* The Parkersburg Police Department, Fire Department and EMS gathered in City Park last week for National Night Out 鈥� an event meant to build community and let everyone have a little fun. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a national event that encourages interaction between the police and the community,鈥� said ...
As if our county boards of education did not have enough to worry about, a recent report by The Reason Foundation suggests a trend may present big challenges for West Virginia public schools. In a look at public school enrollment across the country, the foundation said West Virginia was one ...
It feels as though we are still in the thick of summer now, but West Virginia鈥檚 hunting seasons start at the end of this month, with the Aug. 30 kick off of the early split of the black bear firearms season. Then there鈥檚 squirrel season; bow season for deer, black bear and wild boar; ...
With Congress on its August break, there are a number of important things not getting done. A couple of recent incidents in West Virginia remind us rail safety reform continues to be one of them. Last month, a minor train derailment in downtown Parkersburg closed a street, and had residents ...
In announcing that it turns out there WiLL be a larger-than-predicted surplus to start fiscal year 2026 in West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said 鈥淲e鈥檙e saving money, we鈥檙e running government more efficiently, and we鈥檙e making decisions to say when we鈥檙e going to spend money, ...
Give them a hot-button topic that doesn鈥檛 actually affect the lives of ordinary people and politicians will waste no time hopping on and digging in. But when the issue is something of great significance to the rest of us 鈥� individuals and their employers 鈥� they drag their feet. That is ...
