STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — The wound runs deep – so deep that some refuse to talk about it and others lash out at the very mention of it. One year ago today, two Steubenville High School students went to jail for raping a 16-year-old Weirton girl in August 2012. But the[Read More…]
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The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, March 17
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, March 17, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. CRIMEANS VOTE OVERWHELMINGLY TO JOIN RUSSIA Crimea’s parliament[Read More…]
Celebrate a century of sunlight
Editor’s note: Sunshine Week, March 16-22, 2014, is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. It was, perhaps, no coincidence that a century of “sunlight” was born during the winter holidays, when celebrants burn Yule logs, place stars atop trees[Read More…]
Photos of Friday’s games at the West Virginia girls basketball state tournament
Employment Opportunity: Braxton Citizens’ News seeks full-time staffer
SUTTON, W.Va. — Braxton Citizens’ News is now accepting resumes for a full-time position. Candidates must be be dependable, have proficient computer skills and able to work and thrive in a deadline-oriented setting. Resumes make be dropped off or mailed to 501 Main St., Sutton, W.Va. 26601. Candidates can e-mail[Read More…]
Volunteers step up to erase Mercer mosque graffiti
PRINCETON, W.Va. — A handful of Princeton residents wielded scrub brushes and paint thinner to combat a vandal’s anger Tuesday. Michael Parks, Derek Zeigler and Barbie Dobbins spent much of Tuesday volunteering their time and materials to continue working to remove graffiti spray-painted on the exterior walls of the Islamic[Read More…]
The answer is pi
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In the calendar lull between the celebratory dates of Fat Tuesday and St. Patrick’s Day is a date now gaining in popularity: Pi Day. March 14, aka 3.14, represents the shortened number for pi — 3.14159 — the ratio of[Read More…]
West Virginia must do better on tobacco use
An editorial from the Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Nationwide, one out of five adults would respond “yes” to the question of whether or not they smoked cigarettes. According to a Gallup poll released this week, one out of every three West Virginians would respond “yes” to that question.[Read More…]
Mason County office holders to see salary decrease
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — It’s been said that everything rolls downhill. With Mason County facing one of its bleakest budget years in recent memory, county officials will not be exempt from feeling the pinch of a loss in personal property revenue. As reported in an adjacent story on the county’s[Read More…]
Freedom cleanup firm owner loses gun permit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department has revoked the concealed weapons permit of the man whose company has been cleaning up Freedom Industries’ tank farm on the Elk River. Daniel Kessler, who owns Diversified Services, the cleanup company, had his permit revoked on Wednesday after the Sheriff’s Department[Read More…]
