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CHARLESTON — Elkins native Butch Antolini, the executive director of Public Broadcasting, is out after a tumultuous several months. The West Virginia Educa

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Butch Antolini, the executive director of West Virginia Public Broadcasting, is out after a tumultuous several months.

Staff Writer WHEELING — Five candidates are in the running to be Ohio County’s next administrator — and among them are Wheeling’s fire chief, a current county employee, and three attorneys. Applicants had until Feb. 15 to submit their resumes to the County Commission Office. The office initially received six applications, but one candidate withdrew their interest after learning names of applicants would be released, according to Ohio County Solicitor Donald Tennant. Commissioners will n...

A plan by the Centers for Disease Control to develop an underground safety research center on a 461-acre tract straddling the Randolph-Pocahontas county line now faces opposition from the Pocahontas County Commission and several neighboring landowners, including Snowshoe Mountain Resort. The plan came to public attention in June 2018, when the CDC published notices in area newspapers announcing its intention to conduct a draft environmental impact survey on the property, located just east of U....