West Liberty announces four presidential finalists
By Samuel Speciale The West Liberty University Board of Governors on Tuesday announced four finalists being considered to assume the school's presidency.The four candidates include Stephen Greiner,...
View ArticleCharleston wins $50k in grant competition
By Staff reports The city of Charleston has received $50,000 from the Frontier Communications' America's Best Communities awards competition.Charleston was one of 50 quarter-finalist cities. Susie...
View ArticleProposed federal nursing home changes could cost thousands in WV
By Lydia Nuzum A slew of proposed federal regulations recently put out for public comment by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services could force West Virginia's nursing homes to spend $40,000...
View ArticleHealth department moves clinic services temporarily, cites air conditioning...
By Staff reports A malfunctioning air conditioning system has forced the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department to move some of its operations until the problem can be fixed. Clinic services will be...
View ArticleWilliamson residents get enough signatures for Public Service Commission review
By Andrew Brown Residents in Williamson have filed a petition with the Public Service Commission that should prompt a review of the city's water and sewer operations. The petition, which was signed by...
View ArticlePolice officers to play baseball with special needs kids
By Staff reports Police officers will be assisting children with special needs in a game of baseball in Charleston next week, according to a news release from Charleston Police Department.On Sept. 19,...
View ArticleUnemployed West Virginians can get paid to help cleanup streams and rivers
By Staff reports Around 150 unemployed West Virginians may soon be able to find temporary work in helping to clean streams and river banks littered with debris from recent storms and flooding. The...
View ArticleCapito moving Charleston office
By Staff reports Sen. Shelley Moore Capito is moving her Charleston office.Capito's new office will be in suite 950 of the United Bank building at 500 Virginia St. East in downtown Charleston.The...
View ArticleMorgantown police to hold diversity forums
By Staff reports The West Virginia University Office of Multicultural Programs and the Morgantown Police Department are sponsoring a series of open forums focused on improving relationships with...
View ArticleCity officials have no plans to remove Charleston councilman
By Rachel Molenda City officials do not have plans at this time to remove a Charleston councilman from office following an investigation related to a woman's drug overdose death earlier this year."I...
View ArticleBulletin Board
The Kanawha Valley WVU Fan Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Harding's Restaurant at the Interstate 79 Mink Shoals exit. The Kanawha County Parks and Recreation Commission's Finance/Golf Committee...
View ArticleSt. Albans applies for home rule powers
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail St. Albans City Council has given final approval to an ordinance authorizing the city to apply to participate in the state's home rule pilot program.Home rule...
View ArticlePutnam school enrollment up after down year
By Staff reports An official headcount has yet to be tallied, but Putnam County school officials are saying enrollment has increased this year, negating last year's loss of about 200 students.During a...
View ArticleCharleston needle exchange bill introduced in City Council
By Rachel Molenda A bill was introduced at Tuesday night's City Council meeting that would, among other things, allow a needle exchange program to take place in Charleston.There are no details in the...
View ArticleDunbar plans new shelter at City Park
By By Ashley Carnell For the Gazette-Mail Dunbar City Council approved the mayor's plan to put money recently given to the city by American Electric Power toward a new shelter at City Park.AEP gave...
View ArticleKroger pharmacies offer flu shots
By Staff reports Kroger's 115 pharmacies in the Mid-Atlantic Region now are offering flu shots. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends an annual flu shot for all people age 6 months...
View ArticleAnimals seized from Marshall County farm sold at auction
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) - More than two dozen neglected horses and cattle that were seized from a farm have found new homes.Media outlets report that 22 horses and 10 cattle were sold at a public...
View ArticleClerk in gay-marriage fight back to work Friday or Monday
By By ADAM BEAM Associated Press MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) - After a five-day stint in jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis will return to work...
View ArticleBoil-water advisory
Beckley Water Company has lifted a boil-water advisory for customers in Purity Hill, Allentown, Rossi Avenue, Thatcher Street and Dudley Lane in Eccles, including all side streets.Beckley Water...
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