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Scott Rotruck has been appointed to the state Board of Education.
Rotruck replaces Wade Linger, who resigned last month.
Rotruck has been director of energy and transportation services at the law firm of Spilman Thomas and Battle. He also worked for several years for Anker Energy, CONSOL, CSX and Norfolk Southern.
Rotruck previously served as economic development director and senior adviser to the president at West Virginia University. He also taught a course on entrepreneurship at WVU’s business college.
In announcing Rotruck’s appointment Friday, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said that he possesses a wealth of knowledge fundamental to the state’s economic growth and ongoing development.
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Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA campaign flyer targeting Senate candidate Dr. Steven Eshenaur, who has four adopted children, two of them African American, raises race as an issue in the election.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginia's next Catholic bishop was born in El Salvador and has been critical of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. Pope Leo XIV announced the appointment of the Most Rev. Evelio Menjivar-Ayala to head the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. He will lead the Catholic population in one of the nation's least racially diverse states.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsIn an effort to attract more horse racing competitors this year to West Virginia, the state Legislature increased the funding cap to $2 million for certain races – and neighboring states are taking similar action. When Golden Tempo won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, his owner, trainer and jockey won an estimated $3.1 million winning purse. For the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Justin Hicks reports much of that growth can be attributed to increased gambling on historical horse racing games.
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