West Virginia University Medicine

The Charleston Rotary club elected its first two women members

Cynthia Rylant earned the Newbery Honor Book for A Fine White Dust

The Ohio Valley Refining Company closed in St. Marys

The Shepherdstown historic district expanded

Former Governor Hulett Smith's wife, Mary Alice, died.

Edward Stifel II constructed a new three-story lodge

The business and operation tax (B&O) was eliminated for most business activities

Corporate net income tax rose to 9.75%

A lost of $279 million from the Consolidated Investment Fund

Charleston joined the Class a South Atlantic League

Hazo W Carter, Jr. became president of West Virginia State College

Harry Hamm authored the report "Wheeling 2000"

Denise Giardina wrote Storming Heaven

Tim Armstead graduated from the UNiversity of Charleston

John Davis Chandler portrayed "Bleak" in the film Adventures in Babysitting

Henry Payne became the first editorial cartoonist to make his work available via computer

Cecil Roberts played a key role in the UMWA successful strike against Pittston Company

Bernard W. Schmitt became bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston

The Harrison Rural Electrification Association had 4,713 customers

The Smoot Theater was rescued by a citizen group headed by Felice Jorgeson

The Crain v. Bordenkircher case changed state policies regarding the prison system

The Jewell v. Manard case required legislature to redesign the system for compensating court-appointed attorneys

Union Carbide and Indian government reached a settlement for the Bhopal plant incident

The Ohio Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation built a church near Wheeling

The Pittston Company tried to abrogate commitments to the UMWA welfare and retirement fund

Weirton Steel stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange

The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra celebrated 50 years

Ruby Memorial Hospital was designated the state's first level one trauma center

New owners led Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel out of bankruptcy

WVU at Parkersburg was re-affiliated with WVU

Don Blankenship became president of Massey Coal Services

Dennis Harrah was inducted into the Miami University Sports Hall of Fame

William R. Haden announce retirement from presidency of West Virginia Wesleyan College

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel entered a relationship with the Severstal North America

WHIS radio was owned by Triad Broadcasting

Jesco White lived in isolation in Boone County

Don Whitlatch lived in Parkersburg

The Public Service Commission approved three projects

Bob Wise accepted a job in Washington

Bill Withers was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame

WJLS was owned by First Media Radio of Massachusetts

George Connard Wolfe lived in Standard

Woody Williams was West Virginia's last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from WWII

Charles Bayless became president of WVU Institute of Technology

Major renovations took place at Yeager Airport