By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Campaign filings show Republicans continue to lead Democrats on the financial end of the races in all three U.S. House districts in West Virginia, although Sen. Richard Ojeda, D-Logan, fundraised more than every other candidate in the district last quarter. Candidates running[Read More…]
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West Virginians react to the death of Barbara Bush
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Local residents used words such as classy, gracious, strong, love of family, honest and direct when describing Barbara Bush, following news of the former first lady’s death on Tuesday. Becky McCutcheon said it was quite an experience to host Barbara Bush at[Read More…]
West Virginia coal severance down over 12 percent since last quarter
By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Coal severance numbers for the first quarter of 2018 do not paint a pretty picture for the county and municipal governments of the Mountain State. Only two counties, Fayette and Nicholas, out of West Virginia’s 20 coal-producing counties, have shown growth in[Read More…]
WVU Extension Service specialist fuels monarch conservation efforts
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The future of West Virginia’s state butterfly, the monarch, is in danger. Populations have declined so much that it is at risk of being placed on the endangered species list — a move that could have regulatory and economic impacts for the state. According to[Read More…]
West Virginia man’s ramp business smells like success
By JENNIFER GARDNER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARMCO, W.Va. — It’s not quite like Christmas. But come April every year, Bucky Dorsey’s local post office handles an awful lot of extra shipments — and a whole lot of stink. Wafting between stacks of cardboard boxes is a garlicky, onion odor. The stench is[Read More…]
West VIrginia Roads to Prosperity: Major work to begin on I-77 near Exit 1 in Bluefield
By CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — A major project on Interstate 77 starting in early May will close northbound lanes in Mercer County between Exit 1 in Bluefield and Exit 9 in Princeton until November. Dane Rideout, city manager of Bluefield, said he and Mayor Ron Martin[Read More…]
Second Annual WV Craft Beer Festival set for April 28
Mountain Messenger The Second Annual WV Craft Brew Festival is set to take place on Saturday, Apr. 28 from 3:30 to10 p.m. at the State Fairgrounds in Lewisburg. Tickets are now on sale at the State Fair Box Office, by calling 1-800-514-ETIX (3849), or by visiting www.wvcraftbrewfest.com. Tickets are also[Read More…]
10 things to know: Wednesday, April 18
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHO SECRETLY MET WITH KIM JONG UN CIA Director Mike Pompeo recently traveled to North[Read More…]
Hundreds of officers sweep Huntington in massive drug takedown
The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Hundreds of federal, state and local officials teamed up Tuesday morning on what’s being described as a “major takedown” of drug traffickers in the area. U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart, representing the Southern District of West Virginia, announced the effort at 11 a.m., after Huntington residents[Read More…]
West Virginia overdose deaths set record in 2017, despite decrease after July
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A record number of West Virginians fatally overdosed on drugs last year, but there are signs that the deaths are starting to decrease. At last count, 909 people had died of drug overdoses in West Virginia in 2017, according to data released[Read More…]