MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As a child in Hancock County, Paul Miller received valuable advice about college from his Extension agent. Later, as a higher education leader and WVU’s 15th president, Dr. Miller would make Extension an even more powerful tool for improving lives. Miller passed away Friday, June 5, at age[Read More…]
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Huntington I-64 expansion to six lanes nearly done
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — New guardrails give hope the end is in sight for a more than two-year project to expand a portion of Interstate 64 from four to six lanes in Huntington. Brent Walker, spokesman for the West Virginia Department of Transportation, said guardrail installation between the 29th Street and[Read More…]
Mistake in school bus law needs correction
An editorial from The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — One step forward, two back. All too often that seems to be the situation when government tries to do something to make our lives better. It is frustrating, to say the least. But when our children’s safety is involved, it is infuriating and[Read More…]
Parkersburg museum features Borg Warner plant
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Local historians will unveil a new display at the Oil and Gas Museum Saturday dedicated to the history and legacy of Borg Warner Chemicals. The official kickoff will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday in front of the museum and will feature numerous speakers, including U.S. Rep.[Read More…]
Loss of AEP power plant will have ripple effect
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — American Electric Power’s Muskingum River Plant is winding down, and as it does, the consequences of the war on coal and affordable electricity are more visible than the folks in Washington, D.C., might want to acknowledge. For more than 60[Read More…]
Forced pooling advocate talks of revenue potential
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The numbers may have been seductive for legislators who look at ever-dwindling revenue totals, as the attorney for the West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association projected that a forced pooling law could mean 100 more natural gas wells a year, producing $10 million in gas and[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, June 9
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, June 9, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. NEW YORK PRISON BREAK LIKENED TO ‘SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION’[Read More…]
Tug Fork yields discarded tires to volunteers
MATEWAN, W.Va. — Keith Gibson is working tirelessly to make the Tug Fork River tireless. The former coal miner is now in his third year of operating Hatfield McCoy Airboat Tours, giving visitors breezy, 40-minute jaunts up and down the picturesque waterway separating West Virginia and Kentucky. While on the[Read More…]
Twins love working same floor at Fairmont hospital
FAIRMONT — Patients on the labor and delivery floor at Fairmont Regional Medical Center used to think they were seeing double. But they weren’t. Melissa Hoskinson and Angela Gum, fraternal twins, are registered nurses that work on the floor. While they don’t look exactly alike, many patients mistook them for[Read More…]
Parkersburg paper to document farm history
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A new publication highlighting historic farms and barns of the Mid-Ohio Valley is being produced by The Parkersburg News and Sentinel/Marietta A.M. The newspaper is asking residents throughout the region in Ohio and West Virginia to send us a brief history of their farm or barn, along[Read More…]