PHILIPPI, W.Va. — Locally grown food, always popular in the Mountain State, is becoming even more so. “The local food movement is really taking off in West Virginia. We are one of the top states for caring about local food and local food sourcing,” said Elizabeth Spellman, executive director of[Read More…]
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U.S. Rep. Jenkins: Funding for rural veterans programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., has announced his efforts to help secure full funding for rural health programs for veterans in a House-passed appropriations bill. The Veterans Affairs Department would receive $250 million for the Office of Rural Health to improve the quality of care for the[Read More…]
State cancer clinical trials network formed
By Richard Babich Times West Virginian MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia has one of the highest cancer mortality rates in the nation. That’s one of the reasons hospitals statewide will be working together to extend the length of and increase the quality of life for cancer patients by bringing in[Read More…]
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State mourns former Senator
By IAN HICKS Wheeling News-Register WELLSBURG – Former state senator John Chernenko, a lifelong Wellsburg resident who survived a Nazi prison camp during World War II and played a pivotal role in delivering the Northern Panhandle to President John F. Kennedy in the 1960 election, died Monday – one day[Read More…]
Wheeling forum focuses on racial issues
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer WHEELING, W.Va. – Police Chief Shawn Schwertfeger said he finds recent videos showing actions of certain law enforcement officers disturbing – and that it breaks his heart that many urban residents across the United States do not trust the police. The Wheeling NAACP sponsored a[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, May 1
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, May 1, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. WHO IS TASKED WITH FREDDIE GRAY CASE Marilyn[Read More…]
W.Va. American Water wants 28 percent rate
By Paul J. Nyden, The Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia American Water Company is asking for a 28 percent rate increase from the state Public Service Commission. If the PSC approved the rate hike, average residential customers — who use 3,256 gallons of water each month — would see[Read More…]
Morgantown Airport’s runway expansion won’t mean more commercial flights
By Kiley Putnam, Matt DeTitta and Nick Jandora Mountaineer News Service MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In the 1930s, the city of Morgantown purchased a sizable area of land near the Mileground in Morgantown to construct an airfield. Construction began in 1935, and on November 9,1937, the Morgantown Municipal Airport (MGW) took flight. Over[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, April 30
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Thursday, April 30, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. A LIGHT AMID QUAKE TRAGEDY Crowds cheer as[Read More…]
