PARKERSBURG, W.VA. — Jimmy Colombo is the mayor of Parkersburg again. Colombo was selected by Parkersburg City Council on a 7-1 vote Thursday to finish the 18 months left in the term vacated by Robert Newell. Newell, the day before a hearing was to convene for his removal from office,[Read More…]
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Fifth-graders ask Upshur officials for traffic light
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Rising fifth-graders Emily Jozwick and Cloey Warner knew they had to do something when they learned a schoolmate had lost a grandfather in a recent traffic collision at a dangerous intersection. The two Union Elementary School students presented a letter and a signed petition to the Upshur[Read More…]
Tornado touchdown confirmed in Upshur County
QUEENS, W.Va. — A team from the National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado touched down in Queens off of Tallmansville Road in Upshur County Wednesday evening. The National Weather Service sent out an assessment team the day after a strong storm tore through the area, Meteorologist Andrew Beavers said.[Read More…]
Overseas crackers to export Marcellus, Utica ethane
WHEELING, W.Va. — As officials in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia hope to attract multibillion-dollar petrochemical projects with Marcellus and Utica shale ethane, European companies plan to sail much of the natural gas liquid across the Atlantic Ocean for cracking. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Natural Gas Weekly[Read More…]
Thirteen arrested in Ohio Valley heroin probe
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — One of the Ohio Valley’s major heroin dealers and 12 cohorts were arrested Thursday after a year-long joint investigation involving state and federal law enforcement. U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld, along with Marshall County Sheriff Kevin Cecil, Prosecutor Rhonda Wade and Moundsville Police Chief Thomas Mitchell to announce[Read More…]
Monongalia County mine putting 262 back to work
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Monongalia County Coal Co.’s Monongalia County Mine is putting 262 hourly workers back to work, company parent Murray Energy Corp. announced Thursday afternoon, June 18. The recall puts the total employment at about 440, the company said, with the remainder being salaried employees. The staffing will allow[Read More…]
Property seized in synthetic drug probe auctioned
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — A raid that shuttered the Hot Stuff and Cool Things head shops in Clarksburg and Buckhannon continues to pay dividends for the Greater Harrison Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force. While most of the forfeitures from the case were finalized and distributed to the task force long[Read More…]
W.Va. child feeding programs rapidly expanding
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia officials say expanding programs to feed needy children and some adults caused the state this fiscal year to exceed its usual annual request of $113 million in federal money for that purpose. State Office of Child Nutrition Director Rick Goff said he believes the biggest[Read More…]
Attendance drops in counties with extended school calendars
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Counties that extended school calendars into June to make up for lost instruction have experienced significant drops in attendance recently, renewing debate over the state’s strict requirement that students receive 180 separate days of instruction. Sen. Daniel Hall, R-Wyoming, criticized the state’s instructional time law on Thursday[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, June 19
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, June 19, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. FRIEND RECALLS DYLANN ROOF BECOMING AVOWED RACIST Joey[Read More…]
