Home opener Thursday night against Augusta GreenJackets LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 9, 2019) — Logan Gilbert dominated in his second professional start, while the Power’s offense provided him with plenty of offensive support in a 4-0 shutout win over Lexington Tuesday evening at Whitaker Bank Ballpark. April 9 Box Score Gilbert (1-0) tossed[Read More…]
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WV Gov. Justice, U.S. Sen. Manchin working together to promote state
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — They might not like each other these days, but Gov. Jim Justice and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., are working together on ways to make West Virginia a hub for petrochemical production. Justice announced a meeting held Monday between[Read More…]
10 things to know: Wednesday, March 10
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, March 10, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. NETANYAHU APPEARS HEADED TO RE-ELECTION It would be a historic fifth term as prime minister,[Read More…]
Virginia Nicholson, publisher of the The Herald Record, dead at 90
WEST UNION, W.Va. — Virginia Lee Nicholson, 90, owner and publisher of the The Herald Record in Doddridge County, died March 28. Nicholson’s family met with friends on March 31 at Spurgeon Funeral Home in West Union before a private burial. “Virginia was active at The Record Herald and took great[Read More…]
Route 2, I-68 Authority seeks community support of I-68 extension project in mid- and upper-Ohio Valley
By ERIC CRAVEY Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. – Growth of the Ohio Valley’s shale industry is leading officials in the region to raise awareness about infrastructure. About 15 elected and appointed officials met Monday in Fairmont with the Route 2, I-68 Authority, an appointed body that is pushing to[Read More…]
Hearing scheduled on West Virginia Gov. Justice’s residency
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The legal case to determine whether the West Virginia Constitution requires the governor to live in the state capital continues on. The Kanawha County Circuit Court, the venue for cases brought against the state, scheduled a hearing between[Read More…]
West Virginia Statewide Business Plan Competition gives young entrepreneurial talent a platform to make innovative ideas a reality
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Collegiate entrepreneurs have lived and learned through an academic year full of new and valuable experiences in the 13th annual West Virginia Statewide Collegiate Business Plan Competition. The competition’s concluding event will be held April 12, a day full of opportunities ranging from making final[Read More…]
West Virginia native’s film, ‘Mine 9,’ set to premiere on Friday in Princeton
By CHARLES BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — A movie that will have one of its premieres at the Chuck Mathena Center in Princeton on Friday is described by its director as a “claustrophobic thriller,” but one that also pays tribute to the dangerous profession of coal mining. Eddie[Read More…]
Veteran’s Health Administration notifying veterans whose personal information may have been compromised
The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Veterans Health Administration is sending letters to 4,882 Veterans notifying them of the potential disclosure of limited information that may have been sent to another VA patient. No social security numbers were divulged in the mix-up, caused when Xerox Corp., under contract to VA,[Read More…]
