By LUKE CREASEY The Herald-Dispatch MILTON, W.Va. – From pumpkin pie fudge and homemade apple butter all the way to chainsaw carving and comedy shows, the 33rd annual West Virginia Pumpkin Festival is off to a hot start this year. The Pumpkin Festival kicked off with a “School Days” celebration[Read More…]
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WVU Extension Service invites youths to celebrate 4-H during National 4-H Week
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia youths can join 75,000 of their peers in “discovering the treasures of 4-H” during National 4-H Week, held Oct. 7-13. Youths can go on a treasure hunt to explore the joys of 4-H, trying new experiences, serving their neighbors, gaining life skills and[Read More…]
Southern West Virginia’s Pinnacle Mine closing will result in $1.5 million budget hit for Wyoming County
By MARY CATHERINE BROOKS The Register-Herald Wyoming County’s budget is expected to take a $1.5 million annual hit with Pinnacle Mine, near Pineville, idled as of Thursday and expected to permanently close within two weeks. “It is looking like it will permanently close,” said Bobby Bowman, union president of Local 1713. He said one buyer had[Read More…]
West Virginia’s Joe Manchin now lone undecided Democratic senator on Kavanaugh
By ERIN BECK The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Now the only undecided Democratic senator, Joe Manchin still hasn’t said whether he will vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s pick for the United States Supreme Court. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R- W.Va., meanwhile continues to say she supports the nomination.[Read More…]
YouTube video showcases West Virginia in positive light
By PAUL LaPANN The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG. W.Va. — Joey DiPiero is tired of seeing West Virginia portrayed in a negative light. So he compiled a short video, “The Mountie County Challenge,” that showcases interesting places in West Virginia that he hopes others will visit. The video opens[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, October 5
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Oct. 5, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. JUDGE’S FUTURE HANGS IN THE BALANCE The Senate is poised to take a crucial vote[Read More…]
Justice Loughry sees first day of federal trial in Charleston
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Nearly a year after reports first surfaced of extravagant spending on his office, Justice Allen Loughry got his day in court. The former chief justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals sat Wednesday at the defendant’s[Read More…]
Caregiving, personal finances are concerns on the minds of West Virginia seniors
The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — While two-thirds of West Virginia’s voters aged 50 and older say the national economy is growing and half say the state’s is, too, less than a third of that population is seeing personal financial benefits in their own lives. That’s according to the 2018 West[Read More…]
With PEIA Task Force in hiatus for 6 weeks, WV senator calls on Justice to act
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With the PEIA Task Force coming up on a six-week hiatus without having any meetings, a state senator and task force member is asking Gov. Jim Justice for an explanation and calling for the governor’s office to schedule subcommittee meetings as soon[Read More…]
West Virginia’s economic future: State’s ‘uneven recovery’ sees robust growth in some areas, no development and population losses in others
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — An economist at West Virginia University said some areas of West Virginia are seeing healthy growth, while others continue to experience economic weaknesses and population loss. John Deskins, economist and director of WVU’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research, called West Virginia “a picture of an uneven economic[Read More…]
