An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The list of needed renovations and repairs on West Virginia’s college campuses is growing and likely to get longer. The state is simply not providing public four-year colleges with enough funding to maintain their aging campuses, according to a consultant’s report to[Read More…]
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Governor strikes park lodge funding from budget
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin called a bluff from legislators, eliminating a directive that would have provided more than $50 million for improvements at two state parks, among several line-item vetoes he issued Monday. On the next-to-last day of the legislative session, lawmakers had inserted the directive to[Read More…]
South Charleston library gets unclaimed windfall
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Used to collecting overdue library fines, South Charleston Public Library officials got a much bigger payout on Monday, when a representative of the state Treasurer’s Office presented the library with a unclaimed property check for nearly $17,000. “Here’s your little slice of heaven here,” said Roger[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, March 24
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. U.S, AFGHAN PRESIDENTS TO FINALIZE PLAN FOR AMERICAN[Read More…]
Students line up to honor ex-agriculture chief
W.Va. school officials still to review Common Core
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Department of Education will conduct a review of the Common Core standards even though legislation requiring the state superintendent to do so failed to pass both houses before the session ended. Superintendent Michael Martirano told the Daily Mail during an editorial board meeting last week[Read More…]
WVU smashes Maryland with defense, wins 69-59
COLUMBUS, Ohio — If Bob Huggins were a collector of artifacts, here’s all he would need to hang up on his wall to commemorate the way his 2014-15 team played the game — the boxscore from West Virginia’s third-round NCAA tournament game against Maryland. Why? Because it showed the Mountaineers[Read More…]
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W.Va. state parks get upgrades, ready for season
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Several state parks in the region are gearing up for an exciting summer of family fun with additions and renovations. “April is a great time to start visiting our state parks,” said Robert Beanblossom, state parks district administrator. State parks are technically already open to the public,[Read More…]
Pantries hope for Gassaway food bank’s recovery
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — With news earlier this month of the financial struggles of Mountaineer Food Bank in Gassaway, local food pantries are hopeful the food bank will pull through. Mountaineer Food Bank serves food pantries in 48 of West Virginia’s 55 counties with affordable food for their operations. If the[Read More…]