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CHARLESTON — The task at hand is a tough one.
CHARLESTON — A new phone call scam that has been seen in other parts of the nation has been reported in West Virginia, according to the Public Service Commission.
CHARLESTON — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., was named one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People of 2021” on Wednesday. He was listed in the “Leaders” category along with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Sen. Liz Cheney and Stacey Abrams.
A judge formally approved a plan Friday to turn OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma into a new company no longer owned by members of the Sackler family and with its profits going to fight the opioid epidemic.
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.
SYLVESTER — The Town of Sylvester hosted the Sylvester Mine Rescue Contest last week, with kick-off events launching the festivities on Wednesday morning.
BOONE COUNTY — Fire departments around Boone County have received an award letter that will assist them in recruiting and retention.
WEST MADISON — West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner visited Scott High School on Sept. 13 to present the school with the Jennings Randolph Gold Standard Award.
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MADISON — The Daniel Boone Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post 5578 is encouraging local youth to participate in its National Anthem Singing contest.
BLOOMINGROSE — A Boone County Sheriff’s Deputy stopped a burglary on Sept. 5 in Comfort.
OTTAWA — A woman faces multiple charges after she tried to break into a Spruce River Road home and cars on Sept. 9, according to a Boone County Sheriff’s Department report.
The town of Sylvester hosted a mine rescue contest on Sept. 15-16, 2021, with several hundred participants attending from multiple states.
MOUNT GAY — A new logo for Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College was introduced Monday morning at its Logan campus to commemorate the college’s 50th anniversary.
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s world-leading rate of new COVID-19 cases is forcing weary health care staffers to make difficult decisions on who gets treated with available intensive-care beds dwindling.
HUNTINGTON — The Marshall University Office of Career Education will host the JCPenney’s Suit-Up event from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3, at the Huntington Mall JCPenney.
OTTAWA — A man was killed on Sept. 15 when he was struck by a car in the Ottawa area of Boone County, and investigators are seeking public assistance in locating a suspect in the incident.
CHARLESTON — Over the past year, West Virginia harm reduction activists and organizers have faced hurdle after hurdle as more people suffer fatal overdoses or get sick from injecting drugs, and while the state and localities pass legislation against services that could help them.
HUNTINGTON — Calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline from people in West Virginia have increased significantly this year.
LYBURN, W.Va. — The Hatfield McCoy Regional Recreation Authority Board of Directors on Tuesday held a special meeting and voted to suspend any further development of the East Lynn Trail system following public outcry.
MADISON — A developer who plans to build multiple cabins on Mountaineer Drive off U.S. 119 provided the Boone County Commission with an update on the proposed project during the regular session on Sept. 7 via a teleconference.
As the president announced a sweeping vaccine mandate for workers across sectors of American business, a group of Tri-State residents began gathering in front of Cabell Huntington Hospital.
MADISON — School districts across the state were notified by the West Virginia Department of Education in late May 2021 regarding the American Rescue Plan: Elementary & Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Funding available to them beginning with the 2021-22 school term.
RACINE — The Boone County Ambulance Authority has received a FEMA Assistance to Firefighters grant in the amount of $351,437.
FOSTER — The Boone County Board of Education moved unanimously to sell a plot of Racine surplus property, leaving Boy Scout Troop 45 searching for a new meeting place.
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.
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American Electric Power’s subsidiaries serving West Virginia have proposed making its customers pay millions of dollars more for federally required upgrades at three in-state coal-fired power plants after utility regulators in two other states denied those upgrades following findings that th…
CHARLESTON — West Virginia education officials now say schools that require masks for all students and employees don’t have to quarantine children or adults who were close contacts to someone with COVID-19.
WHITESVILLE — The Whitesville Town Council voted unanimously to terminate the employment of Police Chief Andrew White.
BBB Scam Tracker is receiving reports of scammers masquerading as legitimate loan providers. The phony lenders guarantee a quick loan with no upfront fees. But victims who provide their banking information to the scammers are left in the negative.
BOONE COUNTY — According to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ COVID-19 dashboard on Sept. 9, Boone County was in a red status along with bordering counties.
DANVILLE — Mayor Mark McClure said he believes the residents of Danville should have a say in how the town spends the $250,000 it is receiving from the American Rescue Plan, whose federal guidelines state it can be used for infrastructure projects.
Hosted by Madison VFW Post 5578, a 9/11 remembrance ceremony was held at Madison City Park on Saturday. Guest speakers included Sen. Dr. Ron Stollings, Del. Josh Holstein, Boone County Commissioner Brett Kuhn and Boone County Sheriff Chad Barker, Boone County Ambulance Authority Director Bry…
CHARLESTON — History remembers Gene Vance Jr. as a Farsi language expert and a member of the Special Forces sent to Afghanistan to help hunt down Osama bin Laden after the al-Qaida terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
HUNTINGTON — After a 2020 season chilled by the coronavirus pandemic, tailgaters returned to Joan C. Edwards Stadium on Saturday with excitement and optimism ahead of Marshall University’s home opener against North Carolina Central.
HUNTINGTON — Two of the region’s hospitals have reached a record level in the number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
CHARLESTON — On a day when COVID-19 hospitalizations in West Virginia matched the prior pandemic peak of 818 — and did so 100 days faster than the December 2020-January 2021 surge — Gov. Jim Justice on Friday continued to rule out taking any immediate statewide action, but warned state manda…
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CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice, who campaigned for governor promising to move West Virginia from 50th to first, conceded Wednesday that the state is leading the nation in an unwanted category: highest rate of COVID-19 case acceleration in the nation.
On Sept. 3, a retracing of the miners' march to Blair Mountain kicked off in Marmet at 8 a.m. and traveled through Boone County. The event was organized by the United Mine Workers of America as part of the Battle of Blair Mountain Centennial 1921-2021 celebration.
On Sept. 3, a retracing of the miners’ march to Blair Mountain kicked off in Marmet at 8 a.m. and traveled through Boone County. The event was organized by the United Mine Workers of America as part of the Battle of Blair Mountain Centennial 1921-2021 celebration.
Organized by the United Mine Workers of America, marchers in Madison retraced the historic march to Blair Mountain in 1921 as part of the Battle of Blair Mountain Centennial celebration Labor Day weekend. Marchers began in Marmet on Sept. 3 and looked to complete the jaunt on Sunday.
V-Mart of Comfort celebrated 40 years of service to the community with an event on Sept. 4, 2021 that included activities for children and free food for attendees.
Madison VFW Post 5578 will host a memorial service in remembrance of 9/11 at Madison City Park at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11.
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.
BECKLEY — The Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine marked the Blair Mountain Centennial celebration with a day dedicated to exploring the impact of the mine wars Sept. 3.
WELCH — The city of Welch was host to multiple events celebrating the history of the Battle of Blair Mountain Saturday.
SETH — The Problem Gambling Help Network of West Virginia, the group that operates the 1-800-GAMBLER helpline, has announced grant awards to several prevention groups. The Sherman Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), in conjunction with Mission WV, received one of these grants. The…
COMFORT — Since 1981, V-Mart of Comfort has found a niche in the community. On Sept. 4, the store celebrated its 40 years of service with free activities for kids, free pizza and entertainment.
BOONE COUNTY — According to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ COVID-19 dashboard on Sept. 4, Boone County was in a red status, with neighboring Lincoln and Logan counties in orange.
RACINE — John Slack Park in Racine will once again serve as the home for the annual Coal River Heritage Festival on Sept. 25.
