitol in Charleston. The event is sponsored by the West Virginia Women’s Commission and the Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs. Remarks[Read More…]
Charleston businesses get boost when lawmakers come to roost
By BETH GORCZYCA For the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For 60 days every year, Charleston gets a lot more crowded. Lawmakers from across the state converge on the Capitol to make new laws, revisit old laws and plot out the future of West Virginia. And along the way, they[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, March 1
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, March 1, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHY DID IT SUDDENLY END? President Donald Trump said he walked away from his second[Read More…]
At the West Virginia Legislature, Crossover Day sees bills die, come back to life
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Many bills in the House of Delegates made it past the Crossover Day deadline Wednesday, but a few never made it. The 50th day of the legislative session is Crossover Day, when bills that start out in the[Read More…]
