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Online business filings doubled over same period in 2011 CHARLESTON — The number of business owners who have filed their annual reports online in 2012 has nearly doubled over the same time period last year. From Jan. 1 to Feb. 9 of this year, 10,245 annual reports have been filed online using the business portal [...]

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The Department of Labor reports that less than half of Americans have calculated how much they need to save for retirement. This is even more surprising when you consider that the average American spends 20 years in retirement. It is difficult to know where to start when dealing with these issues. Do you know if [...]

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) _ One of the physicians serving in the West Virginia Legislature hopes to revive a measure extending pregnancy and birth control coverage to the dependents of insurance policyholders. Senate Health and Human Resources Chair Ron Stollings, D-Boone, said Friday that he’s reaching out to members of the Banking and Insurance Committee after [...]

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CLARKSBURG (AP) — Court documents in a case related to the slaying of Deputy U.S. Marshal Derek Hotsinpiller last year indicate the fugitive who also died in the shootout was ready for a firefight. The Exponent Telegram says new filings show authorities found 22 loaded weapons strategically placed around the Elkins home, and windows had [...]

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RESA 8 awards ‘Let’s Move! WV’ grant

Pat Washington, fourth-grade teacher from North Jefferson Elementary School, was the third teacher in RESA 8 to receive a “Let’s Move! WV” grant. The purpose of the grant is to provide an incentive for schools to implement the “Let’s Move!” WV program from Jan. − May, 2012. Chosen schools must participate in 15 minutes of [...]

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One hundred ninety-three Berkeley County residents have been named to the Dean’s List at Shepherd University. To be eligible for the dean’s list, a student must maintain a 3.4 grade point average for the semester and carry at least 15 hours of course work or be in a professional teaching block. Martinsburg: Jennifer A. Allen, [...]

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Jordan Hitrik, of Shepherdstown, has been named to the WVU president’s list for the spring and fall 2011 semesters. To be eligible, the student must carry a 4.0 GPA. Hitrik is the son of Tim and Rebecca (Goode) Hitrik, of Shepherdstown.

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Natalie Clare Lademan, of Charles Town, was named to the honors list for the 2011 fall semester at Averett University in Danville, Va. Students must have a minimum of 12 hours of graded work for the semester to be considered for honors. Lademan was named to the dean’s list with a grade point average of [...]

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has announced that Ian Lukens of Shepherdstown, a sophomore majoring in Computer Science, was named to the university’s dean’s list for academic excellence for the fall 2011 semester. A total of 1,151 undergraduate students achieved the criteria required for WPI’s fall 2011 dean’s list. The criteria for the WPI Dean’s List [...]

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Leah Ott, a senior student and resident of Harpers Ferr, was among over 200 students from Eastern Mennonite University who made the fall dean’s list. To qualify for the dean’s list a student must achieve a semester grade point average of at least 3.750 or above and complete at least 12 semester hours of credit.

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