By Matt Welch, The Journal of Martinsburg HAGERSTOWN, Md. — After finding success with a Transit Development Plan in 2015, the Eastern Panhandle Transit Authority is moving forward with an updated TDP to be completed for Fiscal Year 2020. The plan was approved by the Hagerstown Eastern Panhandle Municipal Planning[Read More…]
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Pallottine Foundation announces inaugural rounds of grant funding support for the nonprofit organizations
Release from Pallottine Foundation of Huntington, W.Va.: HUNTINGTON, W.Va.: The Pallottine Foundation of Huntington, W.Va., is pleased to announce its inaugural rounds of grant funding support for the nonprofit organizations in the Tri-State area providing health related programs and services. The Foundation created by the Pallottine Missionary Sisters in 2017,[Read More…]
Poll: Voters believe natural gas to play biggest role in future of W.Va. economy
Overwhelming majority of West Virginians polled favor natural gas development Release From WVONGA: Charleston, W.Va. – A recent statewide public opinion poll conducted by the West Virginia Oil & Natural Gas Association (WVONGA) shows voters believe the natural gas industry will play the biggest role in the future of the state’s[Read More…]
W.Va. Center on Budget and Policy touts state Earned Income Tax Credit
By Tina Alvey, The Register-Herald LEWISBURG — In the U.S. today, 29 states have an Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program designed to put cash back in the pockets of low-income families. With 23 percent of its workforce toiling in poverty wage jobs, West Virginia is not among those states.[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, May 17
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The regional bureau of The Associated Press shares 10 things you need to know Friday, May 17, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHO IS PLAYING DOWN THREAT OF WAR WITH IRAN President Donald Trump says he[Read More…]
More than 300 volunteers scour county for signs of missing Berkeley Springs, W.Va., teen
From The Morgan Messenger BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — One week after Berkeley Springs teen Riley Crossman was reporting missing by her family, close to 350 volunteers and dozens more law enforcement personnel spread out across Morgan County in a coordinated search to look for any clues or signs of her whereabouts. By[Read More…]
Obituary: Guy Harry Stewart
Guy Harry Stewart, 95, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at Ruby Memorial Hospital. He was born February 12, 1924, in Keyser, WV, a son of the late Thomas and Martha (Mills) Stewart. Friends and family will be received at Hastings Funeral Home, 153 Spruce St., Morgantown, W.Va.,[Read More…]
Editorial: Keep wary eye on W.Va. Investments
Some West Virginians may not think about it much, but hundreds of thousands of us “play” the stock market indirectly. Billions of dollars in our retirement funds are invested in shares of companies whose stocks are traded on the various exchanges. That makes the tariff battle between the United States and China[Read More…]
WV school worker unions ask governor to cancel education special session
By Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s three main public school worker unions asked Wednesday for Republican Gov. Jim Justice to cancel the special legislative session on education because Republican legislative leaders have continued saying they want to push for legalizing charter schools and non-public school vouchers. But[Read More…]
