By ALAN OLSEN The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — The metropolitan areas that contain much of the Northern Panhandle have two of the nation’s 10 worst rates of population decline, according to recent census data. The Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area — which contains Ohio and Marshall counties in[Read More…]
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WVU researchers evaluate impact of local rail-trails
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — An effort to expand a multi-use rail-to-trail network throughout the Industrial Heartland is drawing on the expertise and work of faculty at the West Virginia University Health Research Center. In 2016-2017, the Center evaluated the business impact of the Mon River Trails System, a network[Read More…]
WVU Provost McConnell to leave for Colorado State president’s job
The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU provost and vice president for academic affairs Joyce McConnell has been named as the finalist for Colorado State’s president’s job, and will likely leave after more than 24 years at the University. According to CBS Denver, McConnell will become the school’s first female[Read More…]
Morgantown native Cody Clayton Eagle heads to American Idol
By EDDIE TRIZZINO Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. – When an injury took Cody Clayton Eagle out of sports, he picked up a guitar. Although he could barely walk due to a broken hip, Eagle began learning to play the instrument and even tried singing accompaniment beginning at the age[Read More…]
W.Va. attorney general calls for more victims to come forward after lawsuit against diocese
By MEGAN OSBOURNE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia attorney general is calling for more victims to step forward after a lawsuit was filed against the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston and a former bishop Tuesday for knowingly employing pedophiles and failing to conduct background checks. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey[Read More…]
West Virginia Master Naturalist program features field trips, nature events in mid-Ohio Valley
By Staff Reports The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG — Do you enjoy learning about nature and spending time exploring the wonders of our natural world? If so, consider joining the West Virginia Master Naturalist Programs, Mid-Ohio Valley Chapter, an organization official said. The local program covers 64 hours of[Read More…]
Kanawha County native trying to become the next ‘American Idol’
By BILL LYNCH Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kia Ayers has high hopes about her chances on ABC’s “American Idol,” though she really won’t know for a few weeks whether she’ll be a contestant on the show this season. Last week, the 21-year-old Kanawha County native made her debut on[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, March 22
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, March 22, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. NEW ZEALANDERS OBSERVE MUSLIM CALL TO PRAYER New Zealanders observed the Muslim call to prayer[Read More…]
At Capital High forum, West Virginia superintendent calls for student input
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Jackson Sorrells, a Capital High sophomore, wants more funding for the arts and for sports other than football and basketball. Donned in his U.S. Army Junior ROTC uniform, Sorrells was part of the color guard that stood before about 350 people at[Read More…]