WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Despite regional and nationwide trends of declining numbers of students graduating from high school, enrollment at the John Chambers College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University has increased. Actually, undergraduate enrollment has increased every year since the business school went to a four-year[Read More…]
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WV Public Service Commission approves increased base rate for Appalachian Power, Wheeling Power customers
NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The W.Va. Public Service Commission has approved base rate hikes for customers of Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power. Residential customers will reportedly see is a base rate increase of 4 percent, which is estimated to be $4.47 a month, WV MetroNews reports. The hike is[Read More…]
Helvetia to celebrate traditional Pre-Lenten Fasnacht Saturday
By DAN GEOHAGEN The Inter-Mountain HELVETIA, W.Va. — Tucked away in the mountains of Randolph County is the small town of Helvetia. Keeping itself true to its Swiss and German heritage, the town will be observing the traditional Pre-Lenten ceremony known as Fasnacht on Saturday. The word translates to “Fasting[Read More…]
Uncertain future: West Virginia’s Timberline Resort closes early
By DAN GEOHAGEN The Inter-Mountain DAVIS, W.Va. — Timberline Four Seasons Resort has closed its doors for the season, and questions are swirling about the resort’s future. According to Timberline’s Facebook page, the resort will be closed for the rest of 2019. The Herz family, which owns the resort, posted,[Read More…]
Report: Number of break-ins declining in W.Va.
By KELSIE LeROSE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Even as West Virginia sits in the middle of the pack in the list of states with the most break-ins, numbers are declining in the Mountain State, according to a report by SafeHome.org. The report ranks West Virginia 26th in the list[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Friday, March 1
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Friday, March 1, 2019 52nd Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: WV GOP Day, Upper House Rotunda; American Red Cross Day, Upper Senate Rotunda. SENATE: Senate to convene at 11 a.m. RESOLUTIONS SR 65: Designating month of March as American Red Cross Month[Read More…]
Women’s History Month celebration set at West Virginia Capitol
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Women’s History Month will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. today in the Governor’s Reception Room at the Capitol in Charleston. The event is sponsored by the West Virginia Women’s Commission and the Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs. Remarks[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, March 1
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, March 1, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHY DID IT SUDDENLY END? President Donald Trump said he walked away from his second[Read More…]
Charleston Area Alliance Board of Directors welcomes new leadership, members
Release from the Charleston Area Alliance: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Charleston Area Alliance’s Board of Directors recently met and elected new officers, while also welcoming six new members. Steve Hedrick, President and CEO of the Mid-Atlantic Technology, Research & Innovation Center (MATRIC) at the West Virginia Regional Technology Park, was elected[Read More…]
