An editorial from The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Two of the toughest policy issues state officials need to address if West Virginia is to move forward are drug abuse and the state’s dismally low workforce participation rate. It appears they are linked. In November, the state’s workforce participation rate was[Read More…]
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Incoming Wood County official donates land
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Bob Tebay publicly offered to donate 34 acres he owns in the Lubeck/Washington area to the Wood County Commission for use by local youth sports. “I am proposing to donate to the commission the surface of this property in Lubeck District, free of liens, for the recreational[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, Dec. 30
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. BAD WEATHER’S POSSIBLE LINK TO MISSING JETA storm alone[Read More…]
Demand for police officers rising in W.Va.
BECKLEY, W.Va. — If the trend continues, police departments across the state may replace their Most Wanted posters with Help Wanted signs. Locally, two counties are experiencing what police agencies across the nation are experiencing: an unhealthy decline in men and women interested in working in law enforcement. Fayette County[Read More…]
Officials push for W.Va. markets for W.Va. crops
HUTTONSVILLE — On a recent Friday, bitter winds swept across the fallow fields here as prisoners in bright orange jumpsuits unloaded 50-pound bags of West Virginia-grown potatoes from a flatbed truck. The men in orange from the Huttonsville Correctional Center are part of a program that allows convicts to[Read More…]
W.Va. officials say heroin’s public threat on rise
Editor’s Note: This is the second part of an ongoing series which will take a deeper look at heroin in the Eastern Panhandle. MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — After 40 years in the medical field, Berkeley Medical Center Director of Emergency Services John Wilty is still surprised by the number of heroin[Read More…]
West Virginia seeing rise in flu-like illnesses
ELKINS, W.Va. — The yearly flu season is underway and West Virginia is seeing evidence of influenza and influenza-like illness in areas across the state, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. While the flu season has already started, health officials say it’s not too late to[Read More…]
Road funding solution needed
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Remember the “blue ribbon” commission Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin appointed to recommend solutions to West Virginia’s highway funding dilemma? After many months of work it has resulted in … nothing. Meanwhile, Mountain State drivers continue to dodge crumbling pavement on hillsides, slam[Read More…]
Health report points out need for more resolve
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — As the new year approaches, anyone in the Tri-State on the fence about whether to resolve to live healthier in 2015 might want to consider the findings of the 25th annual America’s Health Rankings presented by the United Health Foundation and its[Read More…]
WVU band, fans take to Beale Street in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The AutoZone Liberty Bowl doesn’t kick off until 2 p.m. today, but the West Virginia and Texas A&M bands had a chance to kick off their bowl season Sunday, Dec. 28. “This was my first bowl parade and my first bowl game in general — I didn’t[Read More…]