By BILL LUSK The Logan Banner HOLDEN, W.Va. — One year ago while searching the internet using Google, Nathan Hall came across a company in Italy that supplied machinery for landscape maintenance and forestry. Hall, president of Reclaim Appalachia, had a vision about new ways to improve reclaimed mine lands and[Read More…]
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It’s Winter Weather Awareness Week throughout the state
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Dec. 4-8 is Winter Weather Awareness Week in West Virginia, and weather experts said due to the mild winters over the past couple of years, it may be easy to let your guard down. However, winter in the state can bring heavy snow,[Read More…]
Monongah mine memorial service scheduled this week
By EDDIE TRIZZINO Times West Virginian MONONGAH, W.Va. — West Virginia State Sen. Roman Prezioso Jr. doesn’t remember hearing many stories of the Monongah No. 7 and No. 9 Mines from his grandfather, though he mined for much of his life. The day the deadliest mine disaster in America happened[Read More…]
New documentary about fabled ‘Flatwoods Monster’ of WV to be released in April
Mountain Messenger FLATWOOD, W.Va. — In 1952, five children were playing football in a small town called Flatwoods, when a strange object appeared above them. Streaking across the sky, they watched it crest a nearby hill, slow and then descend just over the top of the ridge. What followed after[Read More…]
Santa Claus makes visit to TWV office
By KAITLYN NEFF Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va, — Santa Claus took some time off from the North Pole and made a visit to the Times West Virginian to hear the Christmas wishes of the children of Marion County on Sunday. In an effort to host a community event where[Read More…]
Parkersburg man pens Christmas book inspired by childhood pal
By JEFF BAUGHAN The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Walter Pavlo had a seat and began to talk about his new children’s Christmas book, “A Christmas Eve Bedtime Story.” It’s the story of a how a shy moose, who wants to be one of Santa’s reindeer, helps rescue[Read More…]
10 things to know: Monday, December 4
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Dec. 4, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP TWEETS TAKE AIM AT TARGETS OLD AND NEW The president criticizes the FBI and[Read More…]
W.Va. Attorney General Morrisey, 12-state coalition files brief to protect unborn children
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey led a 12-state effort in defending the right of states to prohibit abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy, a crucial argument to protect the lives of unborn children and safeguard West Virginia’s Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The coalition’s brief leans upon[Read More…]
WV Regional leaders hopeful for additional ATV trails
By Matt Combs The Register-Herald of Beckley BECKLEY, W.Va. — West Virginia ATV enthusiasts and those travel to the Mountain State for ATV purposes may have another opportunity for trail riding in the near future if representatives from five West Virginian counties get their way. Officials from Webster, Nicholas, Fayette, Clay[Read More…]
27 WV counties involved in applications for broadband funding grant
By Max Garland The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Twenty-seven West Virginia counties are involved in grant-funding applications to plan for, or to construct, broadband infrastructure improvements in unserved or underserved areas. After the West Virginia Development Office announced it would expand its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program to include[Read More…]
