West Virginia Department of Commerce LOGAN, W.Va. — The 35th annual Sue Browning Wildflower Hike is scheduled for Saturday, April 7 at Chief Logan State Park. The popular hike commemorates local wildflower enthusiast and Logan Garden Club member, Sue Browning. Two hikes are planned. The main hike will follow the[Read More…]
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10 things to know: Tuesday, March 27
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know March 27, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRAIN’S ARRIVAL IN BEIJING SPARKS SPECULATION OF KIM VISIT If it was Kim Jong Un, it[Read More…]
Printers, publishers unite to launch national coalition to stop newsprint tariffs
ARLINGTON, Va. – Members of the printing, publishing and paper-producing industries, which employ more than 600,000 workers, are announcing the formation of Stop Tariffs on Printers & Publishers (STOPP), a coalition to fight proposed countervailing duties (CVD) and anti-dumping duties (AD) on imports of Canadian uncoated groundwood papers including newsprint and other[Read More…]
Striking West Virginia Frontier employees to return to work, union says
Staff reports Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — About 1,400 Frontier Communications workers in West Virginia and one town in Virginia, who have been on strike since March 4, will return to work on Wednesday after reaching a contract agreement with the company, union leaders said Monday morning. “I could not[Read More…]
7 West Virginia counties ineligible for broadband program after report claimed 100% access
By MAX GARLAND Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Shortcomings in federal data on internet access may slow down West Virginia’s race for better connection speeds. Funds from a $1.98 billion federal program to expand rural internet access will not be used in the West Virginia counties a report claimed had 100[Read More…]
West Virginia Capitol renovations under way
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Renovations to the West Virginia Capitol building to address water intrusion that is affecting both the outer and inner parts of the building’s dome are into their second month. The contract was awarded to Wiseman Construction Co., who started the renovations in[Read More…]
Study: Ethane crackers more lucrative in W.Va., Ohio and Pa. Marcellus region
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register DILLES BOTTOM, Ohio — Officials representing those who may build an ethane cracker valued at up to $10 billion in Belmont County said they will acquire the Ohio-West Virginia Excavating property along the Ohio River, which would give them nearly 500 acres[Read More…]
Atlantic Coast Pipeline project to host and open house and job fair events
By SARAH GOODRICH The Inter-Mountain BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Officials with the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project will host an open house next month to allow community members to ask questions about construction that will soon begin in the region. Project team members will provide information on construction activities, including safety measures in[Read More…]
West Virginia University launches minor in addiction studies to combat the nation’s opioid crisis
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In the face of the national opioid epidemic, the West Virginia University College of Education and Human Services will launch its minor in addiction studies beginning in the fall of 2018. The minor, open to undergraduate students in all academic disciplines, will provide students with[Read More…]
Boone Career and Technical Center program trains students on southern West Virginia tourism
By CAITY COYNE Charleston Gazette-Mail FOSTER, W.Va. — Between coal mines, mountains and rivers, there is one resource in Southern West Virginia educators at Boone Career and Technical Center feel is untapped — the kindness of its people. “There is no place that has hospitality like Southern West Virginia has,” said[Read More…]