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Voting results from Jefferson County
The following are up-to-date results from contested races in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia with early voting totals and 32 of 32 precincts in Jefferson County reporting: Jefferson County Commission Frances Morgan, D — 8,905 Jane Tabb, R...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Politics, Voting, Elections, Earl Ray Tomblin
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Snyder wins new term in 16th District
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comState Sen. Herb Snyder fended off a strong challenge Tuesday night by former Jefferson County Commissioner Jim Ruland to win re-election in the 16th district of the 34-member chamber of the Legislature, according to complete, but unofficial results. With...Tags: Politics, Elections
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Many contested races to be decided in Berkeley and Jefferson counties
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comVoters in Berkeley and Jefferson counties have no shortage of contested races to decide in Tuesday’s general election. In addition to voting in presidential, U.S. House and U.S. Senate races, there also are contests for governor, auditor,...Tags: Politics, Voting, Elections
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Freedom Fund targets Panhandle Democrats
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comDemocratic state Sen. Herb Snyder and his Republican opponent Jim Ruland have combined to spend more than $240,000 in their race for the 16th senatorial district seat in Jefferson County, according to campaign finance reports filed Friday. But the...Tags: Political Candidates, Politics, AFL-CIO, Democratic Party, Elections
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Shepherdstown dedicates new high-tech sewage treatment plant
richardb@herald-mail.comIn 1980, Shepherdstown opened its first public sewage treatment plant, and for the first time in the town’s history, it stopped dumping raw sewage into the Potomac River. The town reached another milestone Friday, when it dedicated a new...Tags: Environmental Issues, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Waste, Earl Ray Tomblin, Science and Technology
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Harpers Ferry man, Snyder vie for votes in W.Va.16th Senate District
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comEditor’s note: This is one in a series of stories profiling candidates in the Nov. 6 general election. Jim Ruland is hoping to deny state Sen. Herb Snyder another four-year term in the West Virginia Legislature in the Nov. 6 general election....Tags: Politics, West Virginia Legislature, Elections, Republican Party
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Jefferson Co. races among pricey battlegrounds in W.Va. election
A handful of West Virginia counties are becoming pricey battlegrounds as Republicans seek to take over the House of Delegates, while a few state Senate races have emerged as the most expensive overall for the recently redistricted Legislature, the...Tags: Lawyers, Pat Robertson, Washington, DC, Democratic Party, Political Fundraising
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Cacapon State Park gets bonding for $24 million expansion project
richardb@herald-mail.comWest Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed on the dotted line Tuesday to secure bonding for a $24 million expansion and renovation of Cacapon State Park, a project that has been on the back burner for 20 years. “The park has some age on it and it...Tags: State Parks, Politics, Travel, Gardens and Parks, Government
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Snyder outspending Ruland in W.Va. Senate race
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comIn spending more than $100,000 to retain his 16th district seat in the West Virginia Senate, state Sen. Herb Snyder appears to be outspending his Republican opponent, James Ruland, by a 5-1 margin, according to campaign finance reports filed last week....Tags: Politics, Political Fundraising, Elections, Primaries
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W.Va. Dems on hand to help open Berkeley County campaign office
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comAll vying for re-election, West Virginia’s attorney general, state auditor, treasurer and a state Supreme Court of Appeals justice, joined area Democratic Party leaders in Martinsburg Monday for the opening of the party’s Berkeley County...Tags: Lotteries, Democratic Party, Political Fundraising, Government, Elections
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Blue Ridge Community and Technical College to open learning centers
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comBeyond Blue Ridge Community and Technical College’s new “pastoral” campus, President Peter G. Checkovich said the college is hard at work on plans to open learning centers in Morgan and Jefferson counties. Courses in Morgan County...Tags: Pocahontas, Walt Helmick, John D. Rockefeller IV, Joe Manchin III, Education
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Rally gathers support against child care cuts
trishr@herald-mail.comChild care providers, mothers and the concerned public gathered Friday morning in front of the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Library to rally against West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s proposed budget cuts to child care subsidies to poor...Tags: Autism, Behavioral Conditions, Economy, Business and Finance, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Government
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