Educators, service workers announce plan in Charleston By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer of Wheeling WHEELING — West Virginia’s public school teachers and service employees joined forces Saturday in Charleston to announce a state-wide strike for Thursday and Friday, and the work stoppages may not stop at just two days unless[Read More…]
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Statewide walkout announced for WV school teachers, employees on Thursday and Friday
By Caity Coyne The Charleston Gazette-Mail School teachers and service personnel from all 55 counties will participate in West Virginia’s first statewide walkout Thursday and Friday, union leaders announced Saturday. The announcement came at the end of a rally featuring thousands of teachers and others at the state Capitol, and[Read More…]
Media Alert: West Virginia Energy Jobs Rally set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Capitol
Rally attendees asked to bring food item for Mountaineer Food Bank CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Thousands of energy industry workers and supporters are expected to gather on the steps of the West Virginia State Capitol at 10 a.m. on Wednesday for a West Virginia Energy Jobs Rally. Organizers of the rally[Read More…]
Consequences: WV legislative committee made right call to prevent logging in state parks
From the Parkersburg News and Sentinel: State Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt put his finger on the reason West Virginia legislators should be leery of a proposal to permit logging in a state park. “Once the trees are cut, it is simply too late to repair any unseen consequences,” Leonhardt warned[Read More…]
Environmental groups puts up legal ‘roadblock’ against Mountain Valley Pipeline
By Kate Mishkin The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new legal action filed by a coalition of environmental groups in the U.S. Court of Appeals takes issue with the way the Army Corps of Engineers issued a water crossing permit for a natural gas pipeline. The petition is the latest[Read More…]
Editorial: Logging WV state parks raises many concerns
From the Herald-Dispatch of Huntington: It was good to hear Steven McDaniel, director of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, tell a Senate committee recently that a bill to allow logging in state parks was “not about the money.” That makes it easier to ask this question: Why do[Read More…]
Volunteers help downtown Marietta, Ohio, shops prepare for high water, major flooding
Parkersburg News and Sentinel Staff Report MARIETTA, Ohio — Volunteers converged on shops in downtown Marietta on Saturday as the Ohio River crest levels predicted by the National Weather Service in Charleston increased first to 38.7 feet and then to more than 40 feet during the afternoon. “This is the[Read More…]
Editorial: With removal of old retail structures, Bluefield planning exciting downtown facelift
From The Bluefield Daily Telegraph: Traffic was often bumper-to-bumper as shoppers packed the streets in search of an elusive parking space. Downtown landmarks like J.C. Penney, Leggett, Thornton’s and Montgomery Ward were bustling with shoppers on any given weekend. So was Kresge’s and the Dutch Oven Bakery during the always hectic lunch hour. These were the glory[Read More…]
WV Free tuition bill would impact two Eastern Panhandle schools
By JIM MCCONVILLE The Journal of Martinsburg MARTINS BURG, W.Va. — A proposed Senate bill would provide free tuition to students who attend two-year community colleges and technical institutes would impact both Blue Ridge Community and Technical College as well as James Rumsey Technical Institute, according to state officials. The[Read More…]
West Virginia Press InDepth: James McCormick wants his fellow US veterans in energy and agricultural
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — James McCormick, retired US Army Captain, who now leads two programs for West Virginia veterans — Vets4Energy and Veterans to agricultural — sees tremendous value in getting veterans involved in the energy and agricultural industries in West Virginia. McCormick discusses the benefits with Don Smith, executive director of the West[Read More…]
