FAIRMONT, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin grew up in a family that placed family first. And that meant having a close relationship with his mother Mary, who passed away Monday morning at the age of 91. Manchin issued the following statement Monday in regards to his mother passing away:[Read More…]
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Keyser stadium debt sparks talk of drastic steps
KEYSER, W.Va. – Since the first payment for the Keyser High School Athletic Complex came due in June 2009, KHS has not been able to make a full payment as promised and the Mineral County Board of Education has made up the difference every year. The annual payment, due each[Read More…]
Logan teen crowned West Virginia Teen Idol
LOGAN, W.Va. — Shana Nelson, the daughter of Marlene and Howard Nelson and a Logan High School Junior, was named West Virginia’s Teen Idol Saturday, May 10 in Macy’s Court at the Charleston Town Center Mall. There were five rounds of auditions that began in early April. Only 22 made it[Read More…]
Spelunkers explore sinkhole under Ranson street
RANSON, W.Va. — While the opening of a sinkhole on Fifth Avenue in Ranson barely looks large enough for a person to enter, underneath the street is a cavernous void spacious enough to hold several. The street remains closed after the sinkhole was discovered May 5. While the West Virginia[Read More…]
Threats of school violence must be taken seriously
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — We’ve heard the reports of those student pranks that go too far. Some shattered windows at one school. The chopping down of trees on another campus. Harmless fun? Hardly. Both those examples resulted in real damage to school property, and students were[Read More…]
Columnist seeks public input in FOIA battle
A column by Mickey Furfari for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — This is something about a matter I thought could be kept between me and West Virginia University, my alma mater. But a Freedom of Information Act request for 20 years of public annual academic averages and graduation rates[Read More…]
Welch getting new apartments for teachers
WELCH, W.Va. — A big step was announced Monday in the effort to create housing for teachers and other professionals who want to work in McDowell County In an effort to recruit and retain teachers as well as encourage economic development in the county, the Reconnecting McDowell partnership purchased a[Read More…]
Don’t let apathy win — vote!
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — It was President Abraham Lincoln, during his Gettysburg Address, who summed up our government with his now famous phrase — “government of the people, by the people, for the people.” Of course, Lincoln’s address was to honor the thousands of dead[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, May 13
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER TRIES TO MEDIATE IN UKRAINE[Read More…]
West Virginia PBS, WVU College of Law and WV Press Association look at Freedom of Information in state
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Law Works, the West Virginia PBS series on legal issues that affect daily life in West Virginia, looks at the state’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) an the impact a recent West Virginia Supreme Court ruling might have on the use of FOIA. Freedom of information acts,[Read More…]
