Kanawha (United States)

Type: City

Name: Kanawha (United States)

population: 689

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

Documentary will explore history of state's early oil, gas industry

By JAMES E. CASTOMost history books cite Pennsylvania as the birthplace of America's oil and gas industry.The books are wrong, insists Diana Sole Walko. And she's by no means alone in making that claim. Walko points to a number of experts whose research ... [Published State Journal - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Edwin Drake, Kanawha (United States), Leon Sullivan, Natural Gas, Robert Byrd

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Thumbs — Saturday, May 11, 2013

Thumbs up ... to Engart Inc., a Beckley-based business recognized as West Virginia Exporter of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Engart specializes in dust extracting equipment — particularly combustible dust — and its 22 employees conduct ... [Published Fayette Tribune - May 11 2013]

Entities: Beckley (United States), Raleigh (North Carolina, United States), Kanawha (United States), Combustible Dust, National Association of Social Workers

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

West Virginia State University

Sound the alarm

The Kanawha Valley is preparing for the worst. The Kanawha/Putnam Emergency Planning Commission is using nearly $1 million in grant money to purchase 20 more state-of-the-art outdoor mod sirens to warn residents when danger is headed their way.The sirens, ... [Published WVMetroNews - May 09 2013]

Entities: Kanawha (United States), West Virginia State University, HAZMAT, Chemical Plant, Emergency Management

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Toyota Motor Corporation

UPDATE: Toyota Plant Marks Major Milestone

BUFFALO, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Toyota Motor Manufacturing of West Virginia celebrated another major milestone, with its 10 millionth unit rolling off the assembly line.A celebration was held Wednesday afternoon at the plant in Buffalo. Toyota managers say it's ... [Published WSAZ - May 02 2013]

Entities: Toyota Motor Corporation, John D Rockefeller IV, Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North ...

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Young Democrats of America

Nick Casey announces run for Congress

Four years after Nick Casey left the position of West Virginia Democratic Party chairman, he said he wanted to go to Washington to help. "I'm Nick Casey, I'm running for Congress in the 2nd District, and I need your help," Casey said to the crowd gathered ... [Published State Journal - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Joe Manchin, Young Democrats of America, Virginia Democratic Party, John Rutherford, Charles Town (United States)

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Edison, Jackson in annual History Bowl tourney

Parkersburg News and SentinelSave | Post a comment |PARKERSBURG - Three schools from Wood and Jackson counties today are competing in the fourth annual State History Bowl Championship sponsored by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History at the ... [Published Parkersburg News - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Middle School, Andrew Jackson, Kanawha (United States), Shady Spring (United States), Raleigh (North Carolina, United States)

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Republican Party (US)

2nd District race shows GOP strength

Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito's decision to seek a U.S. Senate seat next year will create the first open congressional seat in West Virginia since 2000.When Capito ran in 2000, no Republican had held a seat in Congress or the Senate from West Virginia ... [Published Charleston Daily Mail - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Republican Party (US), Eric Nelson (musician), Tim Armstead, Steve Harrison, Patrick Lane

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 2 reports

Kanawha County Resident Who Collected and Traded Child Pornography Gets Federal Prison Time

CHARLESTON, WVA Kanawha County resident who collected more than 600 images of child pornography was sentenced on April 15 to two years in federal prison followed by 15 years of supervised release, announced United States Attorney Booth Goodwin. Michael ... [Published 7thSpace - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Child Pornography, Kanawha (United States), Federal Prison Industries Inc

First reported Apr 13 2013 - Updated Apr 13 2013 - 1 reports

BREAKING NEWS: Car vs. Coal Truck Crash Closes Part of U.S. 60 in Kanawha Co.

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- U.S. Route 60 is shut down Friday night near East Dupont Avenue after a crash involving a coal truck and a car, Metro 911 dispatchers say.They tell us one person was transported, but the extent of that person's injuries ... [Published WSAZ - Apr 13 2013]

Entities: Kanawha (United States), Coal, United States

First reported Mar 26 2013 - Updated Mar 26 2013 - 1 reports

Kanawha institute to offer new class

The Kanawha Institute for Social Research and Action will begin offering classes to help educate potential small business owners about how to come up with a business plan.Beginning April 22, KISRA will begin offering its "Business Plan Basics" classes ... [Published Charleston Daily Mail - Mar 26 2013]

Entities: Kanawha (United States), Business Plan, Small Businesses

First reported Mar 23 2013 - Updated Mar 23 2013 - 1 reports

Kanawha judge's estate gives UC $1.5M

Health simulation lab takes school into 'space age'Chip EllisU.S. District Judge Irene Berger and former West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Thomas McHugh get a glimpse of the new Health Science Simulation Lab at the University of Charleston as UC senior ... [Published Charleston Gazette - Mar 23 2013]

Entities: Ed Welch, Kanawha (United States), Mary Smith

First reported Mar 21 2013 - Updated Mar 21 2013 - 2 reports

Hurricane man accused in another gambling parlor robbery

An employee at a St. Albans gambling parlor recognized the Hurricane man accused of robbing several other parlors and motels as the same man who robbed the St. Albans location last week, police said.Charleston Daily MailAdvertiserAn employee at a St. ... [Published Charleston Daily Mail - Mar 21 2013]

Entities: Gambling, James Agee, Hurricanes, Robbery

Quotes

Walko said the timeline for completing the documentary is "heavily dependent on our success in generating additional financial support. However, the targeted completion date is this fall." She asks that anyone who has archival photos, suggestions regarding interviewees or who would like to learn more about how to contribute to the project...

Documentary will explore history of state's early oil, gas industry [Published State Journal - 21 hours ago]

...Marshall continues performing concerts and is heard nationally on "The "Music of Your Life" radio network. In 2000, he issued the CD "Boy Singer" which featured new arrangements of standards and a 36-piece orchestra."

Local legends to be inducted into WV Music Hall of Fame [Published WVVA - May 14 2013]

"I think the future is very, very bright," Toyota North America CEO Jim Lentz said. "I think the future of the auto industry is very, very bright. And Toyota continues to want to build cars where we want to sell them."

UPDATE: Toyota Plant Marks Major Milestone [Published WSAZ - May 02 2013]

"We have different politics, but I think we share the same vision, and we can get along," Casey said. "I pledge to you I will take advantage of this opportunity."

Nick Casey announces run for Congress [Published State Journal - Apr 30 2013]

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Kanawha County Resident Who Collected and Trade... [Published 7thSpace - Apr 16 2013]
Kanawha man gets two years for child porn posse... [Published Charleston Gazette - Apr 16 2013]
Former W.Va. Guard chief presses for new Coonsk... [Published Charleston Gazette - Apr 14 2013]
BREAKING NEWS: Car vs. Coal Truck Crash Closes ... [Published WSAZ - Apr 13 2013]
Local law enforcement officials shaken by strin... [Published Charleston Daily Mail - Apr 04 2013]
Kanawha institute to offer new class [Published Charleston Daily Mail - Mar 26 2013]
Kanawha judge's estate gives UC $1.5M [Published Charleston Gazette - Mar 23 2013]
Hurricane man accused in another gambling parlo... [Published Charleston Daily Mail - Mar 21 2013]
More charges for suspect in multi-county crime ... [Published Charleston Gazette - Mar 21 2013]
Maritime Monday for March 11, 2013: While You A... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Mar 11 2013]
Controversy swirls over Tornado name change [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Mar 01 2013]
Kanawha sequestration 'pink slip' claim makes n... [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Mar 01 2013]
Kanawha commissioners want to drop Putnam Aging [Published Charleston Daily Mail - Mar 01 2013]
Business briefs: Blockbuster at Riverwalk Mall ... [Published Charleston Daily Mail - Feb 12 2013]
One killed, one hurt at Kanawha coal plant [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Feb 06 2013]
After highs reached in the 1990s, coal producti... [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Feb 02 2013]
Charleston man pleads guilty to having child porn [Published Charleston Daily Mail - Jan 29 2013]
Storm leads to slick roads, 1 death [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Jan 27 2013]
South Charleston students mourn the death of th... [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Jan 23 2013]