By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — West Virginia’s Universal Pre-K Program was ranked amongst the top in the nation, according to the 2017 Yearbook released Wednesday by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER). According to a press release from the state Department of Education, NIEER recognized West[Read More…]
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McDowell County gaining new ATV trails
By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph WAR, W.Va. — Residents of West Virginia’s southernmost city got a preview Wednesday of things to come when the roaring ATVs went through the downtown and up to the Hatfield-McCoy Trail’s newest branch in McDowell County. Visitors met at the new trailhead center for[Read More…]
Manchin announces WV National Guard and Qatar partnership
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — In the wake of a meeting last week with the Emir of Qatar, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin said Wednesday that the West Virginia National Guard and Qatar have been approved to begin a State Partnership Program. Last week, Gov. Jim Justice, his chief of staff[Read More…]
WV KIDS COUNT to release report on wellbeing of children and families in West Virginia
WVU Today Monday, April 23, noon, WVU Medicine Bruce McClymonds Conference Center MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WV KIDS COUNT, in partnership with WVU Medicine Children’s and the WVU Rockefeller School of Public Policy and Politics, will hold an event on April 23 at noon at WVU Medicine’s Bruce McClymonds Conference Center on[Read More…]
EDITORIAL: West Virginia is the place tourists belong, too
The Intelligencer editorial West Virginians who have done much traveling know the song “Country Roads,” and the state for which it has come to stand, are known all over the world. Bar patrons in almost any country sing along, word for word, if the tune comes over the sound system.[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, April 19
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, April 19, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP LEAVES WIGGLE ROOM WITH KIM SUMMIT Although optimistic about the historic meeting with North[Read More…]
West Virginia candidates’ campaign accounts swell as US House primary approaches
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…]
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…]