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West Virginia Lawmakers’ Personal Tragedies Spur Mine Safety Bill
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:17:27 -0800
For two West Virginia lawmakers who lost fathers in coal mining accidents, preventing disasters like the 2010 Upper Big Branch explosion has taken a personal turn with Monday’s introduction of a bipartisan safety proposal. House Speaker Rick Thompson was not …
40,000 in Monongalia County Will See 10 Percent Increase
Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:33:02 -0800
MORGANTOWN - Monongalia County residents are among the first to experience the effects of the statewide Tax Equalization Study, as Assessor Rodney Pyles notified about 40,000 taxpayers that their property values may increase by 10 percent or more in the coming tax year.
Personal tragedies spur W.Va. mine safety proposal
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:17:53 -0800
For two West Virginia lawmakers who lost fathers in coal mining accidents, preventing disasters like the 2010 Upper Big Branch explosion has taken a personal turn with Monday's introduction of a bipartisan safety proposal.
Proposed CONSOL mine may create 520 jobs in Mon County
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:21:20 -0800
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- A proposed longwall mining complex in north-central West Virginia could create as many as 520 jobs. CONSOL Energy says the Mason-Dixon Mining Complex its planning near Wadestown in Monongalia County would indirectly support about...
Fayette Co. Rescue Teams Looking For Missing Boy, 13
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:52:12 -0800
Search and rescue teams from Fayette County are looking for a missing 13-year-old boy in West Virginia.
Mason County’s 2011 deer harvest posted
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:08:20 -0800
SOUTH CHARLESTON — According to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR), Mason county hunters harvested 5,181 deer in 2011. According to Frank Jezioro, director for the WVDNR, pr...
Teacher's Union Responds to Education Audit
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:35:52 -0800
One state teacher's union disagrees with many suggestions in a recent audit report on how to improve education in West Virginia. The president of the West Virginia Education Association spoke to the Monongalia County Board of Education Tuesday night to ask for their support of a W.V.E.A. resolution on ways to improve our education system. Dale Lee says teachers should be the ones to decide the ...
Jobless rates rise in 48 W.Va. counties in Dec.
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:47:06 -0800
Unemployment rates are up in all but seven of West Virginia's 55 counties.
Randolph lawmaker introduces new plan
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:48:30 -0800
Two of three bills introduced recently in the West Virginia Senate would divide Randolph County into two congressional districts, as legislators continue to address redistricting matters. Sen.
This week in West Virginia history
Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:14:21 -0800
Charleston -- The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more about West Virginia's people, places, history, arts, science and culture, go to "e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia" at www.wvencyclopedia.org .