By SCOTT McCLOSKEY The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — An insect known to weaken or kill a wide range of fruit crops and timbering trees grown in this region of the country is causing concern among those in the agricultural and timbering communities in eastern Pennsylvania and other[Read More…]
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Trail negotiations still ongoing: Hatfield-McCoy official hopeful deal will ‘work out okay’
By CHARLES BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph POCAHONTAS, Va. — Negotiations to try to avoid a temporary closure of Mercer County’s only section of the Hatfield-McCoy ATV Trail System are continuing. Closure of the Pocahontas Trail, which links the county with hundreds of miles of other Hatfield-McCoy trails, is still set[Read More…]
Education officials, teachers unions prepare for West Virginia legislative session
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Education is sure to be a topic of great interest for lawmakers during the 60-day legislative session starting Wednesday. Members of the press heard from the Department of Education and the state’s two teachers unions during the West[Read More…]
Federal workers to hold rally in downtown Parkersburg Thursday
By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) Chapter 190 will hold a public rally on Thursday from noon-1 p.m. at Bicentennial Park in downtown Parkersburg. Eric Engle, local NTEU member and event organizer, said their national chapter was going to[Read More…]
West Virginia lawmakers outline legislative priorities
By ERIN BECK The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia lawmakers have outlined their priorities for the 2019 legislative session, which begins Wednesday, and while education commands a number of planned initiatives, there are also issues of governance, infrastructure and a rollback on taxes – in the neighborhood of $130[Read More…]
Planned New River Dries recreation enhancements to be completed by late June
By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Plans for developing put-in and take-out facilities, a portage trail, changing rooms and other amenities to accommodate paddlers and anglers taking advantage of recreational releases from Hawks Nest Dam starting later this year have been completed by Brookfield Renewable, the dam’s operator.[Read More…]
10 things to know: Monday, January 7
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN PERSISTS Trump is standing firm in his border wall demands and newly[Read More…]
Small, multi-generational West Virginia businesses stand the test of time
By JENNIFER GARDNER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For some local restaurants, shops and services, business is a family affair. Only a handful have marked decade after decade of serving several generations in the Kanawha Valley — and even fewer have been in business for more than a century. While[Read More…]
