By EMILY KEEFER The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Local author Matthew “Maasaw” Howard’s first book, “Adonvdo Yona Bear Spirit Mountain: An Ancestral Awakening,” gained national attention among the 2,000-plus entries in the American Book Fest’s “Best New Book” category. The book, published through AuthorHouse self-publishing company, took second place. According[Read More…]
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WV Governor’s commission still hasn’t reached a decision on proposal to scrap HEPC
By JAKE JARVIS NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia University President Dr. E. Gordon Gee is working to convince other college presidents to agree to a proposal to scrap the state Higher Education Policy Commission and replace it with a similar agency. Gee said a request for $10 million[Read More…]
Quoits – the age old game of Marshall University
By GRETCHEN KALAR The Parthenon HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Quoits is the game Marshall University students and faculty participate in yearly in celebration of John Marshall’s birthday. “Quoits is an old game that goes back until at least the 1700’s,” President Jerry Gilbert said. “It pre-dated John Marshall. It was his[Read More…]
FEMA penalized WV, but state official ‘can’t say’ if he informed cabinet secretary
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency penalized West Virginia for noncompliance with disaster recovery grants, but state officials can’t agree on who was ever informed of the sanction. In a letter dated Nov. 12, 2015, FEMA wrote to the then-director of the state[Read More…]
10 things to know: Wednesday, November 28
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. SCIENTIST REPORTS 2ND GENE-EDITED PREGNANCY Chinese researcher He Jiankui, who claims to have helped make[Read More…]
Tick-Tock: O’Hurley’s General Store gains a piece of Shepherdstown’s history
By TABITHA JOHNSTON The Shepherdstown Chronicle SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — “My grandfather’s clock was too tall for the shelf, so it stood 90 years on the floor. It was taller by half than the old man himself, but it weighed not a pennyweight more,” quoted O’Hurley’s General Store Owner Jay O’Hurley,[Read More…]
Senate President Carmichael chooses Sen. Tom Takubo as a successor for Ferns
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The president of the West Virginia Senate Monday announced who will be the new Republican majority leader next year. Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, announced Monday that state Sen. Tom Takubo, R-Kanawha, will take over as majority leader[Read More…]
Parkersburg woman helps decorate White House Christmas trees
By PAUL LaPANN The Parkersburg News and Sentinel WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tara Nelson of Parkersburg helped to decorate the White House for Christmas this year. Nelson was one of 150 volunteers from across the country selected to decorate the Christmas trees, mantels, fireplaces, mirrors and doorways with Christmas finery throughout[Read More…]
