The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va.  — Ohio County Superintendent Kim Miller said she fully expects school to be back in session Monday — whether the legislative aspect of the statewide teacher strike is completed or not. During a meeting this morning of the Ohio County Board of Education,[Read More…]

By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Raleigh County West Virginia Education Association President Wendy Peters says she believes Gov. Jim Justice’s pay raise proposal and PEIA task force promise are steps in the right direction in getting teachers and school personnel back into the classroom. Following a Thursday afternoon meeting attended[Read More…]

By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald HINTON, W.Va.  — Katrena Smith has two students at Summers County High School. With her children at home and school closed, Smith is happy to see the teachers standing up for what they believe in. While given the opportunity for a 5 percent raise, Smith believes that the[Read More…]

By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Ethics Commissioners Thursday wrangled with the fairly common practice of state agencies and other public bodies using public funds to provide staff and officers with working lunches or dinners. “This is paramount. This is a big deal for state agencies and state[Read More…]

By DOUGLAS SOULE The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — When Don Blankenship came to the WVU Mountainlair, so did protesters. Minutes after Blankenship, a Republican U.S. Senate candidate and the former CEO of Massey Energy, began talking during a town hall on Thursday, a protester left her seat to place[Read More…]

By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is asking a federal appeals court to put on hold his request to review the Drug Enforcement Administration’s production quota for prescription opioids. At a news conference Thursday, Morrisey disclosed he had filed a “petition for review”[Read More…]

By HANNAH PENNINGTON The Parthenon HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The beginning of March marks the start of Women’s History Month, and Student Affairs teamed up with the president’s Commission on Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Thursday evening to present a kick-off celebration in Drinko Library. The event highlighted the calendar of events[Read More…]