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W.Va. Supreme Court explains redistricting ruling
The West Virginia Supreme Court said Monday that it cannot second-guess a redistricting plan as long as it passes constitutional muster. Comment?
Bills advance to increase W.Va. teacher pool
... and special education. Perry hopes the programs could provide 50 new teachers in the next five years, he said. West Virginia is short about 1,700 teachers based on the number teaching outside their subject area and the number of long-term ... Comment?
WJU Men Come up Just Short
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The Wheeling Jesuit University's men's basketball team put Yogi Berra's famous line of ''it ain't over until it's over" to the supreme test during Monday night's thrill-packed 88-85 loss to West Virginia Wesleyan at the Alma Grace McDonough Center. Comment?
Toppers Clinch Another Crown
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... Valentine's Day. Not that West Liberty cares. The Hilltoppers continued to show no love to the rest of the West Virginia Conference as they beat second-place Alderson-Broaddus 107-73 on Monday night and wrapped up their third consecutive league ... Comment?
Mike Williams: A step backward on guns
... the Guns, two of our neighbors - North Carolina and Maryland - rank 20th and 33{+r}{+d} in crime-gun exports. West Virginia is No. 2 nationally, behind Mississippi. These rankings have real consequences. If McDonnell supports the repeal, law ... Comment?
School board approves 2002 bond surplus disbursement
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... Now that the board approved refinancing the 2002 bond, the saved surplus money is going to be released by the West Virginia Municipal Bond Commission to be used for the original purpose of the of the 2002 bond: the facility improvements of nine ... Comment?
Volunteer firefighter dies after accident
... Whitacre, who was a firefighter with Virginia's Gore Volunteer Fire and Rescue Co. At about 4:08 a.m. Monday, West Virginia State Police Senior Trooper E.V. Vaubel responded to a call reporting a single-vehicle accident involving a fire truck on ... Comment?
... time for all good men and women to come to the aid of their pocketbooks and wallets. It is time to boycott all West Virginia gas stations and retailers. It is 40 cents cheaper in Virginia. ... I completely refuse to buy gas here in West Virginia, ... Comment?
... and other jobs," said R. Dennis Xander, vice president of the Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia. "And this doesn't even count all the related jobs that will be created in all of the full restaurants, hotels, grocery stores, etc." ... Comment?
... St. 10, Southern Miss. 7, Harvard 6, Saint Louis 5, California 3, VCU 2, Vanderbilt 2, Memphis 1. Gonzaga 64, West Virginia 60, Arkansas 50, St. John's 24, Oklahoma 23, UTEP 17, Princeton 16, Fresno St. 15, North Carolina 15, California 10, Florida ... Comment?
Denver firm makes Utica purchase
... 2002. The most recent company-provided information shows Antero has 215,000 net acres of leasehold in Northern West Virginia and Southwestern Pennsylvania. The operations map shows the company is working in Wetzel County. The website notes Antero ... Comment?
Handley elected county commission president
... is busy with alerting voters affected by changes and adjustments mandated by the latest U.S. Census and the West Virginia Legislature. The county clerk's office has begun mailing out letters to voters affected by the adjustments, however, voters who ... Comment?
Officials: Contractor Should Pay...
... officers and firefighters to log significant overtime, the production company picked up the entire tab. While West Virginia is responsible for the Ohio River, Councilman George Gaughenbaugh said the city of Steubenville should be responsible for ... Comment?
Napier Makes Bid For 5th Ward Post
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... "However high my ambitions and eagerness to tackle the elements and do the grunt work in the quest to bring West Virginia's own resources to West Virginians, my attempts were thwarted time and time again," Napier said. With the lack of job ... Comment?
McCullough Seeks Commission Seat
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After graduating from Brooke High in 1986, he attended West Virginia Tech, where he majored in civil engineering. Comment?
McKinley Meets With Residents
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... the Environmental Protection Agency and blockades in the Democrat-controlled Senate. One big concern is where West Virginia fits in with the nation's energy plans, especially when it comes to coal. McKinley noted that unlike in West Virginia where ... Comment?
College football realignment messing up wedding plans
... schedules for next fall in two major conferences have not been released because of a legal battle prompted by West Virginia's attempt to move from the Big East to the Big 12, resulting in widespread angst for anyone trying to plan an event in ... Comment?
Bears' Thomas faces drug charge
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Chicago Bears linebacker J.T. Thomas is facing a misdemeanor drug possession charge after police in West Virginia say they spotted him driving the wrong way down a one-way street and found marijuana in his car. Comment?
House destroyed in North Matewan fire
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... around the fireplace chimney, but that had not been confirmed. Stratton requested the assistance of the West Virginia Fire Marshal's office in this investigation. "The vinyl siding on the front of our home melted, and without an extensive check, ... Comment?
MCHS, TVHS qualify for championship in robotics
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... Central Miners and the Tug Valley PantherBots, along with 29 other teams from across the states of Ohio and West Virginia went head-to-head recently in competition for a qualifying spot in the Ohio FIRST Tech Challenge State Championships. FIRST ... Comment?