Day: October 11, 2019 Archives


FridayOctober 11, 2019

Five observations from West Virginia basketball’s Blue-Gold Debut

Five things that jumped out as West Virginia basketball hit the floor for the first time in 2019-20.

West Virginia Wesleyan College receives single largest donation in school history

The gift will go towards the college's media studies and radio station.

North Central Report: Week 7

Fairmont Senior returns to action following its bye week, while South Harrison welcomes Ritchie County in a key Class A contest.

Incentives, support result in Ohio County having lowest teacher absence rate in W.Va.

More than half of teachers in W.Va. missed 10 or more days in 2018-19 school year.

Jefferson, Berkeley county governments asked to contribute to MARC funding

Delegate says progress made at Thursday night meeting.

What to watch for: Old Dominion at Marshall

Herd looking to snap two-game skid, get back to .500 mark.

Game broadcast: Wheeling Park 34, Morgantown 28

The Patriots scored 21 unanswered points to improve to 5-1.

Manchin hopes to talk with Trump next week on Syria

Senator says believes he can get bipartisan group to ask Trump to reverse withdrawal decision.

Names released in Charleston fire deaths

Investigations continue into separate fires.

Fire damages business near Snowshoe entrance

Building housed a couple of businesses, but was not a Snowshoe Resort property

Despite JoVanni Stewart’s departure, four-game redshirt rule a positive

Despite its flaws, the NCAA's four-game redshirt rule is better than the alternative for college football players and programs.

Southwestern Report: Week 7

Spring Valley and Huntington both play important MSAC games.

Stubborn drought conditions persist in southern W.Va., despite recent rain

The area would need at least 6" of rain to eliminate drought conditions.

Man dies in interstate exit crash

Wreck occurred in Berkeley County.

Cease and desist order issued for Marshall sorority

The order comes amid allegations of illegal drug use and hazing.

Wheeling Park closes with 21 unanswered points to knock off Morgantown

Dunlevy delivers late for No. 6 Patriots, who improve to 5-1.

Teacher absenteeism creates problems for WV public schools

Last month, we learned that West Virginia public schools have a student absenteeism problem.  The State Department of Education’s Balanced Scorecard report found that more than one-third (38 percent) of all public schools in the state failed to meet the standard for attendance. That means at least 20 percent of the students missed 18 days

Manchin: Removing American troops from Syria ‘terrible miscalculation’

Manchin's statement comes as Turkish forces continue their assault on the Kurdish people.