by Trish Rudder A decision by the Bath Town Council will be made at the September 5 meeting to allow the community garden to be restored and used again. At the August 22 council meeting, Morgan County Master Gardener Donna Coates told the council members that she wants to revitalize[Read More…]
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Driver in ’21 DUI accident that caused severe injuries jailed
The impaired driver who caused a head-on collision on U.S. 522 in September of 2021, resulting in life-threatening injuries to the other driver, has been jailed for violating the terms of his home confinement. Matthew S. Merki, 36, of Berkeley Springs was incarcerated last Wednesday, August 23 after failing a[Read More…]
Man arrested for arson in Paw Paw woods fire
A Capon Bridge man has been charged with arson for allegedly setting fire to a wooded area along Paw Paw Road last Tuesday, August 22. West Virginia State Police Sgt. S.R. Smith arrested Brett Dick, 22, on Tuesday after being called to an arson in progress. According to a police[Read More…]
U.S. Senator Capito announces Congressionally directed spending award for the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to acquire a modern storage and viewing facility to help properly maintain the most comprehensive[Read More…]
Cómo debes prepararte para un desastre natural
AARP WV se une a ‘Las Noticias en tu idioma con Sergio Rodríguez’ para compartir información CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Terremotos, inundaciones, huracanes, tornados e incendios forestales son eventos que no puedes controlar. Pero puedes prepararte para las emergencias antes de que sucedan. Hasta el 15 de agosto de 2023, el gobierno[Read More…]
Longtime Publisher G. Ogden Nutting dies at 87
Served as publisher and general manager of The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register for nearly three decades WV Press Release Sharing WHEELING, W.Va. — G. Ogden Nutting, who for nearly three decades served as president and publisher of Wheeling-based Ogden Newspapers Inc., died Friday, August 25, 2023 at age 87. Nutting[Read More…]
WV Press Association Hall of Fame Celebration set for Oct. 13-14
Newspaper Industry’s brightest stars and leaders among those being honored and inducted WV Press Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s newspaper industry will honor its past, present, and future with its Hall of Fame Celebration on Oct. 13-14 at Oglebay Resort in Wheeling. Set for Friday evening, Oct. 13, and[Read More…]
Opinion: How are you thinking? Positive or Negative
By Greg Kozera Shale Crescent USA The late hall of fame speaker, author and radio personality Earl Nightingale said, “We become what we think about. If you think in negative terms you will get negative results. If you think in positive terms you get positive results.” Recently Herbert Hoover High[Read More…]
West Virginia Department of Tourism releases 2023 Fall Foliage Projection Map
Recent rainfall in the nation’s third most forested state could be a precursor to stunning fall color CHARLESTON, W.Va. – In anticipation of the quickly-approaching autumn season, the West Virginia Department of Tourism has released its annual fall foliage projection map. The map, prepared in partnership with the West Virginia[Read More…]
W.Va. Attorney General Morrisey warns college students looking for a job of employment scams
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Thousands of students in West Virginia recently have returned to college or are getting their first crack at higher education and many are set to look for employment to supplement their allowances. College is the first time many young adults are in charge of[Read More…]
