OAKVALE, W.Va. — As World War I was beginning in Europe and Albert Einstein was finishing his theory of relativity, a group of residents in Hatcher Hollow east of Princeton were celebrating the completion of a small country church. The year was 1916. On Sunday morning this year, the Hatcher[Read More…]
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Calf hoofs it with Parkersburg cross country team
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A calf in Wood County spends its Wednesdays helping a local cross country team train by running with it on a homemade course. Parkersburg South High School’s cross country team trains every Wednesday at the Lemon family farm off Lost Pavement Road. Izabell, a calf, has been[Read More…]
WV raptor center releases eagle at Tygart Lake
GRAFTON, W.Va. — A rehabilitated bald eagle was released back into the wild Sept. 17 on the shores of Tygart Lake State Park. More than 200 people gathered by the lake to see the release of Liberty, a young bald eagle nursed back to health by the West Virginia Raptor[Read More…]
Elkins ballfield crowd cheers dramatic kitten rescue
ELKINS, W.Va. — The teams playing fall ball at Bluegrass Park Thursday evening had an unexpected guest. A kitten had climbed high above the field on the backstop and was having a hard time getting down. The spectacle attracted quite a crowd watching to see if the feline was going[Read More…]
Marshall hosts fourth annual Water Festival
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — More than 260 children from schools throughout the Tri-State attended Marshall University’s fourth annual Water Festival Wednesday on campus. Educating students about the importance of clean water and its impact on the environment has always been the goal of the Water Festival, Dr. Chuck Somerville, dean of[Read More…]
Parkersburg doctor hosts ‘Pink by Poolside’ event
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Suicide awareness initiative comes to WVU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Woodburn Circle was filled with 1,100 backpacks yesterday. Each backpack represented a college student. Each backpack had a story, a life, family and friends behind it. Each backpack represented a life lost to suicide. The nonprofit organization, Active Minds, brought their “Send Silence Packing” event to Morgantown[Read More…]
Huntington honors local ‘Rosie the Riveters’
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — When World War II started, Dolores Ward was a sophomore in high school. “I was your typical teenager, going to school, studying, dating and going to parties, but by the time I graduated in 1944 all of that changed,” Ward said. Ward, of Huntington, said her high[Read More…]
This little piggy went to the Barbour County fair
BELINGTON, W.Va. — The Barbour County Fair, which is in full swing this week, allows patrons to have fun while learning a little about the area’s heritage. In addition to the amusement rides and carnival food, there are reminders of farm life in earlier times. One of those reminders is[Read More…]
Huntington observes Overdose Awareness Day
HUNTINGTON,W.Va. — Three years ago this month, Ann Niday lost her only son after he overdosed, just 13 days before his 27th birthday. More than a year ago, 23-year-old Dustina Spears found herself pregnant with her third child and addicted to heroin. She had already lost custody of her two[Read More…]