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Instructors, students struggle with new GED test
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Steven Higginbotham never really cared for school. He played on the football team at Poca High School and had plenty of friends — but math was boring. So when he was offered a job in 1982 that paid $18 an hour to work at Kaiser Aluminum, he dropped[Read More…]
Poll shows W.Va. has second-highest obesity rate
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For the second time in as many years, West Virginia had the second-highest obesity rate in the nation in 2014, according to a new poll from Gallup-Healthways. The new rankings, which were released on Wednesday, place the Mountain State’s obesity rate at 34.3 percent, which only falls[Read More…]
Small Wyoming County town gets military Humvees
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Through a federal program, Oceana Police Department received two military Humvees and two trailers, according to Chief Jeff Barlow. The “new” equipment came from the federal 1033 program that distributes surplus military equipment to cash-poor police departments. The Humvees — or high mobility, multi-purpose, wheeled vehicles —[Read More…]
PSC apparently fails to look out for consumers
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The approval this week of a massive rate hike for customers of Appalachian Power took us — and a lot of other ratepayers — by surprise. The utility’s president, Charles Patton, says the new higher rates for his company push West Virginia “more[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, May 28
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Thursday, May 28, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. U.S., SWISS TIMED FIFA RAIDS FOR MAXIMUM EFFECT[Read More…]
New book looks at history of Fayette County churches
By Steve Keenan Montgomery Herald Staff Writer MONTGOMERY, W.Va. — Dale Payne’s latest journey back in time focuses on the early years of churches in Fayette County. Payne, a retired State Policeman and Fayette County magistrate, recently released Fayette County Churches 1790 to early 1950s, a book featuring photos and[Read More…]
New River Birding & Nature Festival offers students insight
By Rachel Davis The Fayette Tribune OAK HILL, W.Va. — The forests in Fayette County and surrounding areas are rich in biodiversity. Birds, caterpillars, plants, insects and curious things abound. Nature enthusiasts from across North America take full advantage of this biodiversity during the all-inclusive week-long New River Birding & Nature[Read More…]
Wood County board may cut certification bonuses
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A proposed change to a Wood County Schools’ policy would significantly reduce the bonus given to teachers and other professional staff achieving national certification. National Board Certification can be achieved by teachers, counselors, nurses and speech therapists who complete an exhaustive self-evaluation process and successfully pass a[Read More…]
Hard choices are needed to close road funding gap
An editorial from The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginians did not need the national research group’s study released earlier this month to tell us we have some of the worst roads in the country. Many of us are reminded of that every time we go to work. For nearly three[Read More…]