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CHARLESTON — The ice storms that hit West Virginia in mid-February damaged a lot of trees, and some of those fallen trees and limbs blocked state-park hiking trails.
HUNTINGTON — Marshall University has announced the availability of in-person Green and White Day open house events on Friday and Saturday, April 16-17.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The number of wildfires in West Virginia nearly doubled in the first three months of this year compared to the same period of a year ago, forestry officials said.
Bob Coleman will serve as the featured speaker at the annual turning on of the Memorial Fountain ceremony at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 17, Marshall Athletics announced Wednesday. The event will be held prior to the 3 p.m. spring football game.
DEAR JILL: I read your recent columns on preparedness with interest. Unlike what I suspect are most of your regular readers, I am not a coupon user. Between the coronavirus lockdowns and the winter freeze and disasters, I now realize that, moving forward, I must be far more prepared than I was.
MADISON — The Madison City Council meeting on April 5 served as a vehicle for one man to say “thank you” to another.
MADISON — A nearly three-month-long discussion regarding office space in the Boone County Prosecutor’s Office continued on April 6 during a regular session for the Boone County Commission.
MADISON — Planning and organizational meetings are taking place for the 27th annual West Virginia Coal Festival in Madison, according to organizers.
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s annual celebration of the state’s traditional arts and culture is returning in 2021, albeit in a highly condensed form.
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s annual celebration of the state’s traditional arts and culture is returning in 2021, albeit in a highly condensed form.
CHARLESTON — More parts of West Virginia may see family drug treatment courts established as House Bill 2918 heads to the desk of Gov. Jim Justice.
RIDGEVIEW — A pair of Boone County Sheriff’s deputies potentially stopped the theft of a UTV from a home in Ridgeview, according to a criminal complaint prepared by Boone County Sheriff’s Deputy B.N. Mullins on March 24.
Editor’s note: The CVN is partnering with Scott High School student-teacher Terry Bartley’s journalism class to print some student work. Look for more stories in the pages of CVN through the end of the school year
QUINLAND — The U.S. Marshal’s Service and a Boone County Sheriff’s deputy combined efforts to arrest and charge a Uneeda man on March 25.
Boone County Commission President Craig Bratcher swore in new Deputy Joshua Browning on April 6, 2021.
Madison Mayor Buddy Hudson (left) swears in new councilman Arch Griffith on April 5, 2021. Griffith replaces the retired Artie Barker in the seat. By day, Griffith serves as the deputy director for the Boone County Emergency Management Agency under Director Michael Mayhorn.
BOONE COUNTY — Cidney Fortney, a senior at Boone Career and Technical Center and Scott High School, is the 2021 WV Skills USA Medical Terminology Champion.
HUNTINGTON — Shemekia Copeland took the stage for the first time when she was nearly 10 years old. She couldn’t have predicted that 30 years later, she would be known as one of the great blues voices of our time.
CHARLESTON — The South African variant of COVID-19 was detected in Berkeley County this week as cases of the United Kingdom variant continue to rise in West Virginia.
HUNTINGTON — Following a year where there were none, there could be a few local schools that hold prom in 2021, but they’ll have to do so while following state-issued guidance that encourages forward-facing line dances and games or other social distancing alternatives.
CHARLESTON — A bill to continue drug testing Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, benefit recipients is soon headed to the desk of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice.
KINSTON, N.C. — After dropping out of school after the 10th grade and joining the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War, Harry Osborne never dreamed he would have his diploma from Man High School.
CHARLESTON — All 100 members of the West Virginia House of Delegates, in a major and perhaps unprecedented rebuke to Gov. Jim Justice, voted unanimously Friday afternoon to reject the Senate’s version of an income tax cut proposal endorsed by the governor.
CMA and Grammy Award–winning country artist Travis Tritt will perform in Huntington at Mountain Health Arena at 8 p.m. May 14, ASM Global announced Friday.
CHARLESTON — The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.
FOSTER — The painting of the Madison Middle School gymnasium will complete a countywide initiative by Boone County Schools.
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Boone County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Mark Abbott was on duty for the Scott and Sherman girls basketball game at Seth on March 29.
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The time to get registered for summer and fall classes is fast approaching at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College.
CHARLESTON — Republican West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Friday called for a summit with legislative leaders to strike a compromise over how to cut the state income tax.
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Senate Health Committee on Thursday amended the bill pertaining to medication abortion to provide protections to doctors who assist women in the mandated, but scientifically untested, procedure of stopping an abortion.
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Senate Education Committee advanced Thursday night the bill banning transgender middle- and high-school students from playing on sports teams matching their gender identity.
ASHFORD — An Ashford-area man was arrested and faces multiple charges after police say he broke into his neighbor’s home.
MADISON — Boone County Commissioners moved to support Prosecutor Donna Taylor in the hiring of a new assistant prosecutor on Tuesday.
Peoples Bancorp Inc. of Marietta, Ohio, says it has reached an agreement to Premier Financial Bancorp of Huntington in an all-stock transaction valued at $292.3 million.
NOTE: The Coal Valley News encourages citizens to confirm meeting and event dates throughout the county before traveling.
Editor’s note: The CVN is partnering with Scott High School student-teacher Terry Bartley’s journalism class to print some student work. Look for more stories in the pages of CVN through the end of the school year.
Editor’s note: The CVN is partnering with Scott High School student-teacher Terry Bartley’s journalism class to print some student work. Look for more stories in the pages of CVN through the end of the school year.
ORGAS — An Orgas man faces a drug charge after a search warrant was executed by the U.S. 119 Task Force on March 18.
GENOA — In order to help those who once served the United States, local riders are invited to participate in the #fillupthehouse fundraiser for the Fisher House April 10 at Pappy’s Creekside Campground.
If your vocabulary for colors is limited to the primaries — to simply red, yellow or blue — you’ll have a hard time describing the hundreds of elegant gowns that were trucked in from New York to Sissonville on a dreary, overcast day last week.
CHARLESTON — With passage of the West Virginia House of Delegates’ version of the 2021-22 state spending plan on an 83-14 vote Friday, delegates urged House leaders to defend the bill against the Senate’s version of the budget bill, which makes even more severe spending cuts.
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia House of Delegates on Wednesday adopted a bill that will overhaul the state’s criminal laws and sentencing guidelines.
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CHARLESTON — Members of West Virginia’s congressional delegation are wary of President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion plan to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure.
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia House of Delegates on Wednesday adopted a bill that will overhaul the state’s criminal laws and sentencing guidelines.
CHARLESTON — With passage of the West Virginia House of Delegates’ version of the 2021-22 state spending plan on an 83-14 vote Friday, delegates urged House leaders to defend the bill against the Senate’s version of the budget bill, which makes even more severe spending cuts.
WHITESVILLE — After taking a pandemic-induced hiatus last year, the Big Coal River Trout Rodeo Tournament — hosted by the Upper Big Branch Mining Memorial Group — will once again bring anglers to the Coal Heritage Riverwalk Park in Whitesville.
CHARLESTON — Whether West Virginia University and Marshall University will be hit with multi-million-dollar revenue cuts in the 2021-22 state budget could become a little clearer Friday, when the House of Delegates considers pending amendments to the House version of the budget bill.
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CHARLESTON — Members of West Virginia’s congressional delegation are wary of President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion plan to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure.
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A former Parkersburg City Councilman pleaded not guilty this week to charges relating to the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel reported.
