MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Maarten Vossen doesn’t mind admitting that as a youngster, he didn’t know all that much about World War II. And that was even with him growing up just 15 minutes from a cemetery honoring American war dead in his native Holland. Then he saw “Saving Private Ryan,”[Read More…]
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Four truths about Interstate 79
A column by Matt Harvey, assistant managing editor of The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Interstate 79 has changed dramatically in the past 25 years. Traveling from Charleston to Morgantown used to be pretty much stress-free back then for the first 100-125 miles, unless it was the morning of a Mountaineer[Read More…]
Former W.Va. first lady Shelley Riley Moore dies
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Shelley Riley Moore, who served as first lady of West Virginia for 12 years, longer than anyone else in the state’s history, died Saturday morning. She was 88. The death was announced by her family. Moore was married to former Gov. Arch Moore for 65 years. She[Read More…]
WVU’s Trickett Named Walter Camp Player of Week
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — After throwing for the second-most single game passing yards in school history, West Virginia quarterback Clint Trickett has been named the Walter Camp Football Foundation National Offensive Player of the Week. Trickett is the fifth West Virginia player to earn Walter Camp Player of the Week honors[Read More…]
Marshall brings home the bell
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Three straight losses to the same rival can build up plenty of frustration. The Marshall football team, which hadn’t beaten Ohio in “The Battle for the Bell” since 2010, took that frustration into Saturday’s edition of the series and unleashed it on the Bobcats. Quarterback Rakeem Cato[Read More…]
Bramwell hosts its first coal company scrip show
BRAMWELL, W.Va. — Company scrip was the coin of the realm in the coalfields in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but now the scrip, or tokens as they are also called, are novelties among collectors, with some commanding pretty high prices. The inaugural National Coal Heritage Area/ Coal[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, Sept. 15
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, Sept. 15, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. HOLLANDE PRESSES FOR ACTION AGAINST MILITANTSFrance’s president says there’s[Read More…]
Sen. Jay Rockefeller’s Column: Seven reasons Congress must reauthorize America COMPETES
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Sen. Jay Rockefeller’s column for Sept. 12, 2014: Throughout my career in public service – first as President of West Virginia Wesleyan College, then as Governor of West Virginia, and now in the U.S. Senate as Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation –[Read More…]
Media Advisory: Governor appoints Zak as Family Court Circuit Judge
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (September 12, 2014) – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today announced the appointment of R. Joseph Zak as Family Court Judge for the 11th Family Court Judicial Circuit serving Kanawha County. “Judge Kelly’s leadership and professionalism is well respected in the 11th Family Court Circuit,” Gov. Tomblin said. “I believe Joe’s extensive professional[Read More…]
Oliverio honored at Star City interchange on I-79 in Morgantown
CHARLESTON, W.Va – The Star City interchange at Interstate 79 in Morgantown is now officially named the “Michael A. Oliverio, Sr. Interchange.”“I am happy that we were able to make this happen,” said Senator Bob Beach (D-Monongalia) in making the announced Friday, Sept. 12. “Mr. Oliverio was a kind gentleman who dedicated his life to[Read More…]