By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald RICHWOOD, W.Va. — The reason for the naming of Richwood is evident if you simply drive through the once-booming city. Log trucks roll their way down Main Street, making their way to or from the city’s two remaining lumber mills. In a city ravaged by West Virginia’s economic downturn over[Read More…]
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West Virginia Board of Education changes graduation standards
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — A recent change in graduation requirements for West Virginia’s high school seniors should give students the opportunity to take more technical education electives, according to local school officials. The West Virginia Board of Education this month approved a policy[Read More…]
Commissioner is focused on growing agriculture in West Virginia
By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Department of Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt said he was excited to be speaking at the Wayne County Economic Development Authority’s annual dinner at Heritage Farm Museum & Village on Thursday evening. “We are finally getting the word out that agriculture is[Read More…]
Father and son seek the same West Virginia delegate seat
By BROOKE BINNS The Inter-Mountain PHILIPPI, W.Va. — Voters in the 47th district of the West Virginia House of Delegates will see an interesting race between family members in the upcoming election. Lonnie Moore Sr. and his son, Clayton Moore, have each filed to run for delegate in the 47th[Read More…]
W.Va. House Senior Issues Committee updated on caregiving, palliative care
AARP WV, American Cancer Society Cancer address committee West Virginia Press Association Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — People overwhelmingly want to age in their homes and communities instead of in costly institutions. That was one of the messages Delegates on the West Virginia House of Delegates Senior Issues Committee heard Thursday during[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, January 19
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHERE BUDGET BILL STANDS Congress hurtles toward a government shutdown this weekend in large part[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Friday, Jan. 19
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Friday, January 18, 2018 10th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: None listed SENATE: Senate Convenes at 11 a.m. On the Agenda: RESOLUTIONS SR 11: Designating January 19, 2018, as Southern West Virginia Day at Capitol THIRD READING (For Passage) [Read More…]
Tests for W.Va. Division of Natural Resources police officer positions set for Feb. 2-3
Release from the W.Va. Department of Commerce: SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Law Enforcement Section of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has scheduled Physical Agility Tests (PAT) for anyone interested in applying for Natural Resources Police Officer (NRPO) positions open statewide. The tests are scheduled for Feb. 2-3 at the[Read More…]
West Virginia classmate remembers child endangerment suspect as a quiet, intelligent student
By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va.v — Black and white photographs in late 1970s high school yearbooks paint the image of a Mercer County teenager who participated in chess, science and the Bible, but today he’s a 57-year-old California resident facing charges of child endangerment. David Allen Turpin[Read More…]
Southern West Virginia Senator warns of possible teacher strike
By RUSTY MARKS NCVW Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Sen. Richard Ojeda, D-Logan, warned fellow lawmakers Wednesday of a possible teachers’ strike unless the state Legislature comes up with a viable pay raise for educators. “We’re not listening to our teachers,” Ojeda told fellow senators during the regular Senate[Read More…]
