The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — None of the Congressional representatives for north-central West Virginia have committed to a face-to-face town hall meeting with constituents in West Virginia, despite repeated inquiries from residents throughout the state. A local organization, called Mountaineers for Progress, has scheduled a town hall meeting from[Read More…]
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Mountaineer Gas plan to extend distribution lines moving ahead slowly
By LINDA HARRIS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A natural gas distribution line that would provide additional capacity for business and residential development in the Eastern Panhandle is likely at least a year away from construction. Mountaineer Gas has the Public Service Commission of West Virginia’s permission to proceed[Read More…]
Wheeling Hospital makes $5.5M deal for Sistersville
By MILES LAYTON The Weirton Daily Times SISTERSVILLE, Ohio — City Council approved plans to sell Sistersville General Hospital to Wheeling Hospital for $5.5 million. During a special meeting last week, council unanimously approved the offer from Wheeling Hospital to assume SGH’s debts and liabilities. Gene Rice, president of the[Read More…]
Capito supports programs for abuse victims
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is calling for the White House to prioritize programs that assist victims of sexual and domestic abuse, specifically programs established by the Violence Against Women Act. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), enacted in 1994 to[Read More…]
Yeager Airport officials submit plan to governor
By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A proposed $290 million emergency infrastructure project for rebuilding and extending Yeager Airport’s runway following the recently completed removal of debris from the March 2015 safety overrun area collapse calls for lengthening the runway from its present 6,802 feet to 8,000 feet,[Read More…]
10 things to know: Monday, March 6
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, March 6, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ANGRY WEEKEND COMPOUNDS TRUMP’S FRUSTRATIONS Exasperated by leaks, errant messaging and his attorney general[Read More…]
Overdoses in W.Va. drain fund for burials funeral
Directors Find Ways to Cope as Drug Deaths Keep Escalating By HEATHER ZIEGLER Associate City Editor [email protected] WHEELING, W.Va. — The state of West Virginia has paid for so many burials for indigent people who have died from drug overdoses that the funding has run out five months before the[Read More…]
Millennial lawmakers put a fresh face on West Virginia politics
By SAMANTHA GODBY West Virginia Public Broadcasting CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than 30 new faces joined the West Virginia House of Delegates this year and more than a few of them fit into the fastest growing generation in the country. Millennials are growing in numbers at the Capitol and are[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, Committee Schedule for Monday, March 6
W.Va. Legislative Committee Meeting Schedule – Subject to change Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm SENATE: Monday, March 6, 2017 REVIEW BILLS INTRODUCED The Senate will convene at 11 a.m. THIRD READING Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 190: Eliminating preferences for vendors bidding[Read More…]
Lawmakers express views on new budget proposals
By DAVID BEARD The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The governor’s budget countdown clock is ticking away in front of his office in the Capitol — his way of needling the Legislature to come up with its own financial plan to meet his. As of Friday, the clock showed 36 days[Read More…]
