With the conclusion of this year’s regular session of the West Virginia Legislature, there is time to reflect on the action (or inaction) of a group of elected officials who showed us what they prioritized over getting to work to improve our economy, education, healthcare and the general ...
This cartoon is a collaboration between artist Sonya Ashby and Sue Ellen Waybright, who said it “captures the feral cats (still) living in Southwood Park behind the Al Smith stage watching for their next meal if the measure to approve the Bird Sanctuary is passed by the Parkersburg City ...
* Last week, 20 students across the state were announced as Bucklew Scholars at West Virginia University. An impressive three of them are from the Mid-Ohio Valley. Ava Gorrell of Tyler Consolidated High School, Tyler Watson of Roane County High School and Gracelyn Fellure of Ravenswood High ...
The 2025 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature is finally done, wrapping up midnight Saturday after 60 days of floor sessions, committee meetings and debates. I get asked a lot during a session about whether I think a session was good or productive. This year I was asked for letter ...
Suggest Buying Stadium Bonds Efforts are being made, it was learned today, to induce the city school board to purchase all of the bonds of the high school stadium corporation in order that the stadium may be fully controlled by the school system, with the possibility of returning to 50-cent ...
Hidden among the many bizarre attempts this session by state lawmakers to damage and control West Virginians was an important piece of legislation that should actually do some good — the Universal Professional and Occupational Licensing Act. Gov. Patrick Morrisey was right to quickly get his ...