BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. — The roughly 240 students at Martha Elementary School commemorated Constitution Day on Wednesday the best way they knew how: A history lesson that ended in a parade and chants of “U-S-A! U-S-A-!” While national Constitution Day is Thursday, Sept. 17, Martha students wasted no time in learning[Read More…]
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Jury should decide in West Virginia’s drug lawsuit
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Boone County circuit judge made the right call earlier this month when he refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing 11 out-of-state drug companies of contributing to West Virginia’s massive prescription drug abuse problem. Judge William Thompson’s ruling means that the case[Read More…]
West Virginia’s uninsured falls below 10 percent
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Nearly 100,000 West Virginians gained health insurance between 2013 and 2014, one of the largest drops of uninsured residents in the country, according to new information from the U.S. Census Bureau. According to the data released Wednesday, the number of uninsured in West Virginia dropped from 14[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, Sept. 17
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. GOP CANDIDATES DEBATE MORE THAN TRUMP The Republican presidential contest takes a substantive[Read More…]
Charleston to get $3.7 million Boy Scout center
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Charleston area’s new $3.7 million, 13,000-square-foot Buckskin Council Boy Scout leadership center will be named in honor of a philanthropist recognized as “West Virginia’s first Boy Scout.” The H. Bernard Wehrle Sr. Scout Leadership Service Center will include museum displays, conference rooms, a scout shop and[Read More…]
Charleston landmark Top-O-Rock demolished
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gnarled steel was lying before the remaining thirds of the iconic Top-O-Rock residence Tuesday as a demolition crew was beginning its lunch break. Its bones dismantled and cut for loading onto a truck, a few onlookers came to pay their respects to the iconic glass structure perched[Read More…]
Oil, gas investments planned despite slowdown
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The oil and gas industry may have experienced a bit of a slowdown in West Virginia in 2015, but there are still major investments on the horizon, according to industry officials. Corky DeMarco, executive director of the West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association, pointed to the[Read More…]
Check change may cost state millions
An editorial from The Inter-Mountain of Elkins ELKINS, W.Va. — Make too many dumb mistakes as a corporate executive, and you will be filing for unemployment compensation. Make too many as a small business owner, and the cost comes out of your pocket. Neither of those ramifications is true in government.[Read More…]
Longtime Roane County delegate gets Senate seat
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Delegate Bob Ashley was in the state’s capital for an interim session of the Legislature when he received a call from Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin at 1:20 p.m. By 2:30, he was being sworn in as the newest state senator from the 3rd District. “It was a[Read More…]
Morgantown man sells his guitars across globe
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — There’s something soothing in the sound of an acoustic guitar. Science mingles with sound each time a string catches vibration, sending air molecules into motion, producing the notes that lay the tracks to some of our favorite songs. Andrew White knows and appreciates that science. Growing up[Read More…]
