Marshall Professor Weighs In On Significance Of Nation’s Founding – 250 Years Later, This West Virginia Morning

WVPB had a conversation with Us & Them host Trey Kay earlier this week on the significance today of the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. This week, WVPB is hosting a special screening event at Marshall University with excerpts from Ken Burns’ The American Revolution, and Kay will lead a panel discussion. We once again hear from Kay, this time speaking with one of the panelists — Marshall University political science professor George Davis — about why revisiting the nation’s founding story still matters.

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Energy & Environment Chris Schulz, Feb. 06, 2026

Regulators Reaffirm Approval For Microgrid Generator, Data Center In Tucker County

Thursday’s decision came following a two-day hearing held in December at the DEP headquarters in Charleston where the citizen groups argued for the release of all redacted information in the site’s air quality permit application.

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Economy Eric Douglas, Jan. 30, 2026

Mountain View Mine In Tucker County To Close

Mettiki Coal in Davis, West Virginia has issued a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Notice for the Mountain View Mine saying it plans to lay off all its employees and cease operations.

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Energy & Environment Chris Schulz, Dec. 04, 2025

State Regulators Hear Two Days Of Evidence In Appeal Of Tucker County Data Center Permits

State regulators spent two days hearing evidence about the air quality permit for a microgrid facility in Tucker County that is expected to power a data center.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Nov. 18, 2025

A Coal Miner Was Killed At A W.Va. Mine Owned By Joe And Kelly Craft

A miner was killed at the Mountain View Mine in Tucker County, West Virginia, on Nov. 6, according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration. Alliance Resource Partners owns the mine. That company is owned by Kelly and Joe Craft, who are prominent political donors in Kentucky.

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Education WVPB Staff, Nov. 06, 2025

A Conversation With MU’s Turning Point USA President, This West Virginia Morning

Founded by assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA focuses its energies largely on college campuses like Marshall University. Mason County freshman Branson Tolliver is Marshall’s chapter president. He talks with Randy Yohe on the goals of this growing student movement.

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Energy & Environment Chris Schulz, Nov. 05, 2025

First Hearing Held In Appeal Of Permit For Tucker County Microgrid Site

At a hearing of the Air Quality Board Wednesday, citizen groups concerned about the facility’s environmental impact sought the release of all redacted information in the permit for a Tucker County microgrid.

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