By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — More than 80 days since Woody Thrasher resigned amid controversy as commerce secretary, Gov. Jim Justice said it is time for a permanent leader at the department, but finding that new leader was proving to be a challenge. Justice[Read More…]
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EPA approves West Virginia water improvement plan
By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Wednesday that it has approved and will help with a plan to spend more than $50 million in wastewater treatment improvements and upgrades in the Mountain State. The improvements will include $2.7 million to Mount[Read More…]
Broadcasting changes may call for state funds, WVPB interim head says
By MAX GARLAND Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Public Broadcasting is eyeing supplemental funds from the state — possibly in the seven-figure range — to aid in the pricey transition it and other broadcasters are prepping to make to a new television standard. “The entire industry is ready[Read More…]
Ravenswood’s Constellium signs a multi-year contract with Boeing
Jackson Newspapers RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. — Constellium announced this week that it has signed a multi-year agreement with The Boeing Company to support its leading commercial airplane programs. With this agreement, Constellium further strengthens its longstanding partnership with Boeing and confirms its leadership position for aerospace aluminium products and solutions. Under[Read More…]
Parkersburg creator of the Save a Kitty Feral Cat Program to receive West Virginia Governor’s Service Award
By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A Parkersburg woman who created a non-profit group to help community cats will be honored today with a Governor’s Service Award. Kandi Habeb 15 years ago created the Save a Kitty Feral Cat Program. Habeb will receive the Governor’s[Read More…]
WVU researcher works to improve access to depression care in rural areas
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Rates of depression tend to be higher in rural areas than in urban ones, yet rural residents may have a harder time accessing mental health care. Driving to see a psychiatrist or counselor may take hours, and wait times for an appointment may take months.[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, September 6
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. NEW YORK TIMES OP-ED SPARKS POLITICAL WHODUNIT An opinion piece by an anonymous senior administration[Read More…]
West Virginia fiscal year revenue collections continue climb
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For the second month in a row, West Virginia’s tax revenue collections came in above budget estimates. According to Governor Jim Justice, August general revenue fund collections came in at more than $33.4 million above estimates, or $353.2[Read More…]
Leadership turnover, missing reports trouble West Virginia’s Office of Drug Control Policy
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A state office with a history of short-lived leadership failed to submit a report, required by law, on how to reduce the prevalence of drug and alcohol abuse in West Virginia. The Legislature created the Office of Drug Control Policy in 2017.[Read More…]
