It’s encouraging to see the west virginia legislature take another shot at revitalizing communities across the state devastated. It is the product of a july 2015 merger between the charleston gazette and the. Webspringfield, ohio (a town suddenly thrust into the middle of a presidential election following false claims from donald trump and jd vance about immigrants. 12, according to a. The charleston gazette, owned by the chilton family for more than a. West virginia watch is an independent, nonpartisan news service based in charleston. Our journalists will hold public officials and agencies accountable, and. How is any of this helping west virginians? The republican supermajority in the west virginia legislature is on a roll, to be sure. Webwvgazettemail. com | a pulitzer prize winning newspaper.