West Virginia school to relocate over toxic groundwater
Wetzel County Schools will move Paden City High School students to neighboring New Martinsville and Magnolia High School this August due to EPA Superfund contamination from tetrachloroethylene. Grades 7-8 go to New Martinsville, 9-12 to Magnolia. Porter calls relocation temporary and necessary for a safe learning environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Wetzel County
Cassandra R. Porter
Paden City High School
New Martinsville
Porter
Paden City
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ohio River
EPA
Magnolia High School
PCHS
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Paden City Water Works
Pittsburgh
Remembrances notice with condolence quote
Online condolences invited at www.bottonline.com accompany a brief remembrance message referencing a biblical verse about chosen followers bearing fruit. The fragment emphasizes faith and a request to God in Jesus name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bottonline.com
Funeral notices for Earnestine E Meadows Crawford
Earnestine Ella Meadows Crawford died June 6. Funeral service at 1 p.m. Friday June 14 at the Chapel of Fedokken Funeral Service Oakvale WV. Burial at Fairview Cemetery Narrows VA. Sue Elizabeth Elsner Johnson, native of Bluefield WV, died June 9. Service at 1 p.m. Friday June 14 at Forbis and Dick Funeral Service Greensboro NC. Additional service Sunday June 16 at Dudley Funeral Home. Interred Maple Hills Cemetery Bluefield VA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford
Earnestine
Ella Meadows
Chapel of Fedeking
Oakvale
Fairview Cemetery
Narrows
Johnson
Sue Elizabeth Elsner
Bluefield
Forbis & Dick
Friendly Avenue
Greensboro
Dudley Funeral Home
Maple Hills Cemetery
West Virginia PSC Fire Hydrant Task Force Meets June 17
The Public Service Commission of West Virginia will hold a 1 p.m. meeting of its Fire Hydrant Task Force on Monday June 17 to discuss proposed rules for the operation and maintenance of fire hydrants statewide. Details and livestream links appear on the PSC website under Case Information Case No. 24-0297-WGI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission of
West Virginia
PSC
WGI
Commission
Mercer County considers TIF to fund youth sports complex
The Ridges youth sports complex plan could host baseball and softball for traveling teams with hotels shops and dining. The county advances a tax increment financing district to fund the project with bonds repaid by future district tax gains. no tax increase for residents. State and local agencies support the effort as legislation and approvals move forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Ridges
Archer
Senate
Mercer County Commission
Carrie Cecil
County Commission
County Commission of Mercer County Development District No
Cecil
West Virginia Department of Economic Development
Halls Ridge Road
Turnpike Industrial Road
John O’neal
Development Authority
Mercer County
O’neal
Jordan Maynor
Raleigh
House Committee On Economic Development and Tourism
Maynor
Bluefield seeks memories for 400 block open space project
Bluefield residents can share photos of the 400 block, once skirted by buses traveling to Federal or Bland Street, to help document the area’s history. Greg Jordan and Spencer invite submissions at the provided emails for archive use and future city planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Jspencer
Bluewv
Bluefield
Federal Street
Bland Street
Foster care turmoil in West Virginia shadows state reforms
Justice hails Pack as a superstar while Pack’s Raleigh County tenure highlights health committee leadership. Pamela Woodman Kaehler resigns from the ombudsman office created in 2019 to probe foster care complaints. West Virginia battles opioid-driven overdose deaths and a 2019 class action alleging unmet needs for more than 6,000 foster children amid staff shortages and limited mental health support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice
Pack
House of Delegates
Raleigh County
Chamber
Pamela Woodman-Kaehler
Foster Care System
Ombudsman
West Virginia
West Virginia asks rehearing on FERC grid reform ruling
WVPSC denounces a May 13 2 1 ruling and asks FERC for rehearing to revise the plan for a 20 year grid upgrade aimed at expanding nonfossil energy. The state argues the Final Rule underestimates uncertainty and undercuts state roles in transmission planning while 25 states oppose EPA rules. PSC chair Charlotte R Lane notes potential for unreasonable rates and flawed forecasts in long range needs assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Public Service Commission of
FERC
Grid
Biden Administration
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Commission
EPA
PJM
District of Columbia
PSC
Charlotte R. Lane
Biden energy moves boost grid and pipeline at FERC
The panel approved a rule to ease cross state renewable power transmission and permit Mountain Valley Pipeline to send natural gas across West Virginia and Virginia. Senate confirmed three nominees to FERC: Rosner, Lee, and Chang, expanding Democratic influence through June 2026. Kaine opposed both nominations, criticizing the pipeline approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biden
Mountain Valley
West Virginia
Virginia
Senate
David Rosner
Lindsay Lee
Judy Chang
Chang
Allison Clements
Willie Phillips
FERC
Joe Manchin
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Manchin
Energy Commission
Rosner
Lee
Energy Committee
U.S
Tection
Supreme Court
Massachusetts
Harvard
Kennedy School
Charlie Baker
Tim Kaine
Kaine
Also Mentioned on This Page
John
Fire Hydrant Task Force
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Bdtonline
Foster
WVPSC
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!