By MICHAEL ERB The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG — Local educators are applauding a planned change to a PEIA program, but teachers in some school systems are looking at a possible walkout to protest low pay and increasing costs. Locally no actions have been announced. The Wood County American[Read More…]
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West Virginians at State of the Union concerned about miner pensions, drug crisis
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Retired Wheeling coal miner Denny Pickens fears miners pension plans are in jeopardy, and he wants Washington, D.C. leaders to do something about it. Likewise, Huntington Fire Chief Jan Rader said issues associated with opioid addiction continue to grow[Read More…]
GOP to gather in West Virginia at The Greenbrier
By TINA ALVEY The Register-Herald WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — It’s a setting fit for a king — or a president. The luxurious Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs is the site for what has been billed as a joint House and Senate retreat for Republican lawmakers. The three-day getaway[Read More…]
Parkersburg-area GOP optimistic after Trump’s State of the Union speech
By jEFFREY SAULTON The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Local Republicans gathered at J.P. Henry’s Tuesday to watch the first State of the Union speech from President Donald Trump. For the most part they said they were pleased with what they heard. Wood County Commissioner Blair Couch said[Read More…]
Groundhog Day celebration planned with West Virginia’s French Creek Freddie
The Inter-Mountain FRENCH CREEK, W.Va. — French Creek Freddie, West Virginia’s favorite weather-predicting groundhog, will leave his den Friday to celebrate Groundhog Day and is inviting visitors to join him at the West Virginia State Wildlife Center in Upshur County. “We’re excited to see everyone come out this year, including[Read More…]
Summit on Race Matters in West Virginia planned for Lewisburg
By TINA ALVEY The Register-Herald LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Early registration is encouraged for a Summit on Race Matters in West Virginia, which will be held in Lewisburg on Feb. 23 and 24. This third such summit to be staged in Lewisburg will bear the theme “The Time is Now” and,[Read More…]
West Virginia University report links fentanyl use to amnesia
WVU Today [Editor’s Note: Citation is below.] MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A case report by a West Virginia University neuropsychologist suggests a new reason fentanyl—alone, or in combination with stimulants—may put substance users at risk, whether they take it knowingly or not. It may cause amnesia. Buying opioids on the street[Read More…]
10 things to know: Wednesday, January 31
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. A ‘NEW AMERICAN MOMENT’ Addressing a deeply divided nation, Trump calls for unity in his[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Wednesday, Jan. 31
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018 22th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: Jan. 31 — WV Nurses Unity Day, Upper House, Upper Senate and Upper Well Area, and Lower Rotunda. Feb. 1 — West Virginia Press Association Breakfast at Embassy Suites, 7:30 a.m . until 9 a.m.;[Read More…]
W.Va. Auditor’s website to allow residents to monitor, question state spending in almost real time
West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With the state on the eve of one of the largest highway spending programs in state history, the West Virginia Auditor’s office is nearing the launch of new programs on its website — wvsao.gov — that will give all residents the ability to monitor[Read More…]
