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IT workers for State of WV fight state outsourcing

September 3, 2010
IT workers for State of WV fight state outsourcing

West Virginia's IT workers are concerned that the state plans to outsource their jobs and have responded with a protest and a lawsuit. There are about 600 state IT workers in West Virginia, and more than half of them may be affected by outsourcing, according to their union, the West Virginia Public Workers Union.
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Air Show This Weekend at Shepherd Field in Martinsburg WV

September 1, 2010
Air Show This Weekend at Shepherd Field in Martinsburg WV

The West Virginia Air National Guard 167th Airlift Wing, along with the Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport and the United Way of the Eastern Panhandle, are the major sponsors of the Thunder Over the Blue Ridge Air Show at Shepherd’s Field Air Base in...
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Doddridge Man Arrested For Alleged Malicious Assualt

September 1, 2010
Doddridge Man Arrested For Alleged Malicious Assualt

GREENWOOD – Shane Michael Gray was arrested by Doddridge County Sheriff Deputies for malicious wounding after he allegedly struck Jerry Nicholson in the head with a baseball bat.
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FREE Discount Prescription Card

August 31, 2010
FREE Discount Prescription Card

Saving money is of interest to everyone nowadays especially when a months worth of certain drugs can be upwards of $100. If you buy your prescriptions locally in West Union at Michel’s Pharmacy you already know that their prices are better than the chain...
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News of Interest to WV Surface Rights Owners

August 31, 2010

Check out these and other important stories at  www.wvsoro.org
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Informational Meeting on Oil & Gas Drilling

August 31, 2010

Tuesday, September 7, 2010 ~ Informational Meeting on Oil & Gas Drilling in Taylor Co. Delegate Mike Manypenny, WV-SORO member and county commission candidate Mike Withers, and Taylor Environmental Advocacy Membership (TEAM) are hosting an informational meeting for landowners on oil and gas drilling...
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Marcellus drilling and residents’ concerns increase

August 31, 2010
Marcellus drilling and residents’ concerns increase

By Emily Corio  @ wvpubcast.org Marcellus Shale gas drilling is taking off in West Virginia, and a hot spot for drilling activity is Upshur County. Chesapeake Energy has 14 active wells there with more planned. Just above a two lane highway, at a place...
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Do gas wells pose health risk?

August 31, 2010
Do gas wells pose health risk?

By Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Expert says more research needed. Mushrooming Marcellus Shale gas well development in Pennsylvania is releasing hazardous chemicals into the air and water, but more study is needed to assess the human health risks they pose, according to Conrad Dan...
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West Virginia Made Trade Show Sat. Sept. 11th.

August 29, 2010
West Virginia Made Trade Show Sat. Sept. 11th.

Calling all West Virginia artisans, as well as buyers and shoppers interested in purchasing WV-made products: The inaugural West Virginia Made Trade Show is being held at the Lakeview Resort in Morgantown. Friday, September 10, 1:00-6:00 p.m. – For Wholesale Buyers Only* Saturday, September...
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WV Public Workers Union Files Court Action Against Office of Technology Re: Outsourcing WV Jobs!

August 27, 2010
WV Public Workers Union Files Court Action Against Office of Technology Re: Outsourcing WV Jobs!

By Steven Allen Adams. Members of the West Virgina Public Worker’s Union, UE Local 170, made a preemptive move to prevent the outsourcing of jobs at the West Virginia Office of Technology by filing action in the state courts. The union filed a writ...
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Toxic pesticide banned from production in West Virginia plant. Still ok to use through 2014 ? Shades of Bhopal !

August 26, 2010
Toxic pesticide banned from production in West Virginia plant. Still ok to use through 2014 ? Shades of Bhopal !

by Kristina Sandi – mnn.com EPA decides a pesticide produced in West Virginia, Aldicarb, is no longer worth the risk.
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NEWSFLASH !!! (remember that this is just a dream)

August 26, 2010

WOULDN’T IT BE GREAT TO TURN ON THE TV AND HEAR ANY U.S. PRESIDENT, DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN, GIVE THE FOLLOWING SPEECH? ‘My Fellow Americans: As you all know, the defeat of the Iraq regime has been completed.
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Doddridge County Ambulance Authority – Press Release Aug.25th

August 25, 2010

In July, 2009, the Doddridge County Ambulance Authority was established to evaluate the emergency services in Doddridge County.  The Ambulance Authority was established shortly after the Chairman of the Board for Doddridge County EMS threatened to stop providing emergency services in Doddridge County at...
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DCEMS Interfered With During Delivery Of Emergency Medical Care at Fair

August 24, 2010

Issues related to the harassment of and interference with DCEMS Medical Staff while trying to deliver emergency medical treatment during the recent Doddridge County Fair were discussed at length during the DCEMS Board of Directors meeting on Monday August 23rd.
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DCAA Announces New Web Site

August 21, 2010
DCAA Announces New Web Site

The newly formed Doddridge County Ambulance Authority is pleased to announce the publishing of their official web site,   www.doddridgeambulanceauthority.org
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