Staff report The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. – A Parkersburg man is commemorating Veterans Day with local newspapers that announced the end of hostilities in World War I and World War II. Jerry Smith of Nash Street has framed issues of The Parkersburg Sentinel of Nov. 11, 1918,[Read More…]
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Lyons announces four-year contract extension for Bob Huggins
By Bryan Messerly WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University Director of Athletics Shane Lyons has announced a four-year contract extension to 2021-22 for basketball coach Bob Huggins, extending his relationship with the University until 2027. The amended employment agreement takes effect immediately. “This is a great day for[Read More…]
Davis & Elkins College and DMC team to create lab
By BROOKE BINNS The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — An open house was held Monday for a simulation lab for Davis & Elkins College students on Davis Medical Center’s campus. “We’re really interested in safety and quality care for all, and I think that’s exactly what this lab is all about,”[Read More…]
Capito stresses importance of broadband
By SARAH GOODRICH The Inter-Mountain BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Buckhannon-Upshur High School students and local officials gathered in the high school’s auditorium Monday as Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va, discussed the Community-Oriented Connecting Broadband Grant. The Central West Virginia Development Association received the $3 million grant, which will provide accessible broadband[Read More…]
W.Va. Supreme Court to hear Jasper’s case
By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Attorneys for Jasper, a Beckley whippett dog which is set to be destroyed under a current order in Raleigh County Circuit Court, have appealed the case to the West Virginia Supreme Court in an effort to save the dog’s life. The appeal[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, November 7
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. LET’S ‘MAKE A DEAL’ Trump, on his first day on the Korean peninsula, signals a[Read More…]
A Tale of Two Tech Parks: South Charleston, I-79 technology parks different as they are similar
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times,” author Charles Dickens tells readers at the beginning of his classic novel, “A Tale of Two Cities.” The observation may not be far off when comparing West Virginia’s two[Read More…]
IEI fire an economic dousing for area businesses
By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — While local governments are adding up the expenses from the massive IEI Plastics warehouse fire, small businesses felt the heat from the beginning, too. Business at the Broadway Sandwich Shop was good on Day 1, Oct. 21. That surprised[Read More…]
As normalcy resumes after fire, Parkersburg residents left with questions
By GUISEPPE SABELLA Charleston Gazette-Mail PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — An untouched warehouse stood between massive flames, a fuel tank and nearby homes when the old Ames plant caught fire Oct. 21. Chris Gregory lives adjacent to the old tool plant. Rumors of an evacuation came and went, but it made no[Read More…]
Tax burden heaviest in W.Va.’s prosperous areas, study shows
By JIM ROSS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The tax burden facing West Virginia families varies by geography and income, with more prosperous areas showing a greater burden than struggling ones, a new study shows. The study by SmartAsset, an online site devoted to improving financial literacy, shows that[Read More…]
