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CHARLESTON – A Putnam County plaintiff’s attorney who handles asbestos litigation says a legislative bill is looking to fix a problem that doesn’t exist and actually could lead to more problems. Brian Prim says proponents of House Bill 2495 and the identical Senate Bill 512 want people to believe the bill is about limiting the number of defendants that can be named in asbestos and silica claims. But, he says there actually is more to the bill that could be harmful. “They (supporters of the legislation) make it appear that this simply is an over-naming problem they want to defeat,” P...

Mariposa, a new traditional Spanish tapas restaurant, will open in the old Love, Lydia bakery on 3rd and Greenfield streets this spring. (Port City Daily/Shea Carver) WILMINGTON — Spanish food is simple food. It’s also the food local chef Bobby Zimmerman is making the center of his new restaurant slated to open this spring. Conceived around traditional Spanish tapas, Mariposa will be the chef’s second restaurant in town; he opened True Blue Butcher and Table in the Forum in 2018. “The support from the community has been overwhelming,” Zimmerman said, “especially during Covid. It ...

A friend recently found some old newspaper clippings from the Ashland Daily Independent that were tucked away in one of her grandmother’s old catalogs. Some of them dated back to 1917 but were in incredibly good shape. She posted many of the clipped-out articles and shared them on Facebook. Flipping through her Facebook post was fascinating and educational, like having a time capsule in front of you. I don’t claim to know everything about Ashland — especially outside the sports arena — but I’ve long been a fan of reading old newspapers via microfilm machines. The wri...

Feb 27, 2021 CHARLESTON — Intentionally shooting a dog or meaning to injure any animal will continue to be a misdemeanor offense in West Virginia. A bill creating the felony offense of aggravated cruelty to animals, and establishing penalties for the offense, died in the West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Senate Bill 309 had been introduced by Senate Majority Whip Ryan Weld, R-Brooke. It was killed in committee by a 9-7 vote. A similar measure from Weld passed the full Senate last year with a vote of 32-2, but failed to get a full vote in the House in 2020. “It did not g...

CABWAYLINGO, W.Va. — Beginning March 1, the Hatfield-McCoy Trail System will welcome riders to its newest attractions — the Cabwaylingo and Ivy Branch trail systems. The Cabwaylingo Trail is the first in Hatfield-McCoy Trail System to be located within a state forest. Created as an initiative of the West Virginia Legislature, the new trail represents a partnership between West Virginia’s State Parks and the Hatfield-McCoy Trails. Sen. Mark Maynard was a large influence on the initiative in hopes to bring more tourism to the area. Cabwaylingo State Forest sits on nearly 8,300 ac...