By Greg KorezaFor Thoughts to Ponder October 27, 2019, on the soccer field in our adult league. Early in the second half, I ran up on a slow-moving ball, planted my left foot, kicked it with my right and suddenly my left knee failed. I was on my back. The[Read More…]
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Nitro facility had history of chemical incidents, slashed oversight before fatal blast
By Mike TonyFor HDMedia The Nitro industrial facility where a violent chemical reaction left two workers dead and resulted in at least 19 more people being transported from the site or seeking medical evaluation Wednesday has a lengthy history of chemical incidents, relaxed regulations and hundreds of pounds of emissions[Read More…]
St. Albans native returns home to discuss her journey to the stars with WV students
By Matthew YoungFor HDMedia In March 2022, Sharon Hagle boarded Blue Origin’s flight NS-20, on the launch pad in Van Horn, Texas. Joined by five other crew members, including her husband Marc Hagle, Sharon was blasted into space at 2,400 miles per hour, reaching a height of more than 66 miles[Read More…]
Morrisey signs health care bill at Princeton Community Hospital
By Charles OwensFor Bluefield Daily Telegraph Princeton — Gov. Patrick Morrisey traveled to Mercer County Thursday to sign the West Virginia Rural Health Transformation Program into law, a measure that will provide at least $500 million in federal funding to improve rural health care across the Mountain State. Morrisey joined[Read More…]
Marshall County Special Olympics Athletes Enjoy Events at John Marshall High School
By Shelley HansonFor The Intelligencer Glen Dale – The Marshall County Special Olympics Spring Games offered student-athletes the chance to run, kick, balance and have fun during the annual event held Thursday at John Marshall High School’s soccer field. Kelsey Allen, speech pathologist for Marshall County Schools and incoming president[Read More…]
Glenville State University and Concord University Esports Set to Co-host the 2026 Spring WVSEL Finals
By Jonathan RoseFor Concord University Glenville – Concord University and Glenville State Esports programs are set to come together to co-host the 2026 Spring West Virginia Scholastic Esports League (WVSEL) finals. The championship will take place on Glenville State’s campus at the Mollohan Campus Community Center. The tournament will feature more than 100 student competitors[Read More…]
Data Centers and economic development are the focus of Secretary Warner’s “Just Three Questions!” interview with WV Data Economy Liaison Chris Morris
By Diane NesterFor The Office of WV Secretary of State Kris Warner Charleston – During a recent episode of “Just Three Questions!”, Chris Morris, who serves as the director of the newly formed West Virginia Data Economy Office, and West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner discussed data center development and the[Read More…]
Mossor Among Honorees at 79th Victory Awards
Kennedy Award winner looking forward to return trip to Charleston By Jim WorkmanFor West Virginia Sports Writers Association Exactly 147 days after walking off the turf at Laidley Field clutching a Class AAA state championship and a championship game Most Valuable Player trophy, Brad Mossor of Princeton Senior High School[Read More…]
Opinion: Mark Blankenship: WV voters want electric grid fixed now
By Mark BlankenshipFor HDMedia In my decades of conducting public opinion research, I have learned to pay close attention when voters agree on something at near-unanimous levels. It doesn’t happen often. But our recent statewide survey of West Virginia voters produced one of those rare moments of clarity: when it[Read More…]
Morgantown vet team saves baby eagle that swallowed fishhook
By David BeardFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Morgantown – An eagle chick from Pennsylvania is resting and recuperating at the Cheat Lake-based Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia after an emergency weekend surgery to extract a fishhook from its stomach. The bird – known as USS11 – is part of[Read More…]
