By DANYEL VanREENEN The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — On a bright, cold day before spring, Stephen Miller, owner of Rellim Orchard in Jefferson County, reminisced about “the good old days” of Jefferson County farming and orchards. He recalled the land that used to be full of carefully pruned fruit trees,[Read More…]
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10 things to know: Monday, April 22
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, April 22, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. LOCAL GROUP SUSPECTED IN SRI LANKA BOMBINGS ON EASTER The coordinated bombings that ripped through[Read More…]
West Virginia National Guardsman who died in training identified
By JAKE JARVIS NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A state official released the name of a member of the West Virginia National Guard who died accidentally during training in Ashburn, Virginia. Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Sheperty, 36, suffered fatal injuries while involved in an airborne operations training exercise Wednesday afternoon.[Read More…]
Community groups present idea for teen court in Wheeling to Ohio County commissioners
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Community youth advocates are seeking a teen court program for Ohio County, and they are suggesting a $5 increase in court costs to fund the initiative. Martha Polinsky, project coordinator with the Community Impact Coalition; Brooke County Magistrate Robin[Read More…]
West Virginia Secretary of State Warner warns about election interference
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With Russian election interference a big part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report released Thursday, West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner wants the public to know the signs of misinformation. The Secretary of State’s Office released a[Read More…]
Mowing, patching, ditching dominate West Virginia state road maintenance priority lists
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As promised by Transportation Secretary Byrd White on Tuesday, the West Virginia Department of Transportation has posted lists of secondary road maintenance projects on its website. Posted as a link on the department’s website, the Secondary Roads Maintenance Initiative lists hundreds of[Read More…]
West Virginia’s “Road to Nowhere” set to be “Road to Mullens” by winter
By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Under an early summer Raleigh County sun, battered by wind and dust, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice spoke to a crowd of men and women in suits, blue jeans, hard hats and neon yellow safety vests. The governor was in southern West Virginia[Read More…]
Majority of W.Va. counties are losing population, US census data show
By TRAVIS CRUM The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — According to population estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau, 50 of West Virginia’s 55 counties lost population between 2017 and 2018. Among them are Kanawha and Cabell counties, which rank among those with the most population loss during that time[Read More…]
West Virginias’s early learning programs rank among top in the nation
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — West Virginia’s Universal Pre-K Program is ranked among the top in the nation, according to the 2018 Yearbook released Wednesday by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER), recognizing the state as a leader in pre-K access for 4-year-olds and quality[Read More…]
