By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Construction projects involving boardwalks, visitor center roofs, a new campground and an enclosure to accommodate the return of a kudzu-eating goat herd to Thurmond are scheduled to take place this summer in the New River Gorge National River. The largest boardwalk project underway[Read More…]
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West Virginia 4-year college tuition increasing an average of 2.4 percent
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Average annual tuition among the state’s four-year public colleges for undergraduate West Virginians is increasing about $180, or 2.4 percent, in the upcoming academic year, according to the state Higher Education Policy Commission. That’s compared to the $300, or 4.2 percent, increase seen[Read More…]
WVU robotics team on top again, wins second NASA competition in 3 years
WVU Today It wasn’t certain until the very end that WVU’s Mountaineer Ice Drilling Automated System III, led by Powsiri Klinkhachorn, was going to pull out the victory over teams from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stevens Institute of Technology, Virginia Tech or Northeastern University, the 2018 winner. “Our students can compete with[Read More…]
New ACL surgery at Marshall Health could cut time, pain for recovering athletes
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch TEAYS VALLEY, W.Va. — No single sinew in the human body is more notorious in the sports world — with the power to end an athlete’s season in an instant — than the anterior cruciate ligament, commonly known as the ACL. When that little strip[Read More…]
Mid-Ohio Valley Multi-Cultural Festival to be held June 21-23 in Parkersburg
By WAYNE TOWNER The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The 2019 Mid-Ohio Valley Multi-Cultural Festival will feature three days of food, entertainment, vendors and other attractions June 21-23 at City Park in Parkersburg. Admission is free all weekend with hours from 6-10 p.m. June 21, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.[Read More…]
10 things to know: Monday, June 10
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, June 10, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT DEAL IS BEING QUESTIONED Democrats say Trump’s plan hypes existing efforts while he claims victory[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate Finance Committee issues General Revenue Collections report
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate Finance Committee has released its General Revenue Collections Newsletter for the month of May 2019 as prepared by the Senate Finance Committee. If you have any questions, please contact the Senate Finance office at 304-357-7867. You may also find this information on the Senate[Read More…]
W.Va. Senate’s Finance Committee Budget Bulletin: Exempting Social Security benefits from personal income tax
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate’s Finance Committee has issued its weekly Budget Bulletin HB 2001: Exempting Social Security Benefits from personal income tax This week’s issue covers HB 2001, Relating to exempting Social Security benefits from personal income tax. This bill was signed into law on March 27, 2019. [Read More…]
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Donald Trump Jr. to headline a Gov. Jim Justice reelection campaign fundraiser on West Virginia Day in Charleston
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS For The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Donald Trump, Jr., one of President Donald Trump’s sons, will be the special guest at a fundraiser for Gov. Jim Justice’s reelection campaign on West Virginia Day. Justice, who won election in 2016 as a Democrat and[Read More…]
