Staff report OHIO VALLEY — Ohio Valley Publishing Editor Beth Sergent has been recognized as a finalist in the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors’ Contest for 2016. Sergent is a finalist in the Best Columnist category for her work which appeared in the Gallipolis Daily Tribune, The Daily Sentinel and[Read More…]
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ACLU files FOIA in Cross memorandum incident
Staff report The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia has filed a Freedom of Information Act request as part of its investigation into a memorandum issued by former Elkins Police Chief Craig Cross. Joseph Cohen, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union[Read More…]
WV secretary of state defends firing 1/3 of staff
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner on Monday defended his decision to fire 16 longtime employees upon taking office in January, an action that has resulted in wrongful-termination lawsuits being filed against him. “It’s just what we needed to do to[Read More…]
More kids are eating breakfast at school
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — It’s often labeled as the most important meal of the day, and in West Virginia, most students are digging in. More than 80 percent of low-income West Virginia students eat breakfast every day they are at school, according to the annual School Breakfast[Read More…]
Ohio, West Virginia senators target opioid abuse
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio — Addiction to painkillers such as heroin, fentanyl and carfentanil continues sweeping through the U.S., regardless of socioeconomic status or geographic location, so a group of Senate Democrats and Republicans are joining forces in the effort to combat the opioid epidemic. U.S. Sens.[Read More…]
A Look at ‘Life in the Ohio Valley:’ Six-part series runs through Wednesday
The Intelligencer/Wheeling News Register Life in the Ohio Valley. For many of us, it’s a life where we can raise our families, enjoy our friendships and live in relative peace in quiet. We’re close enough to cities such as Pittsburgh and Columbus that we can enjoy, through a simple day[Read More…]
Bluefield hosting ‘Meet the Millennials’ event to ‘pass down knowledge’ to next generation
By CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W. Va. — The City of Bluefield is using the skills and experience of successful business people to help those who have just started a business or plan to. As part of National Entrepreneurship Week, which starts today, the city’s Community and Economic Development[Read More…]
Bill to change WV right-to-work law advances over objections
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill to make retroactive changes to West Virginia’s right-to-work law — currently being challenged in Kanawha Circuit Court — advanced from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, over objections from senators who said it could violate separation of powers provisions of[Read More…]
Human trafficking bill heads to House
By DAVID BEARD The Dominion Post CHARLESTON — A bill to combat human trafficking in West Virginia began its third round through the Legislature on Feb. 15, receiving the unanimous approval of the House Judiciary Committee. The bill explains that trafficking involves recruiting, transporting and harboring, among other actions, a[Read More…]
House committee approves campaign fund bill
By DAVID BEARD The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill Wednesday to require incumbent legislators to promptly disclose campaign fundraisers held during legislative sessions. As amended in committee, HB 2319 requires a legislator running for legislative office who holds a fundraiser to disclose the event,[Read More…]