Overington honored for 25 years in W.Va. House
The Herald-Mail - Sun Nov 8, 8:16 pm ETMARTINSBURG, W.Va. Del. John Overington, R-Berkeley, was honored Sunday for his 25 consecutive years as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates.
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W.Va. pol tries to vote twice
The Charleston Gazette - 2 hours 38 minutes agoCHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- A Jefferson County commissioner says he now has firsthand knowledge that safeguards against vote fraud are working.Jim Surkamp cast his ballot in a local zoning referendum on the first day of early voting. He then showed up at his lo...
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Shepherdstown to consider annexing West Campus dorms
The Herald-Mail - Tue Nov 10, 5:31 am ETSHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. - When the Shepherdstown Town Council meets Tuesday night, a major agenda item up for action will be whether the town should annex the 11 student dormitories on Shepherd University's West Campus.
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Fox, Wallace Kennedy Award Candidates
The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register - Sat Nov 7, 1:59 am ETKENNEDY AWARD. It is West Virginia's high school version of college football's Heisman Trophy. It's symbolic of the Mountain State's schoolboy Player of the Year and has been annually presented by the sponsoring W.Va. Sports Writers Association since 1947.
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Three Mountaineers earn academic recognition
Charleston Daily Mail - Fri Nov 6, 12:33 am ETMORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia University junior offensive lineman Eric Jobe, senior kicker Josh Lider and senior linebacker Reed Williams were named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Two First Team on Thursday.All three will advanc...
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AFTERNOON UPDATE: Congressmen serving the two Bluefields register opposing health care votes
Bluefield Daily Telegraph - Sun Nov 8, 4:00 pm ETBLUEFIELD, Va. — Congressional leaders of the two Bluefields registered opposing votes on the Affordable Health Care for America Act, with U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall, D-W.Va., casting a yes vote and U.S. Rep. Frederick C. “Rick” Boucher, D-Va., voting against the bill.
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Potential Capito challengers are scarce in 2nd District
The Charleston Gazette - Sat Nov 7, 6:15 pm ETCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- At this time two years ago, U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito had three Democrats vying to challenge her, including a prominent state senator. With a year to go before the 2010 election, the picture is very different.Whether wary of predi...
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State first, UC fifth in WVC mens hoop poll
Charleston Daily Mail - Wed Nov 4, 12:19 am ETPRINCETON, W.Va. - West Virginia State was picked to win the 2009-10 West Virginia Conference mens basketball title in the preseason coaches poll. State was No. 1 on 12 of 15 ballots.The University of Charleston was picked to finish fifth, up from the Gol...
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Zoning advisory panel named in Morgan Co.
The Herald-Mail - Sat Nov 7, 12:16 am ETBERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. Six Morgan County residents were chosen Thursday by the Morgan County Commissioners to serve on a zoning advisory committee.
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Delegate honored
The Martinsburg Journal - Mon Nov 9, 12:45 am ETMARTINSBURG - Friends, family and colleagues from both sides of the aisle gathered in Martinsburg on Sunday to honor Delegate John Overington's 25 years of service in the West Virginia House of Delegates. First elected in 1984, the house Republican represents the 55th district, and he is the first member to reach the milestone of a quarter century of service in the House, officials said.
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Representatives explain health care vote
Parkersburg News and Sentinel - Mon Nov 9, 12:17 am ETPARKERSBURG - A health care reform bill passed by the House of Representatives will raise taxes and insurance premiums and cut billions from Medicare, said West Virginia's Republican congressman who voted against the landmark legislation Saturday night. Calling it House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's 2,000-page trillion-dollar health reform plan, Rep.
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W.Va. pol tries to vote twice
Charleston Daily Mail - 2 hours 32 minutes agoAFTERNOON UPDATE: Congressmen serving the two Bluefields register opposing health care votes
Bluefield Daily Telegraph - Sun Nov 8, 4:00 pm ETPotential Capito challengers are scarce in 2nd District
The Charleston Gazette - Sat Nov 7, 6:15 pm ETDelegate honored
The Martinsburg Journal - Mon Nov 9, 12:45 am ETRepresentatives explain health care vote
Parkersburg News and Sentinel - Mon Nov 9, 12:17 am ETW.Va. Voter Hall of Fame recognizes 220 voters
The Charleston Gazette - Tue Oct 27, 9:11 am ET220 voters to join W.Va. Voter Hall of Fame
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