Summersville (West Virginia, United States)

Type: City
Name: Summersville (West Virginia, United States)
Country: United States
Latitude: 38.2812
Longitude: -80.8526
population: 3,323
First reported Dec 23 2012 - Updated Dec 23 2012 - 1 reports

Windy winter storm hits W.Va.

Icy conditions cause slippery roads but few power outagesChris DorstPeople leaving the state Capitol building Friday morning bundle themselves from the wind and snow, which blew in Thursday night and Friday.The Charleston GazetteChris DorstA woman scrapes ... [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Dec 23 2012]
First reported Dec 21 2012 - Updated Dec 21 2012 - 2 reports

Snow flies throughout state; roads slick, few power outages reported

The Charleston GazetteAdvertiserCHARLESTON, W.Va. - Much of West Virginia saw the snow fly on Friday, and residents in higher elevations braced for possible blizzard conditions later in the day.By mid-afternoon, 5 inches of snow were reported in the Monongahela ... [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Dec 21 2012]
First reported Dec 02 2012 - Updated Dec 03 2012 - 1 reports

W.Va. health clinics get federal money

The Charleston GazetteAdvertiserCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Sens. Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin and Rep. Nick Rahall, all D-W.Va., announced Sunday that more than $916,000 in federal funds will go to three West Virginia medical centers to help them continue ... [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Dec 02 2012]
First reported Nov 23 2012 - Updated Nov 23 2012 - 1 reports

Drought puts off fall drawdown of three W.Va. lakes

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Extreme drought conditions across the Greater Mississippi Valley are affecting the fall drawdown of three lakes in West Virginia.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it's temporarily halting the fall drawdown of Sutton and Summersville ... [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Nov 23 2012]

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"The state has suffered from so many negative images brought in from the outside, going back to the 1880s. It's almost like you open a book and cringe. It was sort of a poster child for poverty for so long. There were these sort of mercenary journalists that came in from the East Coast and kind of invented these backwoods-type stories. Then took them back and they sold well."
"The [Health Care Authority] has a methodology in which it compares costs and charges of similar types of hospitals in the state, and approves increases based on where we stand within our peer group" he said
"We're particularly looking hard at the Beckley and Bluefield areas" in terms of where problems might occur, he said

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Pictures can redefine W.Va., photographer says [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Jan 14 2013]
W.Va. hospital rates to rise [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Jan 11 2013]
Church activities: Dec. 29 [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Dec 28 2012]
Windy winter storm hits W.Va. [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Dec 23 2012]
Snow flies throughout state; roads slick, few p... [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Dec 21 2012]
State braces for several inches of snow, power ... [Published Charleston Gazette - Dec 21 2012]
Rescue effort under way for oak on W.Va. estate [Published Charleston Gazette - Dec 17 2012]
W.Va. health clinics get federal money [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Dec 02 2012]
Drought puts off fall drawdown of three W.Va. l... [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Nov 23 2012]
Fewer than 17K state homes, businesses still wi... [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Nov 07 2012]
Storm: 'Things are looking a lot better' in Nic... [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Nov 03 2012]
Boil-water advisories issued in North Charlesto... [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Nov 01 2012]
Storm creates Suddenlink, Lumos service outages [Published Charleston Daily Mail - Nov 01 2012]
Some progress made restoring power; death total... [Published Charleston Gazette - Oct 31 2012]
Shelters open to residents without power [Published Charleston Daily Mail - Oct 30 2012]
New lawyers admitted to practice in West Virginia [Published Charleston Gazette - Oct 26 2012]
Stopped bus? Stop car! [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Oct 20 2012]
Adopt-a-mustang program comes to Nicholas ranch [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Oct 18 2012]
Store, Southern States keep up with the times [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Oct 06 2012]
Companies cited for alleged pollution law viola... [Published Charleston Daily Mail - Sep 13 2012]
Final rest for forgotten victims of industrial ... [Published Charleston Daily Mail - Sep 10 2012]
New Cape Fear CC president from West Virginia [Published WRAL - Aug 20 2012]
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