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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Candidates in West Virginia’s May 10 primary are hoping for...

BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) — The school bus drivers stood on the long line inside of the...

CHARLESTON (AP) — A Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates has switched to the Republican Party. Raleigh County Delegate Mick Bates changed his voter registration Wednesday, increasing the GOPs supermajority in the House to 78-22. Bates is a physical therapist and small business owner who is in his fourth term in the House. He was born in Australia and is the son and grandson of coal miners. "Mick has always been a pro-business Delegate, and we certainly welcome his cred...

Forum, Feb. 16: Dartmouth should drop Division I sports Published: 2/15/2021 10:00:04 PM Modified: 2/15/2021 10:00:03 PM Dartmouth should drop Division I sports Dartmouth College is a famed academic institution, one of the best. So it is odd and disturbing that much of the publicity about Dartmouth revolves around sports rather than academics. Three recent cases in point: ■ The ruckus over dropping five Division I varsity teams, then reinstating them, including the Forum letter by Dick Bate...

Pediatric rehab center gets donation from Shriners for feeding clinic The Daily Jeffersonian Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Centers new pediatric rehab center recently received a donation in the amount of $6,202.55 to purchase adaptive feeding materials. Ron LePage, Don Houston, Tim Oliver, David Black Steve Hampton, president, and Dick Bates of the Aladdin Shriners Hospital Association for Children (ASHAC) visited the pediatric rehab center at 1420 Clark St. on Wednesday to deliver the don...