LOGAN, W.Va. — Civitas Media in West Virginia and Kentucky is searching for “reporters with a nose for news” at three of its publications. The positions are full-time reporting slots with a negotiable salary level. Civitas Media is looking for reporters for openings at a weekly in Hazard, Ky., a twice-weekly in[Read More…]
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Shale Industry Spends Billions in Wheeling MSA
Construction figures for the area take a huge jump from 2012 By Casey Junkins The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. – Powered by extensive Marcellus and Utica shale processing and pipelining infrastructure, the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area saw construction investments grow from $60.3 million in 2012 to $1.72[Read More…]
Work continues to clear W.Va. 3 in Raleigh County
Cleanup could last for another week or two By Wendy Holdren Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — W.Va. 3 could be closed another week or two, a West Virginia Department of Transportation spokeswoman said Monday, as crews continue blasting the overhead rock and clearing the roadway. “We know it’s[Read More…]
Natural gas refueling station opens in Jane Lew
By Darlene J. Swiger Exponent Telegram WESTON — The Lewis County Commission learned Monday that the third natural gas refueling station in the state has opened in Jane Lew. Economic Development Director Mike Herron said the CNG refueling station at the Lewis County Industrial Park adds to the two[Read More…]
Chemical spill shows system isn’t working
An editorial from the Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — As state, local and company officials continue efforts to provide clean water to a majority of the Kanawha Valley, we hope they and others are keeping a watchful eye on potentially dangerous situations elsewhere. While we’re sure the blame game over[Read More…]
The high cost of high efficiency
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia American Water Company treatment plant in Charleston has the capacity to produce 50 million gallons of fresh, potable water a day. As nearly everyone in the area now knows, it’s an important and efficient plant. In fact,[Read More…]
Empty bottles targeted for recycling in W.Va.
Water emergency will leave millions of containers in its wake By Rick Steelhammer Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Millions of empty plastic water bottles are piling up in homes and businesses in Kanawha County and the surrounding area, where about 300,000 people were left without clean water following last Thursday’s[Read More…]
Here is how WV residents can flush water lines
By George Hohmann For the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia American Water Co. today released detailed procedures for residents to use when flushing their household water system. The company stressed that the procedure is not to be followed until residents are certain the “Do Not Use” order[Read More…]
DEP inspectors describe early scene at leak site
By Ken Ward Jr. Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When state inspectors arrived at the Freedom Industries tank farm late last Thursday morning, they found a 400-square-foot pool of clear liquid had collected outside a white tank marked as number 396. A 4-foot wide stream of the liquid — thicker[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, Jan. 14
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. LOTS OF SECURITY AS EGYPTIANS VOTE ON CONSTITUTION[Read More…]