CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Newspaper staff members across West Virginia are gathering their best work for submission to the West Virgnia Press Association’s annual editorial and advertising competitions. WVPA Contest Coordinator Dalton Walker “The submission period of the WVPA’s annual newspaper contest is open,” Walker said. “Publishers, Editors, Advertising Directors and newspaper[Read More…]
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High emotions, ‘bad journalism’ spawn from viral DC standoff
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The unlikely, unplanned and seemingly fleeting encounter at the Lincoln Memorial last week between a Native American elder and a group of Catholic high school students sparked a flurry of emotion and debate with each new angle and interpretation. The story is[Read More…]
West Virginia House committee takes first look at business and inventory tax repeal
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The legislative committee took up a possible amendment to the West Virginia Constitution paving the way for eliminating the business and inventory tax. The House Finance Committee took a look Wednesday morning at House Joint Resolution 17. The[Read More…]
Manchin at IOGA WV Winter Meeting: ‘We’re going to surprise a lot of people’
By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Now the top Democrat on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., says he might surprise some people. Leaving the Independent Oil and Gas Association West Virginia Winter Meeting in Charleston on Wednesday, he said tackling climate change[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, January 24
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP YIELDS TO PELOSI, POSTPONES STATE OF THE UNION The president concedes that “no venue[Read More…]
Bipartisanship ends after debate on amendments to West Virginia community and technical college bill
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Debate on amendments to the Senate president’s last-dollar-in community and technical college program turned heated, becoming the first issue dividing Senate Republicans and Democrats. Two amendments proposed by the Senate minority to Senate Bill 1 Tuesday were defeated[Read More…]
Traveling Korean War Memorial coming to Ravenswood in April
Jackson Newspapers CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Traveling Korean War Memorial will visit Ravenswood from April 25-28. The memorial is a replica of the one in Washington, D.C., said Katrena Ramsey, superintendent of parks and recreation. “This will be an incredible educational opportunity for our schools, and we are also working[Read More…]
Bill to ban LGBTQ teen conversion therapy being re-worked in WV Senate committee
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislation that would ban the controversial practice of using therapy to change the sexual orientation of children was pulled while a committee looks at improving the bill. Senate Bill 359 was introduced by Senate Health and Human Resources[Read More…]
West Virginia receives federal funds for program to assist dislocated workers
NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice said Tuesday that federal funds have been made available to enable the creation of a Peer Coaches program. The goal of the program is to assist and support dislocated workers through the transition after a layoff until they’re retrained or employed again, according[Read More…]
