Contractor appeals Lottery project dispute to Supreme Court
By Eric Eyre A construction bid dispute that has dogged a $7.6 million West Virginia Lottery building renovation project isn't over yet.Wiseman Construction - which briefly held the contract to...
View ArticleCounty expects full reimbursement for landslide response
By Rusty Marks Kanawha County emergency officials expect to be reimbursed for most, if not all, of their expenses in responding to the March 12 hillside collapse on Keystone Drive.In all, the county...
View ArticleEditorial: Contemplating patriotism
International wars have largely ceased in the 21st century. Today's reduced bloodshed comes from local civil wars and secret terror attacks. The need for large armies, navies and air forces for...
View ArticleJohn David: Peace Corps created opportunities for a lifetime
Fifty years ago, six recent college graduates arrived in Accra, Ghana, on the West Coast of Africa. We were among the first in a Kennedy Administration initiative called the Peace Corps, arriving in...
View ArticleBurt's Bees co-founder dies at 80
Burt Shavitz, the bearded, quirky and reclusive co-founder of a line of skin care products that sold under his name and carried his picture on packaging, died July 5 in Bangor, Maine. He was 80.The...
View ArticleShooting stresses Civil War education
Five million public school students in Texas will begin using new social studies textbooks this fall based on state academic standards that barely address racial segregation. The state's guidelines...
View ArticleKRT operating under new flat rate structure
All one-way KRT fares are now a flat fare of $1.50 regardless of where a person boards or ride to on a KRT route. The new fare structure eliminates all zone charges and transfers. KRT riders can have...
View ArticleOfficials say Teva planning to raise bid for its rival Mylan
NEW YORK- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is preparing to raise its bid for rival drugmaker Mylan by as much as $2 billion, to $43 billion, and may announce the improved proposal as soon as this week,...
View ArticleCharleston Rotary announces new president, board
The Rotary Club of Charleston has named a new president and new board members.Ben Beakes, director of governmental affairs for Alpha Natural Resources, took over as president on July 1 and will serve...
View ArticleCourt documents reveal Cosby admitted to giving woman sedative
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Bill Cosby testified in 2005 that he got Quaaludes with the intent of giving them to young women he wanted to have sex with, and he admitted giving the sedative to at least one...
View ArticleMary Ann Latorre
Mary Ann Latorre, 91, of Ashford, died July 4, 2015 at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston.She was a homemaker and a member of Mahone Chapel United Methodist Church, Ashford.She was preceded in death by...
View ArticleNaomi C. Kelley
Naomi Christine Kelley, 79, of Bloomingrose, passed away July 3, 2015 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill, with her daughter and son-in-law by her side.She was born July 12, 1935 and was the daughter...
View ArticleSandra Jividen
After a five year bout with illness, Sandra Jeanne Spencer Jividen, 77, passed away peacefully at home on July 4, 2015.Born in Huntington, WV to H. Edward and Mary Louise Geary Spencer, Sandy grew up...
View ArticleMargaret M. Hensley
Margaret Marie Lebroski Hensley, 90, of Eleanor, passed away July 2, 2015 at Genesis Putnam Center.She was born Aug. 18, 1924 in Chesapeake, a daughter of the late William and Maude Staton. She was...
View ArticleWavie Harper
Wavie (Miller) Harper, of Madison, formerly of Twilight, slipped peacefully into the arms of Jesus Friday, July 3, 2015 at Hillcrest Health Care. She fought a good fight, kept her faith and was loved...
View ArticleLorena Gillispie
Lorena "Kay" Gillispie, 81, of Dunbar, died peacefully at home, Friday July 3, 2015, after a long illness.She was preceded in death by her parents, Rev. Johnny and Maggie Wickline; husband, Charles H....
View ArticleCharles A. Fuller
Charles A. Fuller, who was known by many as Buddy Pickens, 81, of St. Albans, passed away July 3, 2015 in Lewisburg. He was able to visit his favorite place, Sherwood Lake in Greenbrier County, one...
View ArticleJames "Sonny" Dunn
James Edward "Sonny" Dunn, 74, of Cashmere, died July 4, 2015. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, at Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home Chapel, Peterstown, with visitation beginning two hours prior.
View ArticleBarbara Jenkins Coleman
Barbara "Bobbie" Jenkins Coleman, 88, of Dunbar, passed away July 4, 2015.Barbara was born in Terra Alta on Dec. 14, 1926 to Margaret "Sweet" and Harlan "Jinx" Jenkins. She moved to the...
View ArticleFunerals for: July 06, 2015
Carte, Paul Jr. 6 p.m., Wilson Funeral Home, Charleston.Cooper, Barbara Ann 11 a.m., Dodd and Reed Funeral Home, Webster Springs.Corder, Richard 1 p.m., Roush Funeral Home, Ravenswood.Figiel,...
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