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Planned West Virginia Methanol Plant Gets EDA Loan
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia Economic Development Authority has approved a $10 million loan to help develop a methanol production facility west of Charleston. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the… Read More
Kentucky Judge Opposed to Gay Adoptions has Rule Change Blocked
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – A Kentucky judge who declared his conscientious objection to handling adoption cases involving gay adults has been blocked from changing how he reviews adoption cases. Judge… Read More
Death By The Numbers: Region’s Grim Statistics Heighten Health Debate
By: Mary Meehan | Ohio Valley ReSource
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As Congress considers repealing the Affordable Care Act, health professionals in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia grapple with what that might mean for a region where many depend on the… Read More
Ohio House Sidelines Bailout of 2 FirstEnergy Nuclear Plants
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Opponents are praising a decision to suspend deliberations on a proposed bailout of Ohio’s two nuclear plants, even as Akron-based FirstEnergy continues to push for the… Read More
Trump Administration’s Addiction Crisis “Listening Tour” Gets An Earful
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Trump administration officials have been visiting parts of the country affected by the opioid addiction crisis, including the Ohio Valley region. The administration called it a “listening tour,” and they… Read More
New Mothman Documentary Includes Never Before Heard Interviews
By: Emily Votaw
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Point Pleasant, WV is small and tight-knit, nestled deep in the gorgeous hills of Appalachia. Although the area is known for being a home to the grandparents of Mark Twain;… Read More
Mine Shuttle Car Operator Killed in West Virginia
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – State authorities say a 44-year-old shuttle car operator has been killed at a mine in southern West Virginia. The Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training… Read More
‘Lapses in Protocol and Judgment” Lead To Release of Kirkersville Shooter
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NEWARK, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio court says lapses in protocol and judgment led to a domestic violence suspect being released early from jail weeks before he killed his alleged… Read More
Ohio Prison Dept.: Two Dozen Layoffs Needed To Close Farms
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s prisons department has announced the need for more than two dozen layoffs connected to phasing out the state’s prison farm program. State prisons chief Gary… Read More
‘Essential’ Personnel, Government Services Funded Under House Proposal
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s House has passed legislation that would fund state government services and personnel considered “essential” and protect the benefits of other state workers who would… Read More
Federal Charges Filed Against Ex-Marietta Patrol Post Commander
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Federal authorities allege that a former Ohio State Highway Patrol commander accused of stalking a subordinate’s wife put a GPS tracking device on her car so… Read More
Talking Songwriting, Performance, and Southeast Ohio With Sara Watkins
By: Emily Votaw
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While most pre-teens in the early ’90s were experimenting with baggy pants, synthetic clothing, and various shades of plaid; Sara Watkins was playing fiddle in one of the most lauded… Read More