The minister didn’t even make it two months into his retirement. “Well, you know how it goes,” D.D. Meighen said with a chuckle, Friday. Meighen, 78, started a new job […]
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A look at bills introduced Friday, Feb. 18
MORGANTOWN — Here is a look at some of the bills introduced on Friday, Feb. 18. Local sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 671, to modernize the law […]
House committees approve carbon sequestration, school consolidation impact statement bills
MORGANTOWN – The House Judiciary Committee kept the House carbon sequestration bill moving forward Friday. And House Education OK’d a bill regarding school consolidation impact statements. The sequestration bill is […]
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WVU POLICE Anderson, Devin, 19, of Morgantown, possession, Feb. 8, Officer Hunt. SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES Emerson, Jeremy R., 40, of Morgantown, possession, Feb. 17, Deputy Stemple. DUI RELATED Currence, Brodie Seth, […]
State Senate OKs bill paving the way for learning pods and microschools as education alternatives
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate started clearing the path for two more alternatives to public schools Friday, passing SB 268. It spells out the requirements for microschools and learning pods, […]
Gaddis Group delivers the goods in IT services
BY EVA MAYS “I knew in the fifth grade that I wanted to be in computers,” said John Gaddis, president and CEO of GADDIS Group, a Morgantown-based IT support company. […]
Is a racist text from one college student to another hate speech?
by Robin Abcarian Almost every day, the news brings us stories about the racism that plagues this country. In the past week, I have been following a racial controversy at […]
15-week abortion bill advances without rape, incest exceptions
The West Virginia House of Delegates has passed overwhelmingly a bill that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks. The Republican-led House approved, by 81-18, HB 4004. The bill now […]
Morrisey, Indiana AG Rokita discuss historic 19-state lawsuit against EPA during meeting with National Press Club
MORGANTOWN – State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita appeared before the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to talk about the potentially landmark […]
House Education approves bill to allow armed teachers to serve as School Protection Officers
MORGANTOWN – The House Education Committee spent five hours Thursday hashing over a bill to allow select teachers to serve as armed School Protection Officers in their buildings. HB 2364 […]
