By Brett Dunlap Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG – It has been much more than a simple three-hour tour for the assistant superintendent on Blennerhassett Island as he and his wife have been stuck on Blennerhassett Island since last Friday. Assistant Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park Superintendent Miles Evenson, his[Read More…]
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‘Country Roads’ writer to sing at Huggins’ Fish Fry
By Jim Bissett Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As Bill Danoff remembers, the concrete on the floor of the space they were using as a dressing room that day wasn’t entirely dry. No matter. The trio, which included Danoff, his then-wife, Taffy, and a smiling, shaggy-haired singer named John[Read More…]
Official says W.Va. could be bottling more water
By Whitney Burdette Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.VA.–Since 10,000 gallons of crude MCHM leaked out of a storage tank along the Elk River three weeks ago, hundreds of thousands of West Virginians have abandoned the tap in favor of bottled water. By now consumers have probably selected their favorite brands,[Read More…]
Tucker County ski resort opens four-wide zipline
The Herald-Dispatch DAVIS, W.Va. — The new color-splashed billboards just put up in Canaan Valley say it all, Timberline — “Ski, Zip.” West Virginia’s only family-owned ski resort, Timberline Four Seasons Resort in Davis, W.Va., has joined a growing number of ski resorts around the country installing ziplines as an[Read More…]
More bottled water on tap in W.Va.
By David Gutman Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin wants West Virginia American Water to provide bottled water to the nine counties where tap water was contaminated by the Elk River chemical leak earlier this month. Tomblin wrote to Jeff McIntyre, president of West Virginia American,[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Jan. 31
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, Jan. 31, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. AP EXCLUSIVE: NAVY YARD GUNMAN LIED CONVINCINGLY TO[Read More…]
Scouts brave frigid temps in Cranberry Wilderness
By Suzanne Stewart Pocahontas Times MARLINTON, W.Va. — Nothing tests survival skills better than freezing temperatures, several feet of snow and no cell phone service. Boy Scout Troop 289 of Madison and Troop 31 of Charleston held the annual Winter Camporee at Cranberry Glades last weekend where scouts learned how[Read More…]
Sochi native at Marshall excited about Olympics
By Braxton Crisp The Parthenon HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Excitement is beginning to fill the air as the 2014 Winter Olympics approach. All eyes turn to the resort town of Sochi in southwest Russia as the best winter sport athletes in the world compete for gold medals and glory for[Read More…]
Former Mingo commissioner sentenced to prison
By Rachel Baldwin Williamson Daily News CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A former county commissioner was the first of several Mingo County officials to be sentenced to prison, receiving a 20-month term, after he was indicted on a federal extortion charge and resigned from office. According to information provided by[Read More…]
War of words arises on MCHM flushing
Experts warn ‘flushing’ might not have gotten all chemicals out By Ken Ward Jr. and David Gutman Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The “flushing” recommended by the Tomblin administration and West Virginia American Water might not have effectively eliminated Crude MCHM and other toxic chemicals from plumbing systems in[Read More…]
